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Cost effective power cables recommendations, low and high power

I recently watched a number of informative videos about AC cables for our systems. One by the Dutchman Hans Beekhuysen (sp?) was really very good and explained why they matter, even with so many miles of cheapo cable bringing power into our homes, it seems to be all about reducing and rejecting stray interference from a lot of juice passing through the cables to our componenets, and the effect this might have on nearby interconnects and so on.

So I thought I would ask for recommendations from users here on what power cables you use for amplifiers (higher power consumption) and other components like digital stuff or preamps and so on, what are you happy with and that seems to make a difference big or small.

I am not about to spend thousands (or even many hundreds) for power cables, so hopefully something in what we mere mortals who work hard to earn our money can typically afford. Well shielded, properly twisted and insulated cable that does the job well, without typical marketing bull or obscene prices and markups please!

troidelover1499

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@ghdprentice

"Also, and for the life of me, I do not know why… but the character of an interconnect tends to be the same as the character of a power cord. Why they would sound similar is completely beyond me. This is just a casual observation by me. Perhaps others have different experiences."

You are not hallucinating. I’ve made similar observations. When "better stuff" is inserted into the musical and/or power path, my experience is that in many cases the sonic benefits are strikingly similar to other items that have a completely different "job description".

 

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@troidelover1499 

When I hear the phrase: "Don't want to spend alot of money", my translation is: "not yet convinced, and don't want to overcommit."  

You're getting many expert opinions from people on this forum who really know their stuff.  I would only add to this that you should take the time to audition cables in a price range above what you're currently expecting to spend.  Its a good way to validate the performance of the cables in your price range -- or you might find the sonic improvements are well worth the investment.  And, yes, consider upgrading the wall outlet(s). 

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