3.3FT AC Power Cable 10AWG HiFi Audiophile Power Cord with US Plug IEC Connector

Like most people, I was quite skeptical about power cords actually making a noticeable difference in sound quality. I plugged this fat little stubby cable in to my audio interface & after letting it play for awhile, I was surprised to notice a considerable increase in the lowest octaves of sub bass coming from my pair of SVS SB-2000 Pro subs. Even my wife noticed how much deeper the bass was, to the point where it actually tipped the overall frequency response of my speaker system to no longer being balanced from bottom to top. I ended up getting the best results by putting the original power cable back on my audio interface & instead using this cable with my SMSL RAW-MDA1 DAC in a different signal chain with a Douk Audio T8 Pro Tube EQ/preamp, where the extra bottom end was sonically a perfect match.The thing I don't understand is, I also ordered an red Audiocrast power cable that looked just like this one (but was twice as long) which had no effect at all on the sound quality of any device I plugged it into. I also then tried another WAudio power cable (gray braided 5ft model) which appeared to be constructed the same way as this 3' red WAudio cable, and I was disappointed to found that again, there was no change in the bass region whatsoever. I did however notice, a slight brightening of the overall presentation in the upper frequencies with this 5' grey cable, however since that wasn't what I was looking for, it also got sent back right away. I'm now left wondering if it's only this particular model of WAudio power cable that has this sub bass deeping effect, or if the other two power cords I purchased were actually engineered differently to have a different sound than this one?

...and these cables are really good! As the header states, I've been into "audio" since my garage band days in high school. This year, I'm turning 73 and even with my well "seasoned" years, I can hear the difference these make over manufactured supplied 18 gauge crapola. Now, about 35 years ago I had mucho dinero and bought really high-end stuff or so I thought b/c now (thank the gods my old lady doesn't "really" now how much "escarole" I've put into my ever-evolving addiction. I don't do hype BS Audioquest, etc.,etc,. but do now that a 10 gauge cable will make ALL the difference.Can you believe I just ordered a $2K Denafrips DAC and after the HUGE improvement to my headphone system's sound after putting this on my V281 headphone amp. (I really am a shmuck,...I hadn't realized how much these cords have come down in price)....I feel like cancelling the order (yeah, right!) Well worth the coin guys n' gals! One must really admire how good "some" of the Chi-fi stuff is nowadays.

I've never compared this power cord to a power cord that costs hundreds of dollars. However, this power cord improved the audio compared to the power cords that are included with components. After putting one of these on each of my mono block amps I could tell an increased clarity overall and especially clarity and impact of bass.

Let's be real here - the subject of "audiophile" power cables and fuses is a controversial one - and for good reason, and depending on what components you use them with. But you're NOT going to get "better" sound from ANY cable unless you have SERIOUS issues with your electrical system and components!!For one thing, any description you read of how a standard power supply in an audio component works starts with the simple fact that on the most basic level, there is a fuse, a transformer, followed by a rectifier of some kind (diodes or ICs) and a capacitor bank which supplies DC current to the rest of the circuitry. The capacitors filter all ripple current above a certain frequency, usually way below whatever EMI/RFI or other "noise" you might expect to encounter. So any notion that the power cord - which ostensibly supplies MORE line current to the device - would have a role in reducing noise is relegated to the type of insulation/shielding utilized in the cord. Insulation and shielding is EE101 and dirt cheap to implement, so there's no reason that would be a contributing factor to power cords costing more than $50.Secondly, every component draws different amounts of power from your wall socket, but if the idea is that the OEM cable with that component cannot provide sufficient power, all it would take is a larger conductor, aka thicker wires inside the cable. But that notion is semi-ridiculous because EE101 also tells us that if a conductor is not capable of conducting sufficient current then it must be presenting a resistance to said current. Resistance in a conductor is most often dissipated as heat. How many power cables have you ever felt that got physically warm or hot to the touch? I'd wager ZERO. If in fact your power cable was not allowing enough electricity to get to your component, you'd have an obvious problem and one that's easy to fix. But standard 12 gauge copper wire can supply up to TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE (235) Amps before it "fuses" (or melts)!! Added conductors, conductor "quality" or conductor diameter up to 12-gauge wire is not a primary cost driver, nor does it significantly affect the amount of current available to your "current hungry" devices.Then you get into all this esoteric nonsense that involves transmission line theory (capacitance, inductance, reflected waves, etc.), phasors, and alleged directionality of conductors (most often copper). Before anyone bites my head off, I am strictly talking about POWER CABLES here, not interconnects or speaker cables. No power cable is going to fix or adjust the phase angle on the power supplied by your utility or get rid of any line interference such as would be caused by switch mode power supplies that are common on computers and other devices. I challenge anyone to explain to me from a physics or EE perspective how "better" conductors or more of them are going to out-perform any other cable that sufficiently conveys the necessary electrons to a given device and I DO NOT mean "it just sounds better!"Soooo.....all of that having been said - this power cable is well insulated, made of high quality conductors and uses decent quality connections/plugs. That makes it a good value in my book and a recommended addition to your hi-fi system (most) amplifiers and DACs or source components (CD, BluRay, Phonos).There is simply NO NEED to spend more than what this vendor is charging on a power cable - and any perceived difference in performance between this cable and one costing $500 is 100% the placebo effect.Thanks Waudio for not abusing audiophiles with too much disposable income!!