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Captive cord mod, need some thoughts...........

I have a Rotel 960bx (60 watts) in a second system.
Its a dual mono amp.
It has an 18ga captive cord with polarized plug.
The cord is soldered to a ciruit board internally.
I am wanting to try to replace the whole cord from board to plug with some 16-14ga wire (Furutech 314ag?).

I am not really interested is using a IEC because I do not want to go from 18ga stock cable, to IEC, and then to another cable.
Captive = 1 less connection also.

Wondering if the 16-14ga. wire could be soldered to the board without harming it?
I will look into getting it soldered by someone with more skill than myself.
Anyone ever try this?

Any recommendations on a good 16-14ga wire for this mod?
Will decent speaker wire work (bulk Cardas, AQ Type 4?)?

Any help will be appreciated.
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timrhu
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Never seen the inside of the Rotel amp so it is hard to say for sure. I did a similar project on a Sony 707ES integrated amp a few years ago. It was not a difficult task to remove the 18 gauge cord and solder in a 14 gauge. The new cord was not a perfect fit through the hole but it worked fine. Just be sure polarity is correct.
Now the big question. Did it improve the sound? Can't say I noticed any difference.
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