Power cable for McCormack DNA-1

Thanks for the reply.
I just bought the amp from a member and he sent an 18 gauge cable. I didn't think it was anywhere near adequate.

14awg was the original. If you want a nice power cord for it, Audience powerChord always worked good on my McCormack amps(DNA-0.5Deluxe, DNA-125 and 225).

I remember rounding-up a bunch of "standard" 14awg power cords and listening to them, and picking the one I felt gave the best overall performance. I can't recall the specific brand - that little factoid is lost in the mists of time ;-)

Mingles is certainly correct - gauge is only one of the many factors that affect power cord performance. Try to get a few different samples to evaluate and see what you think. There are a lot to choose from these days (!) in all price ranges, but many of the good ones aren't too expensive.

Have fun!

Best regards,

Steve McCormack
SMc Audio

I tried out quite a few different cables with my DNA .5 and wrote a comparison review on another site. I can;t post a link here to that site because any time I try to do that my post never makes it to the forum. But the members at that other "circular" forum found it interesting. Look in the critic - cable reviews.

Good luck,
Bob

Thanks for all the replies.
The guy who sold me the amp is sending a proper cable to get me up and running. I haven't even tried that 18awg piece of string he sent with the amp, it would probably melt.