Power cord for Proceed HPA 3


I have Proceed HPA 2 and 3 amps. They're rated at 500 continuous watts per channel into 4 ohms, but Madrigal was said to be conservative. Any suggestions for appropriate power cords? Should I be looking at 20 amp cords?

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I now know what a 20 amp connector looks like. On advice of an audiophile friend whose judgement I trust I've decided to to try a WyWire Silver Juice II, a 9 AWG cable.

The Proceed HPA 3 drives a pair of KEF 107/2s with a 107/2 KUBE. The 107/2s are pretty efficient speakers to be driven by a powerful amp, but the amp seems to exercise fine control of their substantial bass, resulting in tight but deep LF extension.

Thanks for the helpful advice.

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I didn't know 20 amp power cords had special connectors, and I really don't know anything about them. Yesterday I plugged in a very stiff Pangea AC-9 I discovered I had bought at one time but never used. The box doesn't say what the amp rating of the cord is though. The sound seems to have lost a bit of detail compared to the Richard Gray loaner I've been using. I really dislike the stiffness, so maybe a 20 amp cable is not for me.

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