Wiim Amp Ultra power cord AWG?

[Indydan]

Hi all. Does anyone know the AWG of the stock power cord of the amp Ultra?
I am thinking of upgrading the power cord to an Audioquest NRG X3. But the AQ is "only" 16 AWG.
I would not want to go smaller than the stock power cord.

 

[Deleted member 28380]

16 AWG (1.5 mm2) is plenty. I‘d guess the original one is no more than 19 AWG (0,75 mm2).

 

[F1 Fan]

Don’t waste your money .. you will not hear any difference..

 

[hgo58]

Don’t waste your money .. you will not hear any difference..

But it looks nice

 

[F1 Fan]

But it looks nice

Behind the unit

 

[Deleted member 28380]

You should place a request that WiiM places the mains socket on the fronts of the units.

 

[Indydan]

Now that I am home, I turned on my phone light and looked over the stock power cord. It is 18 AWG. IF I decide to buy the Audioquest, the conductors are twice as large as the stock cable, so ok to use.

 

[mlsstl]

A 3 foot stranded 18 gauge power cord has a resistance of 0.019 ohms. A 16 gauge cord is at 0.012 ohms. So both have a resistance of under two hundredths of an ohm. A 15 amp wall socket can deliver up to 1,800 watts of power, so a rough back-of-the-envelope calculation says that the 18 gauge cable will use about 3 watts leaving 1,797 watts for the Amp Ultra while a 16 gauge cable would leave 1,798 watts available to run it. I'm in the camp that I wouldn't waste the money for a new cable. That said, I recognize that some audiophiles firmly believe they can hear profound improvements when they switch power cords. If you are one of those, have at it and enjoy!

 

[F1 Fan]

if you want to hear a difference, you will hear a difference..

 

[Indydan]

if you want to hear a difference, you will hear a difference..

I agree there is some form of confirmation bias in these matters. I would not pay megabucks for a power cord like some do.
The AQ is "reasonably" priced for such a product.

 

[mytedliy]

I agree there is some form of confirmation bias in these matters. I would not pay megabucks for a power cord like some do.
The AQ is "reasonably" priced for such a product.

FYI, Shunyata Research also providing c5 plug power cord at similar price, which is called “Venom V14 C5”.

 

[Indydan]

FYI, Shunyata Research also providing c5 plug power cord at similar price, which is called “Venom V14 C5”.

Thank you. I thought of Shunyata. But, my dealer no longer sells their stuff. I decided to go with the AQ. I should get it within a week maybe two.

 

[tabata]

Thank you. I thought of Shunyata. But, my dealer no longer sells their stuff. I decided to go with the AQ. I should get it within a week maybe two.

Congrats on flushing over $100 straight down the toilet. What’s terrible is your dealer knows it’s a scam, but it’s a scam that pays their bills so they’re fine with it.

I feel bad for WiiM engineers. Can you imagine the lengths they went to design the Amp Ultra to a pricepoint — all the constraints and compromises that meant for internal components that actually matter, and the talent they used to get it all to work so well — just to watch customers turn around and spend 25% of the total price on the most meaningless part swap possible?

 

[Mr Ee]

I feel sorry for @Indydan
No need to pompously rain on their parade - they seem well aware that confirmation bias might be at play, and are comfortable with the outlay.

 

[Indydan]

Congrats on flushing over $100 straight down the toilet. What’s terrible is your dealer knows it’s a scam, but it’s a scam that pays their bills so they’re fine with it.

I feel bad for WiiM engineers. Can you imagine the lengths they went to design the Amp Ultra to a pricepoint — all the constraints and compromises that meant for internal components that actually matter, and the talent they used to get it all to work so well — just to watch customers turn around and spend 25% of the total price on the most meaningless part swap possible?

Congrats on being a douchebag. Go back to "Audio science review" and fondle Amir's bits some more...

 

[Indydan]

I feel sorry for @Indydan
No need to pompously rain on their parade - they seem well aware that confirmation bias might be at play, and are comfortable with the outlay.

Feel sorry for yourself.

 

[Mr Ee]

Maybe I now only feel half as sorry as I did
No worries, just trying to remind everyone in what was meant to be a reasonably light hearted way of the first forum rule:
Be kind and courteous.

Not quite as poetic as Bill and Ted, but close enough.

 

[F1 Fan]

AudioQuest NRG-X3 Review (AC Power Cord)

This is a review and detailed measurements of the AudioQuest NRG-X3 AC power cord. I purchased it a couple of years ago for testing and costs US $99.95. The cord is 16 gauge and is more flexible than my thicker freebie AC power cords. The mating ends connect perhaps a bit more solidly than my...

www.audiosciencereview.com

 

[QuarryHunslet]

I’m using the mains cable from an old laptop power supply with my Amp Ultra, and it sounds wonderful.

 

[Indydan]

Maybe I now only feel half as sorry as I did
No worries, just trying to remind everyone in what was meant to be a reasonably light hearted way of the first forum rule:
Be kind and courteous.

Not quite as poetic as Bill and Ted, but close enough.

I misinterpreted your post. Apologies.