$50 bucks for a power cord? Am I crazy to spend that much?

Echosphere
Echosphere Posts: 395
edited June 2010 in Electronics
So, I already bought it, last minute eBay buy and disconnection from common sense, possibly.

I should have checked with you folks BEFORE, but still curious if you think this was worth it?

It would be replacing the stock generic power cord (normal looking heavy duty black power cord) on my 20 year old Mark Levinson amplifier.

Feel free to flame me for being an idiot.... If you thinks it's snake oil, let me know! :) But, just remember it's a $50 cord, not a $500 one! ;)

Thanks in advance for any thoughts!

BIRTH (MK2) AC POWER CABLE

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  • m1aman
    m1aman Posts: 143
    edited May 2010
    it looks nice..
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  • Echosphere
    Echosphere Posts: 395
    edited May 2010
    m1aman wrote: »
    it looks nice..

    Thanks, yes, it is. Might be part of the Snake Oil™? :D

    Main reason for buying it is that I have another IC cable I bought from them for $35 and love it. So I know they make decent priced good stuff!
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  • dane_peterson
    dane_peterson Posts: 1,903
    edited May 2010
    People have spent much more than that for a power cord... just look on Audiogon...
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited May 2010
    Very nice cable. If your just starting out check out www.signalcable.com. Prices are very good and you get to try a quality product. 50 bucks is pretty good though.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited May 2010
    It looks like you could have done worse... $50 aint bad. :)
    Jake
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  • Echosphere
    Echosphere Posts: 395
    edited May 2010
    zingo wrote: »
    It looks like you could have done worse... $50 aint bad. :)

    Great, thanks Jake! I trust your opinion! :)
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited June 2010
    $50 for a good PC is a great price. BTW you cheapskate, spend the $5 on the spades, they're worth it.:D

    BTW you keep talking snake oil but you seem to like the good stuff!:)
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  • fbm211
    fbm211 Posts: 1,488
    edited June 2010
    Yeah I agree, 50 bucks isnt bad at all.
    I spent around twice that at soniccraft for the wire and plugs to build mt own furutech power cords.And that was for 1 finished PC.....I now have 3.
    One for the pre,one for the DAC,and one for the transport.I have a signal cable digital reference for the dragon,that I will soon replace with another furutech DIY cable.
    SDA-2BTL with custom IC
    Adcom 565 monoblocks--Monarchy Audio M-10 preamp
    Theta Data Basic Transport--Stello DA100 Signature DAC--Camelot Dragon Pro2 MK III
    Harman Kardon T-55c TT
    DH Labs Q-10 Signature Speaker Cables With Furez silver plated copper bananas
    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver Reference AES/EBU
    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver i2s digital cable
    4 Furutech FP-314Ag with FI-11cu Plugs/FI-11AG IECs--- Power Cords
    DH LABS REVELATIONS ICs-amps
    Revelation Audio Labs Paradise cryo-silver ICs-Source to pre
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  • fbm211
    fbm211 Posts: 1,488
    edited June 2010
    Furutech FP-314AG power cable
    Furutech FI-11 plugs and IECs.Two are AG IECs.:D
    SDA-2BTL with custom IC
    Adcom 565 monoblocks--Monarchy Audio M-10 preamp
    Theta Data Basic Transport--Stello DA100 Signature DAC--Camelot Dragon Pro2 MK III
    Harman Kardon T-55c TT
    DH Labs Q-10 Signature Speaker Cables With Furez silver plated copper bananas
    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver Reference AES/EBU
    Revelation Audio Labs Prophecy Cryo-Silver i2s digital cable
    4 Furutech FP-314Ag with FI-11cu Plugs/FI-11AG IECs--- Power Cords
    DH LABS REVELATIONS ICs-amps
    Revelation Audio Labs Paradise cryo-silver ICs-Source to pre
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,081
    edited June 2010
    Sherardp wrote: »
    Very nice cable. If your just starting out check out www.signalcable.com. Prices are very good and you get to try a quality product. 50 bucks is pretty good though.

    +1 I've had good results with their power cables.
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  • K-daugh
    K-daugh Posts: 467
    edited June 2010
    Nice homemade stuff
    Budget 5.1 H.T. Set Up
    HK avr 247 - Adcom GFA-7605:mrgreen::mrgreen: - Belkin PF60 Power Conditioner - Cs2 center channel - Monitor 60's fronts - Monitor 30's rears
    Mirage Bps 150i powered sub - 40"Samsung LCD ln40c530 - Sony Blu Ray Player BDP-S370 - Comcast digital hd box(motorola dcx3400)
    Monoprice Premium Interconnects Monoprice Ultra Slim HDMI w/Redmere:mrgreen: -Knukonceptz Kord 10 Gauge Speaker Wire - Nakamichi Banana Plugs
    Custom Jumpers
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited June 2010
    Big solid copper, all a growing audio boy needs. ;)
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • Echosphere
    Echosphere Posts: 395
    edited June 2010
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    Big solid copper, all a growing audio boy needs. ;)

    Thank you RuSsMaN!
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  • Echosphere
    Echosphere Posts: 395
    edited June 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    $50 for a good PC is a great price. BTW you cheapskate, spend the $5 on the spades, they're worth it.:D

    BTW you keep talking snake oil but you seem to like the good stuff!:)

    HI I love you but it is not about the oil, but about the price!

    And, well, shouldn't we all love the good stuff? ;)
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited June 2010
    Most PCs, even cheaper 3 pronged varieties,...rarely sell for less than 30 dollars--and those are the cheap ones? So Joe is right, 50 is not expensive at all. And on another note. A lot of equipment has two leads out but three prongs into your wall socket. Have you 'ever' tried to FIND those PCs..they are VERY hard to come by?

    cnh
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  • polrbehr
    polrbehr Posts: 2,842
    edited June 2010
    Most definitely a good price.

    I just built a few of my own PCs, and the cost of the connectors alone are more than $30 ($19.95 WattGate IEC, $13. for Marinco Hospital-Grade plug ;):eek:)

    And they do make a difference.
    So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?


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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited June 2010
    The virtual dynamic's Master SeriesLE pc seems to work well in the Rabbit Hole Rig. I also use some PS Audio Statement early generation and Shunyata, which are not bad, it would be better though if they were all the same brand.

    RT1
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