What exactly do ya do about a 15 foot run ?


Greetings.....Would love to know what happens if you have 15 feet from your pre/amp, phono and cd componets, to the nearest wall outlet ?
Would you run a 'heavy duty' extension cord from the wall to an outlet strip, and then connect your source components? And......if you do do that, does it then make any sence to use a fancy (read: expensive) power cord from the source to the outlet strip ? OR.......will using an 'Ace Hardware' store extension cord denigrade the sound (bat500/vk40pre). All suggestions greatly. appreciated.......
shak73

Showing 1 response by garfish

If I could not add dedicated outlets that were closer to where needed (that would be my 1st choice too), I would go with a high quality outlet strip such as the Cardas, but there are others such as JPS which Steve McCormack recommended to me, and then also use Cardas, or your favorite power cords.

When I moved my amp to directly between my speakers, it was a long way to the nearest dedicated outlet, and I ended up special ordering a 14 ft. Syn. Res. Master Coupler power cord. It was $500-600. but worth it to me for one major component, but this wouldn't be practical in your situation where several outlets are needed. Good Luck. Craig