Thickest Power cord with Power distributor?

Always use thickest gauge wiring from wall to distributor as it will have the greatest combined load.

Second to that is the amplifier, making sure your cable is rated > amplifier’s actual wall rating.

I also like to use shielded power cables after the conditioners, keeping new noise from coming in. Especially important in cramped spaces with Ethernet cables running around.

I would run the Zavfino to the amp and plug that directly into the wall. Then use the C3 for the rest of the components. 

Often the thickness of the calbe is just "padding" added to make it look impressive. Marketing may have some snappy sounding word salad to describe it. Don’t repeat marketing crap, it will identify you as a fool. AWG and quality of the copper and connectors is key. Erik gave you the perfect answer to your question. --Jerry

In theory the largest AWG cable should be used on the power distributor, but what if one cable is 10 AWG copper and the other is 11 AWG silver- which has less resistance? Both these cables are copper/silver hybrids so it is not that simple.

In practice you are going to need to try both ways and see which you prefer.

The Zavfino Silver Dart is a 10 gauge cable, are you saying the Ansuz P2 is larger than that? (smaller gauge that is)

And here is the technology or "padding" in the Silver Dart:

@mclinnguy Hello,

I mentioned Ansuz P2 (not D2). I also stated that the Ansuz P2 has a "regular" AWG, I suspect 12AWG.

The Zavfino then seems to be the best choice for wall to Power Distributor. At least on paper.

I just corrected that above-

edit: I just looked up the D2- I think if you had that one you wouldn't be here asking this question 

miracle1980 there's always one thing you can do try it both ways and see which sounds better.

+1 @jond - try and listen

@miracle1980 power quality depends on (too) many things.. first I would recommend to test outlet point by plugging vacuum and lamp into it, and check if light dims when vacuum motor turned ON.. if you see no “visible” IR voltage drop, then few hundred milli-ohms less resistance power distribution will reduce voltage ripple inside your amp lil bit.. if light dims, - then going thick wiring options way will not help much..

Thanks all for the comments!

At the end I tried the 2 cables, from wall to Power Conditioner (Ansuz C3)... and the differences were very minimal.

I felt like the Zavfino was more powerful (higher volumes perceived) and a little bit smoother. Again...these might be just perceptions.

It’s really difficult to switch off all the components...change the Power Conditioner cable...re-start all the components again and compare.

So...I ended up keeping the Zavfino from wall and the Ansuz (P2) connected to the streamer.

The other test might be to swap the cables after one week or 10 days... but, do I really want to do that?

Probably not :)

Thanks for updating your impressions. So many a thread just gets left hangin'....

Do what sounds best, but the pragmatic approach is thickest gauge power cable into the power conditioner.

@OP,

I see you live in Germany. Voltage is 230V I believe.

From what I have read Germany does not ground the electrical service like we do here in the U.S. Can you shed any light on how the electrical service is grounded in your area in Germany?

In the U.S. we connect, ground, the service entrance neutral conductor at a dwelling unit directly to Mother Earth. Example Ground Rods.

My understanding for Europe is the Utility Power Transformer’s neutral is connected to Mother Earth at the transformer only. Not again there after. At the dwelling unit there is a ground bar in the electrical panel that connects to a ground rod driven in the Earth. All safety equipment grounds connect to the ground bar. That is a stark difference in the two grounding systems. The only reference from the dwelling unit service entrance neutral conductor to the neutral, grounded, connected, to Earth at the utility Power Transformer is through the soil of the Earth. Potentially a high impedance path...

I can’t help but wonder how the shield of a shielded power cord used in Germany functions.

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@jea48 Meanwhile i have moved to Czechia ;)

To be honest I have no idea how the earth works here or how the cables are ''done''... I'm bit ignorant on this topics :)

Maybe AI could help us here...

What i know: German and Dutch power cords have the ''phase'' (positive?) on the right pin. Same from the wall sockets.

In Czechia the wall sockets have the ''phase'' on the left... so if I now use a German power cord I have to connect it ''upside/down''.