Quote Originally Posted by E-Stat
If you are willing to throw away $20, 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.
Here's the best advice you will get here. Whatever you decide to do, the last thing you want to try is a DIY power cord. DON'T DO IT! The fact that it will not improve anything including filtering noise notwithstanding, unlike making your own speaker cables or interconnects which at worst will result in expensive damage to your equipment, manufacturing your own power cable risks real safety hazards. Since this board is read by people with all levels of skill from those for whom such a project would be a simple job to those who barely know which end of a screwdriver is the handle, I must assume the worst case. IF YOU MAKE YOUR OWN AND SOMEONE GETS HURT BECAUSE OF AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK OR THERE IS A FIRE BECAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT CAUSED SPARKS TO IGNITE SOMETHING FLAMABLE, THEY WILL FIND YOU OUT AND YOU WILL BE IN BIG TROUBLE YOU WON'T GET OUT OF. If you MUST have an aftermarket cable, at least buy one that is UL listed. You will be throwing your money away but at least it's only a relatively small amount of money.