Digital power cord for tube amp?

@rivendell1

Before you buy a second PC you should hook up the existing one you have now to one of the mono amps and listen to it for a week or two. Then reinstall the previous PC you were using. You should immediately hear a difference. For better or worse...

FWIW as a rule tube power amps don’t like shielded PCs for the reasons @sns stated in his post.

Also from what I understand the Dynamic Design Spirit AE is heavily shielded and specifically designed to be used on digital equipment. I couldn’t find anything stating the wire gauge of the conductors used in the PC. I assume the equivalent wire gauge for the hot and neutral current carrying conductors is 14ga, good for 15 amps. Not all that big for a tube power amp,... It depends on the size of your mono amps and how loud you listen, and the type of music you listen to.

Jmho, I would buy non shielded PCs for tube power amps.

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I think the OP is referencing using a “shielded power cord” vs a standard un shielded type PC.

I only use shielded PC on my DAC, CD and Streaming transports. This wa on the advice of Frank at Signal Cable.

kr4

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11-28-2021 4:39pm

In layman's terms, there is no such thing as digital power cord, heavy duty or otherwise.  Power cords convey AC (60Hz sine-wave and analog).

Thank you all for the kind words, explanations, and suggestions. Yes, I didn't mean a 'digital' power cord, just one that was designed for use with digital sources. Not knowing the EXACT differences between the two types, I was thinking it might quiet the amp in some way, which it probably won't. However, I AM going to try jea48's suggestion and swap one in on one on my monos. If there is anything to report, I will.