Interesting Power Cable Experience


I moved some items around in my office today and one of the items was a small Vizio tv and I noticed an aftermarket power cord was attached. It was a Dedicated Audio PDS1, 1.5m, 14ga. that I purchased in 2001. I removed and replaced it with a standard one as I now needed a more flexible one for the new spot the tv needed to be. During the process of deciding what to do with the extra cord, I remembered the Primare D20 cd player in my garage/shop. That along with a Pioneer RT-707 and a rebuilt/capped Marantz 1060 completes the system. I replaced the original, factory cord with the DA one and fired it up. Now, my standard settings for the Marantz is: all neutral tone control settings, all filters off, loudness off. 

Holy crap, tons of bass Batman! Could not believe the difference, too much bass! So, I engaged the low filter, engaged the loudness, midrange up one click and the treble up 2 clicks. I have used aftermarket cords on all my gear since the late eighties, when I was in the business and never heard such a difference before. I was very surprised.

dill

I had a similar experience with a Sophia baby amp.  13 lbs and only 8 watts per channel.  I thought a 14 awg power cord would be plenty.   Bass was poor.  

A friend suggested a heavier power cord so I did and bass was immediate and strong.  This made me a strong believer in a super heavy power cord for all amps, no matter how small.

Jerry

Yea, that makes sense for an amp Jerry, but the power cord change was for the cd player. The vintage Marantz 1060 integrated has a captive power cord.

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- One of your better posts, keeping the word count down, thanks.