AC Power Cable suggestions please

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I'm interested in buying a replacement power cable for my Cambride Audio D500 CD player but don't know which to go with. I got it for $200 so there is no way in hell I'm spending more than that on a power cable. I'd like to stay under $100 if at all possible. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks

No doubt you will hear from the peanut gallery here that conventional wisdown suggests that once you satisfy the current requirements of a power cord, then that is all that you can achieve.

Well, Mr. Audio Elitist (the moniker that Zapped by Jitter has bestowed upon me) has a different perspective. Not to mention that of EEs who actually design and produce very successful components such as Ole Lund Christensen of GamuT, Luke Manley of VTL, Jud Barber of Joule Electra, just to mention a few, as opposed to the armchair set here who produce.... well nothing. Those who work with the best components suggest that there are a number of household devices as well as other audio components that introduce noise in the AC line. Better AC cords (or conditioners if you will) filter such garbage and improve the audio signal.

If you are willing to throw away $20, (and have a working knowledge of electrical wiring*) then build yourself an aftermarket 14 gauge cable using good connectors such as those from Leviton and Shurter. Determine for yourself the benefit (or lack thereof). Doing said on my Pioneer PD-54 CDP yielded a quieter (blacker) background.

Report your results, regardless of the outcome.

*Lest I speak the obvious

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