Review on WAudio Hi End Audio Power Cable by Chris Cruz

Let's be honest - the topic of "audiophile" power cords and fuses is controversial - and with good reason, and depending on what components you use them with. But you won't get the "best" sound with ANY wire unless you have SERIOUS problems with your electrical system and components! First of all, any description you read about how a standard power supply works in an audio component starts out simple. the fact that at the most basic level there is a fuse, a transformer, followed by some sort of rectifier (diodes or ICs) and a capacitor bank that supplies DC power to the rest of the circuit. Capacitors filter all current ripple above a certain frequency, usually well below any EMI/RFI or other "noise" you might encounter. So any notion that a power cord, which is supposed to deliver MORE mains power to a device, plays a role in noise reduction is tied to the type of insulation/shielding used in the cord. The insulation and shielding is EE101 and extremely cheap to implement, so there's no reason this would contribute to power cords costing over $50. An OEM cable with this component cannot deliver enough power, it just needs a larger conductor, ie thicker wires inside the cable. But this notion is half-absurd, because EE101 also tells us that if a conductor is unable to carry enough current, it must withstand the stated current. The resistance in a conductor is mostly dissipated as heat. How many power cords have you ever felt physically warm or hot to the touch? I would put NULL. If your power cable is indeed not carrying enough power to your component, you have an obvious problem that's easy to fix. But standard 12 gauge copper wire can deliver up to TWO hundred and thirty-five (235) amps before it "melts" (or melts)! The added conductors, the "quality" of the conductor, or the diameter of the conductor up to 12 gauge are not major cost drivers and do not significantly impact the amount of power available to your "power consuming" devices. Then you get into all that esoteric nonsense involving transmission line theory (capacitance, inductance, reflected waves, etc.), vectors, and the supposed directivity of conductors (mostly copper). Before anyone bites my head off, I'm only talking about POWER CABLES here, not jumper cables or speaker cables. No power cord is capable of correcting or matching the phase angle of the power supplied by your utility, or eliminating line noise that can be caused by the switching power supplies common in computers and other devices. I encourage anyone to explain to me in terms of physics or EE how the "better" conductors or some of them outperform any other wire that adequately transfers the required electrons to a given device and I do NOT mean that " es einfach besser klingt !" ТакааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааА Этоааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа ы уже сказанные?) этот силовой кабель хорошо изолирован, сделан из проводников высокого качества и использует качественные соединения/штепселя. This makes it good value for money in my opinion and a recommended addition to your Hi-Fi system with (most) amplifiers and DACs or source components (CD, BluRay, Phonos). on the power cord - and any discernible difference in performance between that cord and the $500 cord is 100% placebo. Thank you Waudio for not offending audiophiles with too much disposable income!