Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
For years, audiophiles have fought over one question:Do power cords and power conditioners actually make a difference… or is the whole thing snake oil?
I went into this experiment fully prepared to debunk the myth once and for all.What happened instead… well… let’s just say it didn’t go the way I expected.
In this video, I walk you through the entire process — the A/B recordings, the blind listening clips, the community poll, the direct preamp tests, and even the wild inconsistencies we hit while analyzing the audio using ChatGPT (aka Norah). Once we fixed the sandbox issues and ran everything cleanly… the results took a turn I never saw coming.
This is not a review of the UberBUSS or GR-Research power cords.This is not a sales pitch.This is not a belief system. This is an experiment, and you can verify every part of it yourself.
🔍 Time Stamps:
00:00 - Start
01:32 - Ethics and expectations
02:30 - How we got here
03:31 - The sandbox
07:21 - Line Level
10:16 - The reveal
13:34 - More questions
14:42 - The Myth?
16:03 - Test the Test
📥 DOWNLOAD THE CLIPS (Don’t Stream Them):drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XBMEpT42nOSFNObCURiZyfiGkdq1GZ8M?usp=drive_link
🎧 How to Listen:
1. Download the clips locally
2. Listen on whatever system you trust most
3. Head to the Community tab and vote: Did you hear a difference?(And in case you’re wondering: A is always A, and B is always B across all five songs.)
📊 Songs Used in This Test:
* Dominique Fils-Aimé – Where There Is Smoke
* Patty Larkin – When
* Jack Johnson – My Mind Is for Sale
* Tool – The Pot
* Vienna Teng – Gravity
🔧 Recording Chain:
* Earthworks QTC40s
* Rode NT2-A
* Zoom F8n
* Innuos Zenith → LAIV Harmony → Dodd Audio Preamp → Burson Timekeepers
Recorded in the Sound Shed (dedicated meter, balanced loads, isolated circuits)
🤖 How Norah (ChatGPT) Analyzed the Files:FFT, RMS, transient analysis, mid/side imaging, difference signals, level matching, waveform overlays, and more.There is a pinned comment that explains how to avoid the sandbox issues we uncovered along the way so you can repeat the test yourself.
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🎙️ ABOUT THIS CHANNEL
New Record Day is dedicated to honest, transparent, data-driven audio reviews and experiments — without the drama, without the hype, and without the agendas.
Thanks for being part of this one.It was a massive undertaking — and I couldn’t have done it without you all.
See you in the next one.– Ron
For years, audiophiles have fought over one question:Do power cords and power conditioners actually make a difference… or is the whole thing snake oil?
I went into this experiment fully prepared to debunk the myth once and for all.What happened instead… well… let’s just say it didn’t go the way I expected.
In this video, I walk you through the entire process — the A/B recordings, the blind listening clips, the community poll, the direct preamp tests, and even the wild inconsistencies we hit while analyzing the audio using ChatGPT (aka Norah). Once we fixed the sandbox issues and ran everything cleanly… the results took a turn I never saw coming.
This is not a review of the UberBUSS or GR-Research power cords.This is not a sales pitch.This is not a belief system. This is an experiment, and you can verify every part of it yourself.
🔍 Time Stamps:
00:00 - Start
01:32 - Ethics and expectations
02:30 - How we got here
03:31 - The sandbox
07:21 - Line Level
10:16 - The reveal
13:34 - More questions
14:42 - The Myth?
16:03 - Test the Test
📥 DOWNLOAD THE CLIPS (Don’t Stream Them):drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XBMEpT42nOSFNObCURiZyfiGkdq1GZ8M?usp=drive_link
🎧 How to Listen:
1. Download the clips locally
2. Listen on whatever system you trust most
3. Head to the Community tab and vote: Did you hear a difference?(And in case you’re wondering: A is always A, and B is always B across all five songs.)
📊 Songs Used in This Test:
* Dominique Fils-Aimé – Where There Is Smoke
* Patty Larkin – When
* Jack Johnson – My Mind Is for Sale
* Tool – The Pot
* Vienna Teng – Gravity
🔧 Recording Chain:
* Earthworks QTC40s
* Rode NT2-A
* Zoom F8n
* Innuos Zenith → LAIV Harmony → Dodd Audio Preamp → Burson Timekeepers
Recorded in the Sound Shed (dedicated meter, balanced loads, isolated circuits)
🤖 How Norah (ChatGPT) Analyzed the Files:FFT, RMS, transient analysis, mid/side imaging, difference signals, level matching, waveform overlays, and more.There is a pinned comment that explains how to avoid the sandbox issues we uncovered along the way so you can repeat the test yourself.
❤️ SUPPORT THE CHANNEL
If you enjoyed this video, hit that Like button, drop a comment, and subscribe — it helps more than you know and keeps projects like this alive.
🎙️ ABOUT THIS CHANNEL
New Record Day is dedicated to honest, transparent, data-driven audio reviews and experiments — without the drama, without the hype, and without the agendas.
Thanks for being part of this one.It was a massive undertaking — and I couldn’t have done it without you all.
See you in the next one.– Ron
