Hi,

Has anyone compared the DH labs power plus cord with the zion pe cord. How does each of them sound?

 Regards,

 Steve 

Get real, there is no way that you, I, or anyone can hear a mains lead, so what is there to compare?

A mains lead has nothing to do with the signal, it has no part in the sound, it is simply a marketing ploy nothing else. If you believe that you can hear the difference then either your amp is of serous bad design or you are deluding yourself. Any old piece of wire will get 230V to the far end, what more can a mains lead do?

John... 

Hi John,

Thanks for your feedback. However I have heard difference with mains lead. I have had friends over who said the same thing and i demoed a standard lead with another power lead and they were surprised with the difference. It opened up the soundstage, more detail and dynamic.

Thanks again for the feedback.

 Regards,

Steve. 

Steve, best approach is to demo at home where  you can an make your own mind up  -  if you detect a difference then that's your call, if you dont, then spend your money on something else. Unlike interconnects where I have heard differences between some cables (so has John) I havent found the same with mains leads.

I put a Merlin Black Wdows (about £80 I think) on each of my Quad ELS 989 electrostatics and heard no differerence. Saying that, I put an unknown but expensive mains lead (borrowed from my mate) on one of them and this altered the top end presentation on the stats in that sibilance on some material was markedly reduced. However, when I tried this lead on power amp and then the CD player, I heard no difference at all.

Regards

You're right Fred, I had a slightly low pressure tyre on the right and I'm sure that was the cause of the stereo anomalies that I heard, isn't it amazing what can affect the auditory experience, why only last week at home I was listening to a 'much loved track' and I thought this is not as good as it should be. Hours later I realised that in the heat of the day I had left the back door open.

I wonder how does Tesco fuel fit into the radio reception remit Should we start a league table of petrol against radio reception?

Now Fred you are tempting me to put up a 'perception' of you on that new thread, but It will now have humor on your side.

John... 

Hello Fred and John, I changed the Oil in my car two weeks ago to Castro which is a mineral oil and at first my car sound was very muddy and lacked stereo image but now after a suitable burn in period it has improved the sound out of all recognition.

I have also increased the tyre pressure by three PSI and the stereo image has widened. 

I am seriously thinking of changing all my bulbs as this may reduce any background noise. It is amazing how such tweaks can make such a difference.

My next project is to soak my home HI FI mains leads in used engine oil which has lots of carcinogenic content, and then I am going to cryogenically treat them.

I will let you all know what difference this makes.

Regards to all feeling a lot better Gerald.

Gerald, I really look forward to the results of your experiments. maybe where you are in the country defines your audio experience, maybe in Wales everything sounds better, the further west we go the better anything sounds, sorry Norfolk guys but you've got no hope, a flat wet sound comes to mind, this is all do do with the sun set time and the quantity of tin and silver in Cornwall, sorry but Welsh slate does quite hit the spot, however I realize that all the real singing in chapel may bring an appreciation of the 'live sound', maybe not being a Londoner has removed ones background of 'tranny radio' music and all it's crossover distortion. The subtleties of our audio experiences are just so complicated that even science cannot define them. I hope this does not come across as a T6 rant.

John... 

Hello John, I read with interest your rant about what part of the country you are in and how it affects the sound of your hi fi.

I had a thought that you might be in a very good position to try, i.e. place your speakers and equipment on tinnies a bit like the oak cone thing, not sure if full or empty one will make a difference, but I am sure you can arrange to get some cans empty, also if they are empty you will have consumed the contents and after eight or sixteen the sound will be better anyway, just like the ugly woman looks stunning after a few cans sorry to bring up women as I know that the golden eared brigade are only interested in their equipment (audio equipment not the other sort know what I mean nudge nudge wink wink) when your as  relaxed as a newt, maybe you can let me have your thoughts and conclusions.

All the best!! Gerald, I am still felling good in the head.

Hi John and Gerald ,

Have you tried licking the earth pin before inserting into the mains I have found that it tastes awful.

Fred,

That's great news, now i know what to buy Gerald and John for Christmas ! perhaps you would care for a set too ? How does Russ do it for such a competitive price, my tongue is eternally grateful.

Thanks electro, really appreciate the offer. Now do you ever lick CDs before playing, I imagine they taste much better than earth pins.

John...

Fred Scuttle wrote (see)

Russ Andrews makes a great pin licker to do the job. £199 plus £49.99 for the saliva substitute and £19.99 for the tongue tool.

Very, very good.

This site may be getting pretty silly but is a whole lot more fun than watching telly, far more entertaining than 'East Enders' or even 'Corri', maybe Dave you could get a TV programe on the go, 'The humor of Hi Fi' or maybe a programe like 'rogue traders' we could have 'rougue Hi Fi dealers', lets get Mr Andrews in the spotlight, or as it is often refered to 'in the lime light'.

John... 

Another trivial persuits question here, where does the expression 'lime light' come from? 

Hi,

This has turned out to be an interesting forum. Must be English sense of humor. Its nice and cold in Melbourne australia. I tried the zion lead and it seemed to open up the soundstage.

It sound like the old green pen of the early 90's where you mark it on the edges of the cd - which made cds a little more smoother sounding.

Hope you all have a great day.

Regards,

 Steve

Hi Steve

I presume you are also joking.

Hi John,

I suspect you already know the answer to this one with your Specialist knowledge but here you go....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limelight

All the best.........

Bill.