help with power cord

Save your money till you can get a good one.

rule of thumb for spending cables is 10% of your equipment cost. A $100 budget would prove to be quite on the low side of things. However,there have been very good products that have been proven to be quite effective in beating most at a factor of 3 to 4 times the price. You may check out items at Sonichorizon.com If you are on the DIY do it yourself side, some companies offer items in bulk but have retailers offering such. Go to Metacrawler.com and look up Michael Percy Audio. Happy building or shopping!

How good are the cords they came with? I have heard some improvment in changing the 18/3 standard black cords (like what come with your computer) with 14/3 standard black cords. These would be very cheap at the hardware or computer store. Also check eBay. There are some cords offered by Stu Wein at Audioparts@aol.com that go for around $50 from his closed audio business. They orignially sold in the $150 range. I tried one and its an improvment on a stock cord. If you contact him by eMail he will sell you them directly. He is a CES right now, so you may not hear from him right away. There are other cables on eBay "Cableplex" that are bulk sale for $64 each. Have never tried them.