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Why an AC Power Cord cannot make a difference

jpslittleworld said:
Again, your run is 90% Romex. Why is that not brought into the argument.

Anybody worried about a 3-ft, 6 ft or 10-ft piece of wire making a difference on your amps? There's not much to be concerned about as long as it's the proper gauge and it's ofc.

Oxygen-Free copper is oxygen-free copper. They may be able to twist it and get more resistance on it. That's about it.

In my opinion
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OFC is also completely un-necessary - especially for power cables, but also not for interconnect.

It's difficult to find copper cable that is not OFC though.
 
I use zenotrope studios mitrail ac plug with a Quinnex fuse and Gary Yarrox power cables and the sound stage is audibly wider compared to my previous Perstac Predator 3 cable so now what?
 
jpslittleworld said:
Again, your run is 90% Romex. Why is that not brought into the argument.

Anybody worried about a 3-ft, 6 ft or 10-ft piece of wire making a difference on your amps? There's not much to be concerned about as long as it's the proper gauge and it's ofc.

Oxygen-Free copper is oxygen-free copper. They may be able to twist it and get more resistance on it. That's about it.

In my opinion
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So long as the cord has the required ampacity (current carrying ability) for the application, it's a done deal. It helps if the cord also has proper UL or CE safety approvals, too. How many audiophool cords have those?
 
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antcollinet said:
OFC is also completely un-necessary - especially for power cables, but also not for interconnect.

It's difficult to find copper cable that is not OFC though.
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Ofc, cut me some slack , I'm a car audio guy by nature it's ofc or nothing.

I guess the service line going from the pole to the house, it's probably copper clad aluminum ain't it!

Regardless, some of this shit is funny
 
Bland_username42069 said:
I use zenotrope studios mitrail ac plug with a Quinnex fuse and Gary Yarrox power cables and the sound stage is audibly wider compared to my previous Perstac Predator 3 cable so now what?
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Do a double-blind listening test at matched volume levels for the 2 cords and then see if you can get 9 out of 10 identification trials right. If you can do that, then there really is a sonic difference between the two cords. Otherwise, none. Since it takes time to power down, switch cords, and the power up again, it may take some time to conduct such a test. Once ampacity requirements are met, there's no plausible way that two different cords could affect sound quality. The perceived difference is simply belief-based; but hey-if you believe that a particular cord sounds better, then use that cord and enjoy the music as it passes though your belief filter. To you it will sound good and that's all that matters. To another listener, not so much.
 
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jpslittleworld said:
Ofc, cut me some slack , I'm a car audio guy by nature it's ofc or nothing.

I guess the service line going from the pole to the house, it's probably copper clad aluminum ain't it!

Regardless, some of this shit is funny
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Could just be straight aluminum. As long as it's the proper gauge and the terminations are rated for aluminum conductors, should be perfectly fine.
 
kyuu said:
Could just be straight aluminum. As long as it's the proper gauge and the terminations are rated for aluminum conductors, should be perfectly fine.
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Damn aluminum, you can power your house with it but you can't rip a pop can in half shove it in your outlet and light a cigarette off of it or get better radio reception when you wrap it around your antenna LoL
 
watchnerd said:
I do need a new AC cable, as the one for my o-scope is too short.

I'm going to spoil myself, take the existing one off the amp, put it on the o-scope, and "upgrade" the amp with this:


What do you guys think?
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Why hospital grade? The only difference is

Why are hospital grade plugs bigger than standard plugs?​

Larger plug bodies virtually eliminate the risk of wire to outer contour shock.

Why are solid pins required?​

Contrary to what would be thought to be logical, hospitals are one of the most abusive environments for equipment. Beds are often moved without regard to the fact that they are plugged into the wall. The solid pins are used to lower the risk of breakage inside the plug.

Neither of which is needed at home. The larger plugs might even get in the way on a power bar.
 
kyuu said:
Could just be straight aluminum. As long as it's the proper gauge and the terminations are rated for aluminum conductors, should be perfectly fine.
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Often aluminum with a steel wire for mechanical support. You can hang the cable much further without it stretching.
 
Bland_username42069 said:
I use zenotrope studios mitrail ac plug with a Quinnex fuse and Gary Yarrox power cables and the sound stage is audibly wider compared to my previous Perstac Predator 3 cable so now what?
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You get to explain to your wife why you used part of your children's college fund for an audibly wider sound stage.
 
Cbdb2 said:
Why hospital grade? The only difference is

Why are hospital grade plugs bigger than standard plugs?​

Larger plug bodies virtually eliminate the risk of wire to outer contour shock.

Why are solid pins required?​

Contrary to what would be thought to be logical, hospitals are one of the most abusive environments for equipment. Beds are often moved without regard to the fact that they are plugged into the wall. The solid pins are used to lower the risk of breakage inside the plug.

Neither of which is needed at home. The larger plugs might even get in the way on a power bar.
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They pass IEC 60601 so they are not antennas for sending or receiving emissions, their main advantage, IMO. Its easy to shorten the length of the ground lug so they fit modern wall sockets
 
Cbdb2 said:
Why hospital grade? The only difference is

Why are hospital grade plugs bigger than standard plugs?​

Larger plug bodies virtually eliminate the risk of wire to outer contour shock.

Why are solid pins required?​

Contrary to what would be thought to be logical, hospitals are one of the most abusive environments for equipment. Beds are often moved without regard to the fact that they are plugged into the wall. The solid pins are used to lower the risk of breakage inside the plug.

Neither of which is needed at home. The larger plugs might even get in the way on a power bar.
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I want the larger plugs to mitigate the attempts of the robot vacuum to unplug the cords.
 
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watchnerd said:
Yep, pulled the rip cord on early retirement this year.

Currently doing some house remodeling and building a dock.
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@watchnerd Dude you're back. Now you will have more to play that extensive Jazz collection and guessing maybe your boat. Time to help Cramden over at the Jazz thread with some cool tips for us on late 50s Jazz. Welcome back. :)
 
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