CONNECTING POWERCORD TO DVD PLAYER

I still get the feeling you guys don`t understand what he wants to do, whats the difference from solderig a iec connecter. or buying one that is already made, at least he can resell the unit and keep the adapter for another player. I`ve had one on my old Mag player that work great, I wished that would have kept it. He will get all the benefits from adding a power cord to his DVD player as he would from any other device, whether he uses a solder iec or an adapter, it won`t make any difference at all . GREG

The connector is a very viable way to go as you suggest Greg. But in the same position I would also consider replacing the IEC receptacle. Unless I am mistaken, the adaptor will involve an extra push-on connection between the cord and the DVD player's transformer. Such connections attract noise. I have not heard the effect of such an adaptor and so cannot comment on whether the effect is audible, or to what extent. But I agree the effect will be very small compared with the improvement gained by using a good power cable. Chucky, if you do not feel comfortable in any way with installing the larger IEC receptacle, then I reckon you should go ahead with the adaptor as Greg suggests.

why don't you call calein gabriel at shunyata. he might be able to make a pc with your connector type.i had him make a special pc with the neutric powercon connector for my dvd player.[made all the difference in sound and picture] an adapter will only let you hear about 30% of what the black mamba will do. if anything see if calein can make the adapter. one thing to consider is will the cord cost as much as the player. i don't see any problem with resale if a qualified tech changes the iec inlet.

RedKiwi, the adapter has the same small iec "female" as the stock unit at one end, then it has the larger iec "female" on the other end . you can use the adapter with out having to modify the DVD player. Resale will be easy on him, and won`t void any warrany. The power cord will have all the sonics that he is looking for, I don`t think 30% is the right number to use, it will be MUCH higher than that!!! Hows the audio world down under these days , do they love it as mush as we do? Chucky you better think twice about having a cord made with the small iec, you`ll be stuck with that cord if you move on to a player that doesn`t need one, it might be hard to sell later, the adapter will go cheap and easy!!!! Greg

mikela what player do you have and was the difference in sound dramatic when you put the black mamba in,what improvement did you get. I also wanted to ask you who told you that you only get 30 percent with the adapter.I just wanted to know so I know what to do.