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A question about the logic of interconnect cables

This question has always been with me...without a satisfactory answer to date.

Why do we not use the same internal wire ( for interconnects) that manufacturers use which feeds their outputs or inputs internal to their product?? It would seem to me that this wire's quality (regardless of what we use eternally) is a limiting factor in the first place

Example..I have an ARC Tube Preamp and ARC tube amps...why do I need "special " interconnects when in fact, the wire used to feed the output of my XLR preamp output is the same identical wire beyond the xlr input of my amps?

I would appreciate some logic here.....Thanks
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mrtennis
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there are two other reasons a smart manufacturer does not offer an after market power card.

1) it would raise the price of the component

2) it might offend other manufacturers.

it is not smart to offer an after market power cord with a preamp or amp designed by another manufacturer.

in the case of a power conditioner, it makes sense for a manufacturer of such a product to sell it with an after market cable of his design, e.g., shunyata and audience.
mrtennis
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i have discovered a designer of amps and preamps who also designs cable, including power cords. the company is morrow audio. i suspect if i am diligent, i will find additional instances of electronic manufacturer's who design power cords.

perhaps many designers recognize the fickle nature of the purchasers of their products and want to be able to sell them an amplifier and an after-market power cord.
mrtennis
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hi jafox:

suppose a machanic working for a toyota dealership tells you not to use premium gas ?

or suppose a manufacturer tells you not to use an after market power cord or not to use a power conditioner with his product, or not to replace the tubes, as cj does ?

do you follow the lead of the manufacturer or do you ignore the manufacturer ?
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