Aftermarket ac power cable-put your opinions here too :-)

[Audio Adrenaline]

Well seeing all of the interesting information posted by everyone I thought I would ask another question- I'm thinking of buying one of those more expensive cables than comes with the Marantz receiver I bought a couple of years back has anyone tried this and how did it go -also has anyone had success with a DIY project of this sort?

 

[analog_sa]

All my PCs are solid core Neotech OCC terminated mostly with a Furutech of some guise. Definitely not conforming to any code. Not sure how stranded OCC compares; stranded OFC, even when expensive does not compare well. All imho of course.

 

[Max Headroom]

Cheap experiment, https://www.cablechick.com.au/cables/2m-iec-power-cable-iec-c13-to-australian-mains-plug-white.html,
DYNAMIX 1.5M 3 Pin Plug to IEC Female Plug 10A SAA Approved Power Cord WHITE Col 3964444289551 | eBay

Is the existing cable two pin or three pin ?.

Dan.

 

[Greg Erskine]

I like this feature as described in the production description:

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[Speedskater]

All well designed hi-fi components should operate just fine with the AC cords they came with.

 

[Max Headroom]

All well designed hi-fi components should operate just fine with the AC cords they came with.

He did say Marantz. .


Dan.

 

[Audio Adrenaline]

its a 3 pin AU 240v also the other end is like the one that is plugged into a computer power supply

 

[multisync]

I've lived in the same house for 28 years. When I repaint a room I always remove all switches and AC power plugs and tighten the screws. They are almost always a bit loose. The kitchen ones, the wires coming in have been burnt. Before wasting your money on a power cord, check all the plugs and wiring on the circuit that your hi-fi uses. In North America There are many connections between the breaker panel and the final outlet. If you have loose or poor connections by all means replace the wall socket and power cord.

 

[Max Headroom]

its a 3 pin AU 240v also the other end is like the one that is plugged into a computer power supply

Ok, the experiment is to try a white insulated version of the standard (black) IEC/Kettle/PC cable that you already have.
IME this can make an agreeable difference to system sound with what is an otherwise essentially the same power cord.


Dan.

 

[Tromperie]

It is your money to waste, however stupidly

Well seeing all of the interesting information posted by everyone I thought I would ask another question- I'm thinking of buying one of those more expensive cables than comes with the Marantz receiver I bought a couple of years back has anyone tried this and how did it go -also has anyone had success with a DIY project of this sort?

I'm sure you will hear a difference even if no one else on the planet can.

 

[planet10]

… check all the plugs and wiring on the circuit that your hi-fi uses...

+1

I use the thickest AC cables from amounst the 100s i have. I havenot done AC cable comparisons, but have seen an article (by a 3rd party) that show that some give better measured performance.

dave

 

[dotneck335]

BLUE power cords sound MUCH better!!

 

[scottjoplin]

Thick cable connected to a thin fuse, how does that work exactly?

 

[planet10]

It has to do with how much crap the AC cable filters out.

dave

 

[plasnu]

I don't really care power cables. House wiring is much more important.

 

[scottjoplin]

It has to do with how much crap the AC cable filters out.

Wouldn't a mains filter be better?......and cheaper. What has "crap" filtering got to do with thickness

 

[gpauk]

Go for solid silver mains cables...

 

[planet10]

Wouldn't a mains filter be better?

That one woud be my guess.

dave

 

[AllenB]

Wouldn't a mains filter be better?

+1 ..and more tangible. Not that parasitics can't be used if they are expected and suitable.

 

[DF96]

The general rule with mains cables for audio equipment is that the thicker they are and the more expensive they are the better the sound appears to be to the purchaser and his friends. The fact that there will be no measurable change is merely a sign that measurements don't tell us anything useful.