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Loricraft and power cord upgrade?

I have had a Loricraft PRC4 vacuum cleaner for LPs for some time now. It really makes a dramatic difference in surface noise and brings to life old records that I thought were beyond hope.

Having changed my setup, I found myself with a spare AC cord (Iego using Furukawa OCC copper and quality connectors). So I asked, why not? I tried swapping it for the generic 16 gauge cord and vacuumed a record.

Now given that I only have one record for each album, it's hard to do controlled comparisons with respect to cleaning quality. But I think I hear a difference in the tone/noise of the motor and pump. Will it clean better? One wonders. It is a motor after all and although is not in the path of the stereo system, indirectly by acting on the LP surface, it can make a positive contribution. Is this too far-fetched?
classicjazz
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almarg
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BTW, I assume (and hope) everyone realizes that my post which appears a few posts up in this thread was entirely satirical, of marketing hype which tends to surround many high end power cords, and of certain other much-hyped vinyl-related tweaks.

Regards,
-- Al
axelwahl
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Almarg
No man, don't say that! I'm a gonna cry now with disappoint, heck, no man.

Dang, now you got me wrecked.
An' I thought I learned something really deeply important here. All these power factors an' that stuff, man.

A. :-)
emailists
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Thank you for posting this. I just ordered a PS Audio PW AC-10 cord for it.

I Will post my thoughts with it on my PRC-3.
axelwahl
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Rightoh,

we are getting some where here, as: "Less is more!"
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