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In Reply to: best location for power cable upgrade posted by Scotto on November 27, 2006 at 15:28:42:
............start at the wall.If your still usign the el-cheapo outlets that were installed in your home/dwelling during it's construction to power your system thru, your handicapped right there.
Take the money, or a portion of it, and buy an outlet(s) such as a cryo'd Oyaide, Furutech, Wattgate or Pass & Seymour. The musical rewards will be well worth it and this will also enable U to REALLY hear how upgraded power cords sound :-)
The image is a Furutech FP-15 (cu) 15A AC receptacle and I 've also included a link with more info.
Cheers,
~kenster
Follow Ups:
I agree with Kenster. It doesn't seem that you have any single component that uses a lot of power. Upgrade the outlets, but check that the ones you choose are UL approved. Not all "premium" outlets are. Pass and Seymour are UL, not expensive and make a difference. I won't comment on cryoing, as I haven't tried it.I recently had to relocate my components and took the opportunity to have a dedicated, 20 amp line installed. It made a difference to me.
I use stock power cords.
I agree that outlets are more important than Power cables, in context.But to answer your question, the obvious answer is; high-current components. If you room allows, place your amps on one circuit, with large-gauge cables (10 awg), and your front-end gear on another (10 awg before the power 'strip').
After that, it's all about your gear. There are no absolute rules.
He doesn't seem to have any high-current components. Why, then, the interest in line cords at all? I would think that a dedicated AC circuit with good outlets would be the higer-leverage investment.
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