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Power cord for CJ MF2500A

I have a Conrad Johnson MF2500A amp and it sounds really good. My only problem is the power cord is about six feet and it won't reach my wall outlet so I have to plug it into a power strip. Has anyone ever had an IEC bracket installed to allow for an after market power cord? If so, was there any improvement in sound? I'm more concerned with the ability to plug directly into the wall outlet than I am about using a different power cord. The supplied power cord works quite well and I have read that Conrad Johnson spent time developing the right cord to go with this amp.
jimmymac
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stanwal
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I have a 350 and have used several, both 20 amp and 15 with a Voodoo adapter. They do sound better than the stock cord. I would get a good 15 amp IEC installed. It would be easier to replace the stock cord with a better captive one but you wouldn't be able to try others.
jimmymac OP
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Thanks for the responses. I'm leaning towards having a good 15 amp IEC installed. I could then use my DCCA power cord.
jimmymac OP
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Any idea on how much it would cost to install an IEC? I called one tech shop and they wouldn't give me an estimate without looking at the amp. I'm looking for a ballpark figure.
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elizabeth
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Adding an IEC for an older product does not lower the resale value of electronics.
(if it were a famous legacy product like a marantz 9, maybe?)
But any company making a current version with an IEC will not be hurt adding an IEC instead of a captive cord to an older model. (KEEP that original cord and add an IEC end to it. label it so you can sell it with the amp if you ever do sell it.
It can be VERY hard to drill/cut/smooth the chassis of nearly any electronics IF they have stuff inside that are too close to the area the IEC would be installed, as drilling or cutting into the chassis can be problematic, unless the parts inside that are too close are removed.
(this is why they cannot give an estimate.)
IF you look inside and plenty of space around where the captive cord enters, it will be cheap to fix. If the transformer or a circuit board is right up near there. ahh more money will be involved for labor. perhaps a lot more.
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