I hate spending money on cables, there's so little satisfaction. But better power cords make a large difference in the sound of a record player. Fortunately, there's a cheap fix. Make a power line out of solid core electrical wire (your house is wired with it, after all, what's changing the last two metres going to do?), roughly 18 or 20 gauge so as not to cause too much physical strain, terminate it with a plug bought at the local hardware store, and solder it directly to your 'table's power input (imitating the layout of the previous power-line). Don't do this with the 'table plugged in, however! Once confident all's been carefully imitated and is solid, let'er rip, you'll be amazed, and for roughly $5! And you've saved yourself the humiliation of giving your money to snake-oil salesmen, and can put it towards a better cartridge! For removeable cords, add IEC connector at other end, just make sure ground goes to ground! Sit back, enjoy, laugh.
