power cord tweak

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I've been playing around with household romex for power cords. Solid core 3/14 gauge with ground and three color insulation ( red, black, white, ground un insulated). Using Leviton 5266 male ends and marinco IEC.

Tried hooking up normally: Hot=black, white=neutral, uninsulated=ground, red left dangling. Trying different permutations, the best sound with the clearest and most dynamic presentation was red=hot, white=neutral, black and ground tied together. Single ground wire was OK but doubling up seems to add a bit of "heft" to the sound.

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Topic - power cord tweak - unclestu 16:10:36 08/07/15 (2)

RE: power cord tweak - old guy 42 16:27:53 08/07/15 (1)

RE: power cord tweak - unclestu 16:58:35 08/07/15 (0)

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