Signal Cable has sold a thousand MagicPower power cords since Dai started the business in May 2002, as well as several thousand pairs of speaker cables and ...YouarereadingtheolderHTMLsitePositiveFeedbackISSUE6april/may2003 signalcableMagicPowerACcordsasreviewedbyThomasCampbell    TOMCAMPBELL'SSYSTEMLOUDSPEAKERSHarbethCompact7-ES;SpendorSP-3/1P(secondarysystem).ELECTRONICSMarshSoundDesignA-200Ssolidstatepoweramplifier;MarshSoundDesignP-2000Ttubepreamplifier;EAR834Ptubephonopreamplifier;Onix(Britishversion)integratedamplifier(secondarysystem).SOURCESVPIHW-19MkIIIturntablewithAudioquestPT6tonearm;GradoReferenceSonatacartridge;SonySCD-C333-ESSACD/CDplayer;vintageLuxmanAM/FMtuner;PioneerDV-414DVDplayer(secondarysystem).CABLESSiltechST-48interconnects;AnalysisPlusSilverOvalspeakercables;Alpha-CoreGoertzMI-2Veracityspeakercables(secondarysystem);AudioquestViperinterconnects(secondarysystem).ACCESSORIESVibrapodsspreadliberallythroughbothsystems;AudioquestBigFeetunderMarshpreamp;QS&D4-shelfcomponentrack;Sonexacousticpanelsinmainroom. I'vealwayshadaproblemwithpowercords.Actually,myproblemiswiththeideaofpowercords—or,morespecifically,theideaofpayingawholebunchofmoneyforthem—butuntilrecentlyI'dnevertriedanaftermarketpowercordinmysystem.Overthepastfiveyears,I'veputtogetherasystemthatsatisfiesmygoalofhighperformanceatamoreorlessrealisticprice:HarbethCompact7loudspeakers,electronicsfromMarsh,aVPIturntablewithGradoSonatacartridge,andaSonySACD333-ESplayer(plusmysecretweapon,theE.A.R.834Pphonopreamp,atrulymarvelouslittleblackboxthatcouplesbeautifullywiththeMarshtubelinestage).Thiscollectionofcomponentshasbeeninplaceforclosetotwoyearsnow.Iwasveryhesitanttojumponthewirebandwagon.Forquiteawhile,Iconvincedmyselfthatmy$50interconnectswere"goodenough."Ireadthefrequentmumblingsintheaudiopressaboutthecableindustrybeingabastionofdubiousengineeringandobsceneprofit,andconsideredmyselfasavvyconsumerfornotbuyingintotheessentiallyun-provableideathata$5000interconnectcandowhata$50interconnectcan't