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I´ve bought a second hand a Kemp Lo Power for my amp, a Densen B 110. But searching the Web, I found most on line shops advice the Lo Power for sources and pre´s and the Hi Power for power amplifiers that need more electric current. Both cables share the same geometry, the only diferences are the diameter.

Lo Power (5 conductors *0,75 mm2)

Hi Power ( 5 conductors *1,5 mm2)

According to this, do I need the Hi Power or the Lo Power is enough?This Lo power is definetely an upgrade to the standard cable.The Densen is a 60 watts amplifier

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I´ve bought a second hand a Kemp Lo Power for my amp, a Densen B 110. But searching the Web, I found most on line shops advice the Lo Power for sources and pre´s and the Hi Power for power amplifiers that need more electric current. Both cables share the same geometry, the only diferences are the diameter.

Lo Power (5 conductors *0,75 mm2)

Hi Power ( 5 conductors *1,5 mm2)

According to this, do I need the Hi Power or the Lo Power is enough?This Lo power is definetely an upgrade to the standard cable.The Densen is a 60 watts amplifier

 

I would've thought it was obvious, nb ... power amps need much more copper area to conduct their high currents than source components do (with currents that are, at most, 1/10th - or less - of the power amp current).

 

The issue, to my way of thinking, is that ... do the "Hi Power" cables have enough mm2 for ideal delivery to a power amp?

 

For instance, what does "5 conductors of 1.5mm^2 each" mean?  I suggest it means:

  • 2x1.5 wires for 'active' (ie. 3mm^2)
  • 2x 1.5 wires for 'neutral' (ie. 3mm^2), and
  • 1x1.5 wire for earth.

This is "under-powered", by my standards (for a power amp).  I would say (for the ideal):

  • the earth wire should not have less cross-sectional area than the other wires.
  • the active and neutral (and therefore the earth) wires should be minimum 4mm^2 - and preferably 6mm^2 in cross-sectional area.

 

Regards,

 

Andy

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