BTW, one of my band mates brought his ancient Hafler amp to see how it sounded in my system. I was shocked that it more than held its own against my McCormack DNA 0.5 Rev. A. Not sure which model his Hafler was though, but I was really impressed and could’ve easily lived with that amp, so rehabbing it might not be a bad idea and a good investment. FWIW.
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I have changed out hundreds of captive ac cords since before the net, and obtained my parts from either HD or Lowes. Now I order everything from the web. As far as a difference ? Absolutely ! Every possible " sound quality " description we all use in this hobby, based on our ears, is enhanced / enlarged. This, just by a heavier gauge wire and superior connector / plug. Your Hafler is a nice amplifier, and would easily exhibit improvements from the design, benefiting your ears. Enjoy ! MrD. |
I started another thread that presented the perspective of one electrical engineer that works in the audio industry doing analog circuit design here. That might be interesting reading on why power cords MIGHT make a audible difference in how your amplifier sounds. Practically speaking, a no cost way to try this out if you are an Amazon Prime member might be to buy several power cords via Amazon. Plug them into your Hafler amp and see if you hear a difference. If you hear a difference, you've answered your question. Hear no difference? Power cords go straight back to Amazon. In my experience, any difference you might hear should be immediately evident OR perhaps power cords make no difference (or at least no difference on your amp). I personally think a Shunyata Research Venom V14 power cord at about $150 is a great starting point based on listening to a number of power cords loaned to me by a friend, but I don't see that Amazon sells Shunyata products. Amazon does have Audioquest power cables & Pangea power cords available through Prime. For an amp, perhaps ideally find a power cord with greater current carrying capacity. |
Without gtting into the flat earth debates, i think it is clear to say that before spending money on a power cord, one should address the extensive known areas for improvement in that excellent design with budget parts. search for an get a copy of "pooge" by walt jung from the audio amateur and follow his list of upgrades, starting with bypassing signal chain electrolytic caps with itsy bitsy films. jack up the bias. clean all the contacts. replce the stamped metal RCAs (unless they improved those on the -220 over the -200 on whcih they sucked, that's a thechnical term. Have fun. Cord will certainly cost more and do less.
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