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The power and persistence of the placebo effect (or something like it) is actually incredible.

When I worked in the field we tested this(sometimes sneakily) multiple times. One particular occasion stands out because it involved multiple audiophiles. I'm talking bright, articulate people here, who do have great ears. They were invited into our facility to demo a type of "power conditioner " that plugged into an unused outlet on the AC circuit. It was basically a large inductor in parallel with the other things on the circuit and purported to store energy so the line voltage wouldn't sag as much under power. Anyway, to make a long story short, the owner of the company and myself had a pretty intense argument over a design I was working on the night before this demo and I was feeling vindictive so I took the thing apart and disconnected everything inside it except the power neon. The next day these 5 fellows were falling over themselves about the huge difference this "power conditioner" made when in reality it wasn't even connected. I felt a bit bad about duping them but it really drove home a lesson about audio and perception. I never did fess up. :D
 
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Mark Reccord said:
The power and persistence of the placebo effect (or something like it) is actually incredible.

When I worked in the field we tested this(sometimes sneakily) multiple times. One particular occasion stands out because it involved multiple audiophiles. I'm talking bright, articulate people here, who do have great ears. They were invited into our facility to demo a type of "power conditioner " that plugged into an unused outlet on the AC circuit. It was basically a large inductor in parallel with the other things on the circuit and purported to store energy so the line voltage wouldn't sag as much under power. Anyway, to make a long story short, the owner of the company and myself had a pretty intense argument over a design I was working on the night before this demo and I was feeling vindictive so I took the thing apart and disconnected everything inside it except the power neon. The next day these 5 fellows were falling over themselves about the huge difference this "power conditioner" made when in reality it wasn't even connected. I felt a bit bad about duping them but it really drove home a lesson about audio and perception. I never did fess up. :D
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HAHAHAHA!!! That's a great story.

Paullee, if BC does sell it, I hope they sell a ton. Dave LaRue is my bro who taught me for 3 years. And I'm beginning to not care if anyone still wants to buy them. If people can read this thread and still want to buy them or believe they work, there's nothing I can do about it. Hell, maybe I'll go looking around my yard for stuff that I can sell to people who buy into it. Would anyone be interested in my Magic Miller Reference Quality Pro Dog Turds? They really make all the difference in the sound of your gear. Just hang them from your neck when you play.

Magic Miller Quality Pro Cat Turds are also available for your guitarist friends.
 
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JimmyM said:
HAHAHAHA!!! That's a great story.

Paullee, if BC does sell it, I hope they sell a ton. Dave LaRue is my bro who taught me for 3 years. And I'm beginning to not care if anyone still wants to buy them. If people can read this thread and still want to buy them or believe they work, there's nothing I can do about it. Hell, maybe I'll go looking around my yard for stuff that I can sell to people who buy into it. Would anyone be interested in my Magic Miller Reference Quality Pro Dog Turds? They really make all the difference in the sound of your gear. Just hang them from your neck when you play.

Magic Miller Quality Pro Cat Turds are also available for your guitarist friends.
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PM on the turds.
 
#528
Paullee01 said:
No I didn't want to get into much detail but did tell him this cord has been a hot topic for the past few days and he might want to read some of the comments posted. Personally I would love to hear what he has to say.
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Of course you have to realize they have been dealing with (or failing to deal with) skeptics demanding answers for quite some time already. This thread is nothing new for them.
 
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Jonyak said:
I liked your post on DBC jimmy :D
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Thx Jon. Didn't get a whole lot of action over there, though. I just gave them the short version. Rockabilly players aren't interested in the amp side so much, I guess. They're too busy trying to decide if weed whacker strings are as good as guts ;) As it should be.
 
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Here's a thought:

Let's assume for a moment that these cables are in FACT making a discernible tonal difference to those who claim to here one. What would be a rational (i.e. scientific) explanation be for this? Like, what could a builder do to a power cable that would have any tonal effects whatsoever, positive or negative?

I really am asking.
 
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BadJazz said:
Here's a thought:

Let's assume for a moment that these cables are in FACT making a discernible tonal difference to those who claim to here one. What would be a rational (i.e. scientific) explanation be for this? Like, what could a builder do to a power cable that would have any tonal effects whatsoever, positive or negative?

I really am asking.
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The only thing I see is that the IEC cable wich is compared to was defective or of a too small gauge for the job.
 
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