long power chord

[n8tron]

anyone know of a place that sells long power chords 10-12 ft. that are decent quality? My left speaker power chord can't reach my furman and is picking up terrible radio signal from being in the nonconditioned power strip.

Thanks

[SonicAlbert]

Wouldn't Home Depot, or any well stocked hardware store have something like that?

[BigRay]

OT but


http://www.theabsolutesound.com/news...e_survey2.html

and this:

http://www.avguide.com/product/Acces...D-14G/2850.jsp

Home Depot HD-14G
est. $30 per 50-foot pair with terminations

Okay, the model designation is my own invention, standing for H (Home) D (Depot) 14G(auge) outdoor extension cord. Otherwise, this entry is no joke. Like several other cables, it comes in a decorative jacket, here of striking orange and black, evocative of Halloween; unlike the others, you must snip off its AC connectors and attach terminations of choice (I used Pomona bananas). The HD-14G rendered Murray Perahia’s piano in a big bold manner, lacking just a little in finesse and ultimate transparency. It threw an image on Jacintha’s “Something’s Gotta Give” with the best—one note reads, “some of the best depth of any cable”—with tuneful bass, notably good height, and a quite lifelike projection. On the Rachmaninoff, it didn’t sound as “fast,” transparent, controlled, or defined in the bass as the better cables, but it wasn’t far behind them either, and it was always highly listenable and involving, with a big-boned, robust presentation that flattered the Appalachian Spring sonics. As for detail, well, it allowed me to hear every piano chord that bleeds through Jacintha’s headphones at the beginning of “Danny Boy” (Autumn Leaves); more detail than that you don’t need.
I’ll leave the last observation to the most technically knowledgeable, musically literate, and experienced of my listening group: “You know what’s really good about this cable? It sounds totally unscrewed around with.” If its half-inch thickness isn’t macho enough, Home Depot also sells a 12-gauge for half again that sum, and a 10-gauge for about twice the price, both in less attractive yellow-and-black jackets. If you still think I’m kidding, know that Tony Faulkner—engineer of about a third of the best-sounding orchestral recordings of the last twenty years—used the Black-and-Decker equivalent to hook up his Quad 989s at the recent Heathrow Show in England—“They are made from good, thick copper wire, look nice and sound good to me”—and that the designer of what is by provable standards one of the half dozen or so most accurate loudspeakers ever made uses and recommends it all the time.


http://www.audiotweaks.com/tweaks/tweak_267.htm

[DigitalDon]

Use this http://www.markertek.com/SearchProdu...f=11&sort=prod then use a good quality extension cord running to your power conditioner.

DD

[Dags]

Originally Posted by n8tron

anyone know of a place that sells long power chords

You could try using a compressor/sustainer effect pedal. LOL!

On this topic though, just as a crazy thought, does anyone know if there a limit to the length of power cable you can run into a piece of gear before it starts adding noise to the signal or screws something up inside the bit o' gear being powered?
Or do I need to go and attend an electricity 101 lecture because I obviously know nothing about it?

Dags

[dgatwood]

Originally Posted by Dags

You could try using a compressor/sustainer effect pedal. LOL!

Duuuude. Power chords are so 80s. Today, it's all about a wall of sound....

Originally Posted by Dags

On this topic though, just as a crazy thought, does anyone know if there a limit to the length of power cable you can run into a piece of gear before it starts adding noise to the signal or screws something up inside the bit o' gear being powered?
Or do I need to go and attend an electricity 101 lecture because I obviously know nothing about it?

There's a limit, but it's not a noise thing. Most electronics gear's power supply will filter out just about anything that you throw at it through the power lines. However, the diameter of the power cord must be big enough to handle the current across the longer distance.

The longer the cord, the heavier a wire gauge you need, or else, you'll get a voltage drop. A lot of equipment won't work correctly if your power line is only providing 90-100 volts....

How long are we talking about here? If we're talking about a mixer on a 10 foot cord, don't worry about it. If we're talking about a 1000W power amplifier at the end of a 100+ foot extension cord, be prepared to go up to 10 AWG or so.

[Dags]

Originally Posted by dgatwood

There's a limit, but it's not a noise thing. Most electronics gear's power supply will filter out just about anything that you throw at it through the power lines. However, the diameter of the power cord must be big enough to handle the current across the longer distance.

The longer the cord, the heavier a wire gauge you need, or else, you'll get a voltage drop. A lot of equipment won't work correctly if your power line is only providing 90-100 volts....

Thanks dgatwood!
I'll keep this info filed away in the 'handy to know' cabinet.

Dags

[karyoker]

I need a long power chord for my electric hay baler....