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Captive cord mod, need some thoughts...........

I have a Rotel 960bx (60 watts) in a second system.
Its a dual mono amp.
It has an 18ga captive cord with polarized plug.
The cord is soldered to a ciruit board internally.
I am wanting to try to replace the whole cord from board to plug with some 16-14ga wire (Furutech 314ag?).

I am not really interested is using a IEC because I do not want to go from 18ga stock cable, to IEC, and then to another cable.
Captive = 1 less connection also.

Wondering if the 16-14ga. wire could be soldered to the board without harming it?
I will look into getting it soldered by someone with more skill than myself.
Anyone ever try this?

Any recommendations on a good 16-14ga wire for this mod?
Will decent speaker wire work (bulk Cardas, AQ Type 4?)?

Any help will be appreciated.
pep21

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tmsorosk
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Pep21 you said you did not want to go to an IAC outlet . I have had 5 or 6 IAC plugs put in lower end components , and it is buy far the best solution . Sound is significantly improved and you can fine to the sound with different cords . I don' t no why you would want to do it any other way .
The cost to put in the IAC plugs was under $100 in most cases . Happy listening . MAX
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