……you would need to have a system where any changes can be sonically heard . If you don’t or are getting there then you will understand. Mr Jasonbourne71 from all of his emails on this topic must not be there.
Power Cord for Accuphase Amplifier
I have a new Accuphase P-4600 amplifier and am looking for a power cord to replace the stock. So far I’ve tried the Cullen Crossfire and the IceAge OFC Frankencable. While both cables have worked well on my source components they have not performed better than the stock on the amplifier. So to those who have Accuphase amplifiers what power cable has worked for you?
As I mentioned in other threads Accuphase strongly recommends that you use only the stock cord and so far that has been the best. The. other two have resulted in a darker sound with less soundscape openness.
I’ve been trying to stay under $500 for the cord but would be willing to go a little higher if it improves the amps performance.
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Op, yes to your last comments.
How new is your amp? It has several hundred hours on it? Just checking. You want to make sure it is fully broken in. Assuming that. See if you can find a used high current Audio Quest Hurricane. Then let the sound quality determine if it is worth the cost. I spent a year swapping cables looking for complete neutrality and improved performance. The difference was simply amazing… well worth the cost to me.
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Good Point. I have about 125 hours on the amplifier so not completely broken in yet Accuphase recommend 200-300 hours. I should wait until then. I don’t have any specific improvement. However in other cases with source components I did experience improved soundstage particularly in depth and instrument placement as well as additional refinement of the lower treble. So I’ve been surprised so far not to be able to experience similar improvements replacing the amplifier stock cable. It may be that Accuphase has provided the best match. |
Definitely wait until your amp is broken in before making any changes to anything. The fact that a manufacturer at the level of Accuphase recommends using the supplied PC would carry weight to my thinking. But hopefully @lalitk who runs Accuphase will chime in with his experience. |
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