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Old 10-21-2017, 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by BuffaloBill View Post
Reasonable approach. I personally use WW Stratus 7 power cords on all my McIntosh gear only because I prefer the more robust construction, especially the tighter fitting plugs, and appearance over stock cords. I paid no more than $110 for each Stratus 7 cord and they have same technology and quality construction as the much more expensive WW cords. They sound just as good as stock cords but with 'peace of mind' I have virtually the best at very nominal cost.
Interesting. Were it not for IEC issues, I'd still be using the WW Stratus. I still have one on one of my power conditioners, though I'm planning to change it, too.

Even with the issues I had, the Stratus cords, and Wireworld cords in general, do quite well with Mac gear.
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