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What Bryston says about power cord...

for their amps and preamps...

It's the email response I got after inquiring about power cord I lost while moving.

"In general, Bryston has seen no reason to use anything other than a high-quality AWG 14 cord with an IEC connector and three-prong plug. We can supply these (which are original equipment) for $15 each + a small shipping charge.

Some customers seem absolutely determined to spend insane amounts of money on "special" power cords; after spending that money, can their assessment of what they gained be trusted?

If you can't find AWG 14 standard cords in your area, contact us to order them."

Also, REL manual says 'Only use the power cord supplied'.

When you buy a power cord for a equipment, do you actually check with the equipment manufacturer first? or just do it.

Following was my email question,
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Hi

I'm using 3B SST and 5B ST for stereo and HT.

While moving, I lost the power cords supplied by
Bryston, so I'm currently using some cheap unknown
power cords. I was thinking about getting some nice
aftermarket power cords, so I didn't bother to find it
hard.

I know from the manual that you recommend not using
power line conditioners, but what about power cords?

What do you reccomend?

The one I'm considering is PS Audio Prelude.
http://www.psaudio.com/products/xstream_power_prelude.asp

Will using good after market power cords imporve or
reduce the amp performance?

Is the power cord supplied by Bryston supposed to
perform the best for the amp? Should I try to get
power cords from Bryston if they are lost?

Thanks.
eandylee
avguygeorge
2,300 posts
 
Jeffreybear; I would guess why I get such improvement is I live in a 94 unit complex.--Can't be doing any of that there ded.-lines,thing, here. I guess the rest depends on the resolution of the system and ones desire along with their own ears.To me spending big bucks yeilds big results. There is worse advice floating around the site than this. Reading pro and con on anything is good. I don't pretend to be anybody's guru. BUT; I do think if George or Kara came to my house they could easily hear what I hear.(The Hellen Keller ref.)
sdatch
204 posts
 
What's a "powder cord"? That sounds ultra-tweaky. I bet powder cords were real popular with the 70's disco crowd :) Ok, I'll stop...
lemec5b2
67 posts
 
I know a great power-cord, and I can play Smoke-On-The-Water if I move it up and down the neck of my air guitar...

steve
jeff_jones
418 posts
 
"I guess the rest depends on the resolution of the system and" - I think it is more likely to depend on whether or not the connected components have well designed and functioning internal filtering. You wonder if some times a blown power supply cap(cheap to replace and larger caps running above 300v don't last forever)or marginal design is what leads people to believe in the mega-buck power conditioning methods?
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