Power cords? suggestions?

[ryan4blu]

hey, just wondering whats out there for power cords for amps and receivers? whats good and whats not? any recommendations or expiriences? thanks

[repete66211]

I don't understand the question. What's wrong with the power cords that come with the amp/receiver? Or are you asking about surge protectors/power strips?

[ryan4blu]

Originally Posted by repete66211

I don't understand the question. What's wrong with the power cords that come with the amp/receiver? Or are you asking about surge protectors/power strips?

my power cord for my receiver barely reaches my power condition, had to move things around to make it work. want to buy a long and possibly better performing cord for it. i have read on here that there are perfomance cords you can buy, wanted to get some opinions or suggestions here.

[repete66211]

Originally Posted by ryan4blu

my power cord for my receiver barely reaches my power condition, had to move things around to make it work. want to buy a long and possibly better performing cord for it. i have read on here that there are perfomance cords you can buy, wanted to get some opinions or suggestions here.

My opinion: "Performance" power cords are 100% snake oil. I have seen no evidence to suggest otherwise. Should such evidence surface I would be happy to amend my position. Note: Testimonials and personal anecdotes do not constitute evidence for this any more than they do for weight loss products or any other scam out there.

Just buy a longer cord that is thick enough to handle the load.

[naturephoto1]

Originally Posted by repete66211

My opinion: "Performance" power cords are 100% snake oil. I have seen no evidence to suggest otherwise. Should such evidence surface I would be happy to amend my position. Note: Testimonials and personal anecdotes do not constitute evidence for this any more than they do for weight loss products or any other scam out there.

Just buy a longer cord that is thick enough to handle the load.

Sorry to disappoint you, but, I whole heartily disagree with you. It is not snake oil, but the benefit is much dependent upon the sensitivity and the revealing nature of the equipment in the system. With a very sensitive and extremely revealing system differences in ICs, speaker cables, coax cables, and Power Cords can most definitely be recognized.

But, I do not wish to get into a shoving match. As to the question of Power cords, consider the length and the cost of the associated components before considering spending the money. Try to let us know the value of the equipment and also how much that you think that you would wish to spend.

Rich

[repete66211]

Originally Posted by naturephoto1

Sorry to disappoint you, but, I whole heartily disagree with you. It is not snake oil, but the benefit is much dependent upon the sensitivity and the revealing nature of the equipment in the system. With a very sensitive and extremely revealing system differences in ICs, speaker cables, coax cables, and Power Cords can most definitely be recognized.

But, I do not wish to get into a shoving match. As to the question of Power cords, consider the length and the cost of the associated components before considering spending the money. Try to let us know the value of the equipment and also how much that you think that you would wish to spend.

Rich

Rich, I don't want to turn this into a shoving match either, but in ideal conditions (i.e. a vacuum) you can probably create a situation in which a dressed up $300 strip of copper performs marginally better than a $5 strip of the same copper. Perhaps this difference would be quantifiable in some way, but I seriously doubt if you would be able to improve make a real world improvement in such a way that is humanly perceptible.

Assuming the power cord is of decent build quality, what percent of its performance would you say is based on nothing more than length and guage?

Originally Posted by kpkelley

Just like anything else related to your home theatre, there is always something better...

The Aluminata AC Power Cord

Perhaps such a cord would offer a perceptible improvement, but my question is, how can the average consumer tell the difference between a better cord and snake oil?

[JimShaw]

Originally Posted by repete66211

My opinion: "Performance" power cords are 100% snake oil. I have seen no evidence to suggest otherwise. Should such evidence surface I would be happy to amend my position. Note: Testimonials and personal anecdotes do not constitute evidence for this any more than they do for weight loss products or any other scam out there.

Just buy a longer cord that is thick enough to handle the load.

I agree!

[azncarbos]

Are you talking about something like this?

http://www.grantfidelity.com/site/PC15

or the Monster Powerline 300

if you willing to fork over the $$$ then those are probably the one you are looking for but if you are looking to extend the cord then I would look for a different gauge cable and longer one...I know monoprice has few...

[kpkelley]

Just like anything else related to your home theatre, there is always something better...

The Aluminata AC Power Cord

[peterng]

Originally Posted by ryan4blu

hey, just wondering whats out there for power cords for amps and receivers? whats good and whats not? any recommendations or expiriences? thanks

Radioshack has them all ...check it out ...