I just posted a few comments in a thread re: power cords and 5200's

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I am currently using some cables on-loan from Missing Link into my 8k's.

I have been testing the stock cable vs Orbit vs Silver Cryo Ref. cable.

It is beyond question that power cables DO have an impact on DSP speaker performance.

This difference is repeatable and consistent and is also to a degree verifiaable blind (MrsL had no idea what I was changing but reported the same preference and feedback each time)

The biggest issue for me though is how to determine what is actually better rather than just different.
We've all read and played parts in "snake-oil vs worthy upgrade" debates.

The main thrust of the snake-oil view tends to be around the fact that the power has come through miles of dodgy street cabling, transformers, house ring mains etc etc.

This is undoubtedly true.

However, if you are willing to accept that what mine and Mrs L's ears are hearing with the above cable test is real, then what technically is going to contribute to that?

I'm not actually asking whether it is snake-oil or not...as I say, that has been done to death.

So, from either camp, what would cause a difference?

Rgds,
Nick