I discovered Saturday that the supplied power cord is not long enough for where I want to put the A6 in my rack (I'm doing some rearranging). So, I need to get something a little longer. I just want to confirm the nomenclature of the plugs at each end, as I've never gone down this road before. From what I see online, it appears the cord is: - NEMA 5-15P to IEC 60320 C13 Can someone confirm this? I'm not planning to go crazy here. I'll probably buy from Parts Express (close to my house) or Monoprice or Amazon (online). They all have 18, 16 and 14 gauge variations. Assuming the stock cord is 6 ft (I did not measure yet), I will need either 8 ft or 10 ft. The stock cord is about 1 ft short for my desired placement. I'll probably get the 14 gauge if I have the option. Thanks for your help in advance.
Yes, that's exactly right. The NEMA 5-5P is a standard US earthed mains plug. The IEC 60320 C13 is commonly know as a kettle plug or an IEC plug and that's what plugs into the A6.
You do not want to get mad a t it. Just buy 2 plugs, as needed for such a power cord, and build it yourself. a) it will work b) it will cost you 1/3 c) as a bonus, you'll learn how to make them as long as needed (and as long as you need them to be) :-D I do it all the times, it takes roughly 10 minutes.
I have quite a lot of power leads in quite close proximity, so made my own leads for all my HiFi separates using Lapp Olflex Classic. I’ve no idea if the shielding really makes a difference, but I choose to believe that it does. That old ‘how to wire a plug’ lesson in Physics class payed off - old school!
I have considered making my own power cords over the years, just never done it (I have made my own speaker wires using banana plugs). For now I just need to "get through the day" moving things around in my rack. The actual Parts Express/Dayton Audio store is 1 town over from where I live (Southwest Ohio), so going there on a Saturday is never a problem. Its probably the same place I'll go if I ever get around to making my own too. For me, the time to do that will be later, when I'm done getting everything running. Then, make my own power lines for everything at the same time. Right now I just got a new processor (Marantz AV10) so that's going to be the priority item to get running. I also wasn't exactly sure where I wanted the A6. I tried mid height but didn't like it, so its going up to the top. My Belkin PF60 power conditioner is just a little out of reach, hence the need for a longer power cord. Thanks for your input.
I do keep power cords from boxes I scrap. Plenty spares by now. You can also go to a collection point where electronics are collected to be recycled. Each city has one. Plenty of cords there (for free) provided you don't mind digging in the rubble.
Get any of those computer power cords, good build quality and gets the job done. Or if you believe in cables, try this one. https://www.analogueseduction.net/mains-cables/ODINgold1.html Available up to 16 ft long.
Incredible that there seems to be a real market for such items. There must be people with too much money. Oh yes you may try convincing me you really hear a difference.
I mean I can see someone paying maybe £30-£40 for something like that because it looks pretty, but that's about it. But hell, if I could sell someone a cable that cost me a few bucks to make for that kind of price, I absolutely would!!
There are plenty of audiofools out there who will pay crazy amounts for a special power cable, RCA etc interconnects, “low latency” USB cables and even “audiophile” network switches with cheap off the shelf internals but a nice looking case and all sorts of snake oil terminology about how Ethernet packets will flow better through a £400 switch.
Looks like the stock cord is 5 ft. That's cool as it should let me get by buying a 6 ft cord. 8 and 10 are also options but 6 makes for less clutter in back.
Ok, I’ll poke the bear! I was once wandering around a ridiculously expensive (full nose-bleed money), high-end HiFi specialist in the UK any got talking to the manager (it was quiet and he was clearly bored). In a similar fashion to Brits always discussing the weather, the conversation inevitably included cabling. His view was that: Digital transmission is 1’s & 0’s data and it either works or it doesn’t, so just buy cheap from Amazon. Speaker cables >£20GBP per metre are only necessary if your run is >5m and don’t go above £40 even then. This was a bit of a shock as they were selling cables at £500m! Analogue interconnects are worth a bit more of an investment, but he couldn’t hear a difference over £100 - even on their £150,000 display system. He was using Chord Clearway on his £25,000 home system. Power cables (especially amps & subs) may well be worth shielded cables and he would always recommend this if the power cables run close to analogue interconnects or speaker cables - mine do, so I constructed Lapp cables (<£10m). Also, use shielded cables if your system’s close to a Wi-Fi hub/booster or cordless phone. Before the ASR brethren come to burn the heretic, I have no electronics knowledge at all, so all of the above seemed credible to me. I’m also not prepared to name the store as I strongly suspect that the guy I was chatting to would not be in the running for employee of the month.
