Power supply AC cords: any reason to upgrade?


As it happens my system has three linear power supplies converting 120vAC to 5, 12 and 24vDC, and Rogue Audio Ares pre-amp with a detached-box power supply of its own. Is there any benefit to upgrading the line cords feeding these units, or can I just use the decent-quality plastic molded cords the manufacturers provide?
john_g

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@mulveling   Thanks for all the suggestions. I've done the Magnum upgrade. 

What is the benefit of the (additional?) SUT? According to Rogue's website, the Magnum upgrade includes "Cinemag blue label step up transformers." Is this all in search of additional gain? My cart is a Rega Apheta II and I get plenty of volume out of it with the Ares set to its specs.

@williewonka : I'm using some DIY power cords at the moment. They're made w/DH Labs "Power Plus Reference" 12 AWG cable and Marinco plugs. All the runs are 2' or less. I had to pull one of them out to do some other work and got to wondering if wrangling all these firehose-size cords is worth the trouble for a device that takes everything to DC anyway. The power supplies are 2 Keces, one 24vAC unit whose manufacturer I can't remember, and the Rogue Ares' OEM. They're all pretty solidly built with heavy metal cases.
randy-11 I don't know the inter-winding capacitance of the transformers.

williewonka Thanks for the link. I might try this.