Power Cables for Class D Amplifiers


Do Class D amplifiers that are very efficient, high power, (ie 600 watts at 8 ohms 1110 watts at 4 ohms) require the heavier lower gauge power cords (10, 9, 8 guage) that we see used on the heavy inefficient high power and high current amps? I ask because the stock power cable that came with my Class D amp was even thinner than the usual stock cord. It's something like a 14 gauge power cable! Is a 10 gauge or lower power cable needed in this ampliifier class as it would be in Class A or AB?
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Showing 1 response by davehrab

Correct me if I am wrong but I believe that class D amps do not have power supply caps used for storage ... so it may behoove users of this class of amp to go to a larger gauge power cord to act as a temporary  reservoir on high current demand passages 

The larger cable  wouldn't be an actual  reservoir as in storage but a bigger cable would allow for more instantaneous deliver on strong peaks

With the high efficiency of the class D amps you will probably get a 16 or 14 gauge power cable from the factory  ... increase it to 9 gauge and reduce the restriction if and when a peak in the music calls for more instant current

I wonder if those who have had success with after market power cords on class D amps  did so from the after market power cord being a larger gauge ??