What do you think of this power cord?


Maze Audio is a family-owned company that states it hand-makes its cables in the US.  There is a range of prices for power cables, but I was looking at this entry cable.  I don’t see any mention of the metal used in the cables, but I don’t know if that is as crucial for power cables as for interconnects.  I am interested in your opinions.  Thanks.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Maze-Audio-Eden-Series-Black-Orange-AC-Audio-Power-Cord-Cable-10-Ga-Audioph...
bob540
cakyol
Please read a bit more about amps, dynamic & transient loads
Please feel free to share any documentation to support your claim that appliances have current requirements in excess of that defined by the manufacturer. That appliances have "dynamic and transient loads" is a given and doesn’t support your claim.

Please feel free to share any measurements you have made that also confirm your claim; if you choose do do that, please identify the appliance so that we can attempt to duplicate your measurements. These are very easy measurements to make.

Are you familiar with the NEC? IEEE? OSHA?

It amazes me how quickly and loudly some will argue about things that are easily measured. There’s no reason to dispute this stuff. <SMH>
As I said previously, please read some more books about amps, especially when the speaker load drops to 1 or 2 ohms of impedance at certain frequencies.

Here is some very basic education to start with:
https://geoffthegreygeek.com/speaker-impedance-changes-amplifier-power/

All this is for over-engineering and increasing the safety margins so you can sleep better at nite :)


Reach out to audiogon member Bill, aka Grannyring, he makes great cables at great prices. Sells them under the “accoustic bbq” moniker. You won’t be disappointed.
Cleeds -
Nonsense. The current rating of any appliance is the current rating. I don’t care if you’re talking about a refrigerator, furnace, or audio amplifier. An audio amplifier is typically spec’d to include current draw at idle and maximum power.

Good morning, I completely agree.  Current ratings on labels for items sold in US have plenty of safety factor built in.  True, there is a relationship between speaker load/impedance/frequencies.  But you are not going to trip breakers or start fires based on the music you play - well, maybe some music might :).  Bottom line, if the device came from manufacture with a standard NEMA 5-15 plug (assuming legal/approved US product), it will not exceed 15A period (probably much less).  I have seen too many amps that claim a gazillion watts times 7 channels and still run all day on standard 15A outlet.  The math does not add up.  Manufactures often exaggerate wattage ratings but the ratings on the labels are more realistic and verified by third parties.  Happy Listening!

The power you have going from your panel to your plug is just as important. If you haven’t run dedicated lines to your outlet, upgrading your power cords would be a waste of money IMHO