The power cords on Macs are standard, and, no matter what Roger Rusell writes, custom cords make a huge difference, as they did with my C200 and MC402. As excellent as their engineering is, limited is McIntoshs experience with cable and wire, it seems. When I started our with their amps and called them I got the answer from Chuck Hinton: "ICs, PCs and speaker cables sound all the same". My own experience turned out to be completely different. As far as PCs are concerned, I got excellent results with PS Audio´s Statement and, for less money, with LAT International´s PC, which is now in a MkII-version
Aftermarket power cords for McIntosh amps/preamps
Just wanting to hear from McIntosh owners and those familiar with the MC402 amp and the C2200 preamp and their recommendations for some aftermarket power cords with price tags less than 350 USD used. I have a Cardas Golden Reference right now on the MC402 and a Harmonic Tech Fantasy Ac-10 on the C2200 preamp. Thank you. Dave.