[adydula]

oh gosh...IMO your wasting your dollars on power cords, but if thats your thing..there are many power cords that can be wired in. Check the Bottlehead crack forums...
 
The speedball upgrade is well worth it.
 
 
Alex

 

[Rocketman248]

Someday I'd like to get Bottlehead power cords for all my BH amps simply because that look cool.

 

[JamieMcC]

Replacing a resistor with a $15 choke in the power supply will give much better results than dropping $100 on a fancy power cable imho

 

[ScottFW]

I'm rocking a Monoprice right angle cord. The "upgrade" is that it lays flat instead of sticking straight up off the chassis plate.

 

[FunyunBreath]

I'm rocking a Monoprice right angle cord. The "upgrade" is that it lays flat instead of sticking straight up off the chassis plate.

 
+1

 

[lextek]

+1

Same here. Have a right angle headphone cable and RCA adapters. The Speedball is great upgrade.

 

[Ankaret]

The laying flat rather than right out of the top would be nice. Will this work for the crack without any trouble?:
 
http://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=7676
 
Does the AWG # matter for matching the right one to the crack?

 

[adydula]

I like a right angle power cable, but it has no real bearing to the actual sound quality that I am hearing....Speedball or things that muck with the circuitry have more affect on the sound that a upgrade of a power cable....nice, functional but thats about it.
 
A.

 

[lextek]

The laying flat rather than right out of the top would be nice. Will this work for the crack without any trouble?:

http://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=7676

Does the AWG # matter for matching the right one to the crack?

That's the on I'm using. You could always try a"better" power cord see if it sounds better to you. Remember it depends what it's plugged in to .....

 

[Ankaret]

So the AWG values don't really matter, just pick a length and go for it as far as these monoprice replacement power cables go?

 

[adydula]

Does anyone know why there are different AWG wire sizes???
 
Why doesn't it matter with the crack?
 
Would that power cord ever be used for another household appliance?
 
hmmmmm..
 
A.

 

[daltonljj]

AWG is just a measurement of how thick the wire is. The thinner the the wire the higher the resistance of the wire due to smaller cross sectional area. Most decent cords will have a awg that will meet the safety standards. So if you're asking if it will work yes it will work and it doesn't matter. But if you're asking if it matters to the sound then its a very controversial topic to discuss. 

 

[lextek]

Does anyone know why there are different AWG wire sizes???

Why doesn't it matter with the crack?

Would that power cord ever be used for another household appliance?

hmmmmm..
Pretty sure I went with the 16 gauge
A.

 

[FunyunBreath]

I think that "functionally" all that really matters is that the power cord is rated for 120V and at least 10 amps.

 

[cddc]

So there is no sale this Black Friday or Cyber Monday (like the one in September or even better)? 
 
Pretty weird given here is the biggest shopping week...