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Power Cord Recommendation

I'm looking for power cord recommendations in the $300 (1 meter) price range for a single ended 5 watt 2 channel power amp. Anybody have any experience with this? Currently using a Pangea AC9  & would like to upgrade.  
boxer12
boxer12 OP
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Thanks for all the advice, opinions, & information. I took a chance (as well as your advice on not spending a lot) & bought the ConneX-79463 power cable from Parts ConneXion. This is a silver plated OCC cable with carbon fiber/rhodium plated ends. The sound is great. Much smoother, wider, deeper, dynamic, & 3D than the Pangea. I'm not sure if they cook them before selling them but as mentioned by Whitestix above, the improvement was immediate.

genez, I tried the AC-14 before on this amp & for whatever reason (it was only a meter so that could be it), it didn't really improve anything. I currently have that going to my preamp & it's working well, although I'll probably but another ConneX-79463 to try there as well at some point in the future.

Again, Thank you!

2channel8
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Does anyone know a good source for a 12/3 cord? For the life of me I can'r find one under $90.
boxer12 OP
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2channel8 / Parts Connexion has part number DHLabs-64435 $8.00 a foot for 12/3
yping
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The power cable I use and like very much is KLEI gPower3 AC power cable.   I find the resulting sonics to be very natural, real, resolved, and it has made my listening experience even more very enjoyable. 
2channel8
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Thanks boxer12. I was looking for a simple replacement cord,as the one that came with my integrated is somewhat loose on the female end and is only 18 G. I did find this one after I posted. I think it is as good as I'm going to find without going totally high-end. There seems to be little available between  $20 and $120 and I simply don't believe you can make electricity better than what comes from the wall with the last 6" of conductor.

I spent my money making sure the dedicated circuit that my system is on is as simple and short as possible, with 12 G and a good, clean ground. Of course, I could be wrong. I just wish I had a friend nearby that I could a/b with to find out.

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