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Ken, uhh... was that a "$4000 power cable," wasn't it?

D'oh! Yup. Damn...

Spoke with John over at Stryke Audio.
He emailed me to say that the total power consumed by the amp is 750 watts.
The Power cord I ordered is 20' at 16 awg. Will this suffice or do I need heavier guage.
My reason for this whole thing is as follows:
Assuming (I hate that word) that I can or need to do the following!!
When all my pieces finally arrive, last being the sub. all else is here.
I am going to be using a Monster HTS 3600 to incorporate all my pieces. I thought I had to, or would be better off, plugging my sub into the line conditioner. If I did that the rack where the components would be is further away than 10'. If i don't have to plug into the line conditioner, I can use an outlet closer. But I thought the whole idea of the line conditioner was the ability to plug all my pieces into one unit.
If I don't need to do this I don't need the extended lenght. But with thwe extra lenght movability becomes easier. Hence when the wife cleans, she can move it out of the way. Any thoughts, ideas, suggestions, input etc. is always appreciated. If I do need a heavier guage, please let me know where to look without having to take out a mortgage for power cords. I can't believe it, 1 power cord was 269.00. My M22's were 400.00. ??????????? Maybe it's me$$$$

Dave, forget the line conditioner, forget the 20 foot cord(although 16ga would work fine), just plug the Mini Thunder right into the wall outlet and enjoy.

I agree. Even if there is a difference with a line conditioner, a sub is the least likely speaker to reveal that difference to you since it works in the octaves our ears are the least sensitive to.

Thanks. Okay, plug sub into outlet closest to wall.
However, should I use a surge protector here solely for the sub, is one needed or recommended?
I already ordered the cables, got a decent buy.
Company call IXOS
Item : IXOS 1182 Bronze Sub Cable 12m.......24.99

I use multiple surge suppressors for all my gear. I would suggest getting a good APC (www.apcc.com) surge suppressor so that it gets fried instead of your gear. If lightning or a large surge hits that outlet I would prefer a $50 power strip to get fried instead of any of my gear.

Thats just my $0.02, but if major power is coming out of that outlet what would you like to get destroyed, your gear or the power strip. It is cheap insurance basically.

Henry
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