JK,

The only significant detail that one needs to worry about when selecting a power cable for home A/V applications is the gauge and the length. For any 6 - 9 foot cable, 14 gauge is perfectly acceptable and 12 gauge is most often used. The key characteristic that needs to be considered is the voltage drop across the cable. The difference in voltage drop between the OEM's cable and Mapleshade's cable is most likely very marginal. Even a drop of a few volts however is perfectly acceptable because power supplies are designed to be tolerant to input voltage and power frequency deviations.

All of the power cable claims made on the Mapleshade website are exaggerations of the truth. BTW, the 4.5' CLEARVIEW DOUBLE HELIX POWER CORD which retails for $150 consists of $2 worth of parts and 15 minutes of low-skilled labor. The research that Mapleshade conducted for this cable consisted of finding the lowest cost supplier for the 4 parts used.

However, if it sounds better to you, then by all means the $150 may very well be worth it. The only audio tweak that I personally have found to work is a shiny, smooth Canadian beaver on my EP600 :).


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Out in the mid or far field
Dedicated mid-woofers are over-rated