hi ben, thanks for your comment,i been doing hifi home cinema for many years,i never really knew much about mains cables,and some would say they make no diffrence at all,but over the years iv'e done experments with diffrent cables ,one to see if the hype about if mains made a diffrence,all i wanted to do get the best out of my hifi ,the first one i tryed many years ago was a russ andrews cables which i found did make a diffrence an improvement to the sound of my hifi ,so much so i would go right thew my cd's and i found that hear greater detail with in the music,from then on i upgraded a mains cable one at a time.to be honest i have'nt bought anything for years now.in the end i found a cable did bring sonic improvements to my hifi.my best advice to people who have there doubts about mains cable is to give them a try,most companys do a loan service,so if they dont do anything for your system you can always hand them back.i have xlo mains cable nordost a russ andews 8 way mains block.the best place to start is a cd player /or an amp.in the end do i think mains cables make a diffrence ,yes i do.but not wanting to start a war lol
hope this helps a bit. cheers david