Dragging up an old topic - but one that has three different recommendations. I’m not trying to pick a fight, but I do invite comments about what has worked for the forum members or to which camp you belong.
The first camp is articulated by Galen stating that both male and female ends of the power cord shield must be grounded:
Second, in a year old video @paul states that shielding should be terminated on the male end of the power cord and NOT both ends (time stamp 1:45):
Then, in this thread from 2020 Power cable selection for conditioners and regenerators @Paul says that the IEC end of shielding is the proper way and that is how PS Audio Power cables were designed:
So, what do community members think?
- Both ends of shielding
- Male end only
- Female (IEC) end only
- Does it really matter to SQ?
Thanks!