DK Design VS.1 Reference mkII - Optimization

Knowing the real answer to why? may greatly increase the application of the answer. Tom

Sbayne,
I went to the Zcables website and was reading the Black Lightning info and noticed that they "do not advise the 12AWG for amps producing over 200 watts non didgital" I emailed and received a reply from Mark Hampton stating that high current amps may benefit from a larger AWG. "The more complicated answer it that sometimes amount of current is the most important thing for power amps, and sometimes quality of current is."
Do you or anyone else know what the DK provided ac cable AWG was? Anything unique about it? Also other owners...what power cable are you using with this amp to benefit its performance?

I'll lay heavy odds that a 9awg power cord of any brand would be noticeably better on the DK than a 12awg cord.

The DK amp is supplied with a regular computer power cord, such as the one that comes with most Dell PCs. I had several discussions with DK regarding this and they are simply selling the amp and circuitry at the lowest possible price with a cheap power cord and tubes which they believe are user upgradeable. Also, the previous owner, Daniel Khesin, was not a big believer in power cords, although he heavily emphasized upgradingthe tubes.

Also, the previous owner, Daniel Khesin, was not a big believer in power cords, although he heavily emphasized upgradingthe tubes.
Audioari1 (Threads | Answers)

Mr. Khesin's opinion doesn't carry much weight these days.