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Power Cables

Is it necessary to use the same brand and model of power cables for the amp and pre-amp? Any thoughts about mixing and matching? I know it all comes down to how they sound, but would love to hear your inputs or tips to guide me in the selection.
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@sisyphus51,
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oh jesus, that was hilarious!!
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I remembered seeing that cartoon somewhere, so I looked it up. It is good to "Lighten-Up" when one gets too serious, isn't it?
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A full-wave rectifier uses both halves ot the 60Hz input flipping the negative phase of the sine wave to create a 120Hz positive-going input to the power supply filter capacitors.
* These are not square pulses with high harmonic content though.
https://electronicscoach.com/full-wave-rectifier.html
Darn it! I wish I knew how to post a image directly!

Oh! Vacuum tube rectifiers like 5U4/ 5AR4 are full-wave.
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