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Power Cord; upgrade vs tweak

I have a no-name tube amplifier in my bedroom for music listening(it is black, has 4 tubes, rated at 30 watts and actually has no name on it that I can find). I bought this amp at a garage sale and all the info I get from it is written on the case. A friend of mine guesses that amp brand new was probably about 400 dollars, if that much.

It has an unremovable, molded power cord. I have never tried power cords before and I thought it would be a good test to see exactly what a after-market power cord can do.

My question is; would it be better to upgrade to a better amp with a removable power cord or tweak the amp I have and get a removeable power IEC setup?

When can someone tell when to choose an upgrade over a tweak? Is it just money?
matchstikman

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stehno
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Unless this is your main system, I wouldn't touch a thing for two reasons:

1. Chances are, on a vintage unit like this, you'll not hear any sonic improvements.

2. If you screw it up, it's ruined. Sometimes a classic (or whatever) is best left in it's stock form for genuine purposes.

-IMO
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