If it bothers you, buy a 14 gauge cord at your local hardware store and forget about it.
Upgrade Power Cord for FM Tuner
For those still using FM tuners (I stream also), what would you consider the best value in upgraded power cords? While retubing my vintage MD-108 today (original Sovtek to Northern Electric) I was embarrassed to discover that I had never bothered to upgrade the original crappy cord. Nothing over $500, as this unit is quite long in the tooth and may never be replaced when it dies.
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Actually 14awg can be disadvantageous for source components that use little current. I have started using 16awg on low current source equipment - its quite interesting - lower noise floor in some instances. Good quality low cost shielded PC 1.5mm 16awg Gotham Audio I have found to be quite good. I find many of the "audiophile" power cables are quite coloured and not neutral. The biggest mistake most folk make are bigger is better. Unless you have a 30amp outlet and are using ginormous current sucking power amps some of these "audiophile" 4mm cross section cables are probably doing more harm than good. My reference power cables are MIT Oracle. |
Should have been MD wouldn't include a PC that doesn't meet the requirements for the product to perform as expected. Marantz 10B, REL Prececent,Scott ,Mac,etc all came with essentially lamp cord but manage to set the bar for FM tuners🤣 Imagine if you never read that article? As an admitted audiophool myself, I do use fancy cable elsewhere, so just personal experience. YMMV, as usual.
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@dover If 14awg is maybe too big, and 18 original maybe too generic, then 16 could be just right? The Gotham Audio wouldn't cost much to find out. Thinking I must once have used an "upgrade" cord on this tuner, later recruited for other use and then forgotten. |
Kimber PK14 Ascent sold by kimber with return policy https://ebay.us/m/RKsweD I use this cord on my Meitner MA3i DAC and the 10 gauge version on my boulder integrated. Excellent sound
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