I just purchased the rotel rmb-1095. In doing so, I need to move some equipment to make more room. The cord on the rotel pre-amp isn't long enough, and the book says not to use extension cords. Not sure why, but wouldn't it be ok if I use a heavy gauge cord? The rotel's is 16 gauge, and I have a 16 gauge cord. Or better yet, anyone know if Rotel has a longer cord I could replace it with? :P
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Any heavy guage extention cable will be OK, the Rotel cable is not "special".- Mike
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B&W 802D, HTM2D, SCMS
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Or you can just purchase a longer cable from many places on the net.
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As you increase the distance a heavier gauge is better to reduce any loss from the extra distance... So try a 12 or 14 gauge cord if you need to go a much longer distance...Originally posted by keytrnrComment
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Very true. Those Tributaries cords I posted are 14 AWG and they have up to 12 ft lengths.Comment
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You could also build your own cables. I build all my power cables using this cable CryoMax III.
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my dealer said ext cords are bad b/c of the break in the line. yes theirs nothing special about the rotel power cord just buy another longer one. keep it one solid line. but i was talking to him about this in regards to amplifiers not pre's so it may be different in your caseBowers & Wilkins 683 Speakers
Rotel RB-1090 2 Channel Amp
Rotel RC-1082 Stereo Pre Amp
Rotel RCD-1072 CD Player
Pro-Ject Debut Carbon w/ Ortofon 2M Red (sitting on a piece of slate supported by 3 "solid tech feet of silence" isolation feet)
Rotel RLC-1040 Power Conditioner
Shynyata Research SR-Z1 Power Outlet & Venom 3 Power Cords x 4
Tara Labs RSC Vector 1 Speaker Cables & Interconnects
Pioneer PDP-5070HD 50" Plasma
Playstation 3
Shaw HD PVR
Primacoustic Room TreatmentsComment
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Thanks guys. I took the safe route, separated my amp and pre in different cabinets in order to avoid the cord issue entirely. Look at aftermarket but didn't see any 2-prong. Maybe it's there, but decided to be safe and I separated the two.Comment
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1095 looks like it has 3 prong
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The 1095 has a nice long cord, yep 3 prong. The 1068 was shorter, and what caused the problem. Separating the two due to height limitations, I moved the 1095 because it had a longer cord, allowing the 1068 to stay closer to the power center. The 1068 I believe is 2-prong.Comment
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Yea I think my 1069 is 2 prong. I thought you wanted a replacement for your 1095. I am sure you could find some 2 prong replacements if you looked.Comment
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FWIW, you can use a 3 prong plug on any of the 2 prong products.
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FWIW I have heard good things from others who have tried these.
It would be hard to make your own for less with the same quality components IMHO.
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