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Old 05-10-2018, 12:30 PM
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In Europe, even top Accuphase components such as e.g. C-3850 pre amps are delivered with a low budget AC power cord. The reason is that any power cable for the European market has to be certified according to specific EU regulations, a costly process.

Question to the Accuphase friends outside of Europe: what kind of power cords are delivered with your components. Are there different quality levels in Accuphase power cords?

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Old 05-10-2018, 06:07 PM
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In Europe, even top Accuphase components such as e.g. C-3850 pre amps are delivered with a low budget AC power cord. The reason is that any power cable for the European market has to be certified according to specific EU regulations, a costly process.

Question to the Accuphase friends outside of Europe: what kind of power cords are delivered with your components. Are there different quality levels in Accuphase power cords?

Jörg
Jörg... I am fortunate to have owned a few dozen Accuphase components. They all come with an el-cheapo power cord.
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Old 05-11-2018, 01:42 AM
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Do owners swap the supplied mains leads with "audiophile" product?
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Old 05-11-2018, 01:56 AM
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Jörg... I am fortunate to have owned a few dozen Accuphase components. They all come with an el-cheapo power cord.
And interestingly, their owners manual tells you not to use any other power cord!

The power cord is certainly more than sufficient for the component that I own since its power requirements is all of 24 watts.

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Old 05-11-2018, 02:23 AM
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I've found this one https://www.ebay.com/itm/Accuphase-4...880?rmvSB=true

It's not an Accuphase cable, but looks much better as the cheap ones...
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Jörg... I am fortunate to have owned a few dozen Accuphase components. They all come with an el-cheapo power cord.
Which obviously don't even make it out of the box at your place!
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Old 05-11-2018, 03:14 AM
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Do owners swap the supplied mains leads with "audiophile" product?
Yes, i did and the difference is not subtle.
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Old 05-11-2018, 04:58 AM
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Ditto. I tried both, and the difference was not subtle. Even my wife admitted the difference (she was bored by the entire endeavor, but heard the difference).
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Old 05-11-2018, 01:21 PM
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Unfortunately the power chords had a big impact on the sound of my Accuphase E600 as well.

I had the most success with Nordost (Heimdall 2, Frey 2, Tyr 2). The generic supplied cord was ok. A Furutech Alpha 3 did not work well with the Accuphase. Overall the power cord did affect dynamic, flow, detail and openness of the sound.
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Old 05-12-2018, 12:44 PM
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Yes, i did and the difference is not subtle.
I agree
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