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what happened to power cord review
I've ownedthe Shunyata Sidewinder, the Synergistic AC Master Coupler, and the Voodoo Mana, and the Voodoo is superior to the others in several ways on my system. What makes the Absolute better than these three? I tried the Absolute, but it just so... 
Power cord for the Rogue 66?
For the money, you might want to check out the Voodoo Mana at $175. It's every bit as good as the Synergistic AC Master Coupler, which I owned 2 of at one time but "upgraded" to the Voodoo Manas and saved some major bucks. It's a much better built... 
Matching pre amp tubes?
You can purchase matched some NOS pre-amp tubes from Kevin Deal at www.upscaleaudio.com, or try the new Tesla tubes (best value) from the folks at www.tubestore.com. Leave the theoretical electrical analysis to the amateur physicists. Matched tube... 
Ground Question-Power Cords
Don't rebuild the cable. You should contact the manufacturer of the power cord. Under the terms of their product liability insurance, for which they pay hefty premiums, they should be more than happy to replace it 'no questions asked'. 
Power Snake Mamba vs. Synergistic Master
I bought a couple of Synergistic Master Couplers, and took one of them apart. Then I build my own version using a Wattage 320 IEC connector, a Hubbell 5266 AC connector, and five feet times three of 12 guage solid core ground wire with polyproplen... 
Coaxial Output
Hate to spoil the tweaker's party, but Radio Shack sells 75 ohm shielded video cable for $3.95. I've compared this cable with the StraightWire Silver Link and the Tara video cables and found no discernable difference in sound quality. As much as w...