Power cord - 5 ft vs 10 ft ?


I've heard many things about the length of a power cord. What is the ideal length of a power cord to give it a chance to perform at its best before connecting to an amplifier?

jumia

Always make sure that your power cords are measured in meters, because the ones measured in feet just don’t sounds as good.

I like the way @hilde45 put it.  The size of the conductors is 99% of it.  I would much rather have an ebay chinese 10 awg power cord than a high end 14 awg power cord.  If fact, I would promptly replace the latter.

jumia OP

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@hilde45

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Thickness of a power cable certainly is important as you indicate do to better noise control via assumed better shielding.

You draw all that from this statement?

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hilde45

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It's not length son that's important, it's girth.

Like any electric circuit, you need a wire that can handle the load.  That’s why a 10’ - 14 gauge wire is fine for a streamer, it’s not for a 200 watt class A tube amp.

Got the feeling Jason Borne was left permanently scarred by nasty power cable break up, can take some time to heal maybe someday meet a new cable.