As an electronics guy here is my opinion
Take it or leave it. A power cords whole purpose in life is to supply power. Many manufacturer's will do a great job in circuit design, power supply design and for some reason overlook the amperage rating of the power cord to consistantly deliver the needed power without losing the power through resistance loss in heat. I have seen power cords warm to the touch on high quality power amps. If you feel any heat anywhere from the plug on down, then the power cord is under rated. In this forum I would think it can happen often. Appliance power cords are cheap and you can direct connect them the same depending if they were soldered or used connectors. To hear the difference it would cost much. I would be more concerned with conditioning the power having voltage regulation, RF filtering. Under voltage, over voltage and spike arrestor before looking at the cord.
Take it or leave it. A power cords whole purpose in life is to supply power. Many manufacturer's will do a great job in circuit design, power supply design and for some reason overlook the amperage rating of the power cord to consistantly deliver the needed power without losing the power through resistance loss in heat. I have seen power cords warm to the touch on high quality power amps. If you feel any heat anywhere from the plug on down, then the power cord is under rated. In this forum I would think it can happen often. Appliance power cords are cheap and you can direct connect them the same depending if they were soldered or used connectors. To hear the difference it would cost much. I would be more concerned with conditioning the power having voltage regulation, RF filtering. Under voltage, over voltage and spike arrestor before looking at the cord.