Oyaide Cables

I'm glad my ebay seller made a mistake. I had originally ordered  two BM V2 cables from two different sellers and the first seller sent me a Tunami V2 on accident. I eventually received the other BM V2 I had ordered and it's been running for about 75 hrs now. The Tunami has around 130 hrs. So far I think I prefer the Tunami too but definitely need more time on them.

I also ordered a pair of Tunami Terzo interconnects to terminate with some Furutech connectors, hopefully they will arrive this coming week.

From my untrained eyes they look identical except the Tunami is just a heavier gauge.  

Received the Terzo ic’s the other day and opted to terminate them with gold plated Furutech plugs. Have them burning in at work on a desktop system but so far I think I like them better than the duelund 20g with rhodium duelund plugs. I am interested in switching the rhodium plugs to the Terzo to see if it’s a little more detailed but not at the expense of being bright on these.

Curious to see what ozzy thinks of the Matrix pc’s. I’m too lazy to take mine off the tv and put back on the amp as I’m really digging what it’s doing for the picture quality. Got a Black Mamba v2 on the amp now and it sounds great.

I think all the cables tuffy72561 mentioned are really good cables and like lak said its just a matter of trying them out in your own system to see what is preferred. From what I’ve heard thus far I would also say that if your system is a tad on the warm side that the Super Stroke and BM v2 could be a nice fit. And if things are a tad on the bright or lean side then probably anything from Furutech is good with the GE and Matrix being down the middle. But then you can always mix and match to each component to get a desired effect, which could have you going around in circles but hey that’s half the fun!

And don’t underestimate the cable going from the wall to your conditioner or power station. I was playing around over the weekend changing out the GE yellow for a DPS-4 and got really good synergy with everything. I currently have a BM v2 on both my dac and integrated amp with Matrix speaker cables and the DPS-4 on the conditioner that feeds everything really made for quite a nice soundstage and gave me some of the best sound I’ve heard. Of course I’m not done and will continue experimenting with different setups but I’m pretty happy with the way things are. Would like to get more Matrix cables but need to save up. The journey continues....

I'm really liking these Terzo ic's. Need to try the rhodium connectors on them but so far the cheap gold Furutechs are working well. Looking at the prices of already assembled pairs of Terzo ic's it seems the diy doesn't save as much money as it does with the power cables especially considering which brand and model connectors you choose.

Does anybody know what the factory terminated Black Mamba V2 does with the shield wire? Just curious because I've been connecting the shield wire to ground on the ac plug side only as I've heard from others this is the most effective way but wonder if the factory bothers to do this or if they connect the shield to ground on both ends or not at all.

Good to know lak, thanks! When I received the bulk version BM v2 cable I was pleasantly surprised to find the shield much easier to work with in connecting it to the ground versus Furutech’s braided mess you get.

Was also going to mention that I changed the gold Furutech plugs on the Terzo ic's to the rhodium Duelund and like the added clarity the rhodium brings. I'm going to bring the Terzo's home today and try them out in my main rig where I use Teo GC's.

I agree lak. I think you might have been the one who posted the ebay link for the connectors I now use and think they’re just as good as Furutech but for pennies and allows me to buy better quality wire cabling without shelling out a large amount of dough. I use them for both the BM v2 and s022n which total makes each cable costing around $100 for 1m length and the DPS-4 for about $400.

@maxima95 

This is what I use. The seller usually ships pretty fast but my last order took a little longer than other orders for some reason but for the money I think they're hard to beat.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-Set-Copper-Rhodium-Plated-US-AC-Power-Plug-Carbon-Fiber-Connector-Adapter...

+1 for the NCF receptacle. For the price of a set of NCF connectors for one power cable you can get around 3 NCF receptacles and have a much bigger impact on the overall performance of your system. To me the improvement from a GTX Rhodium to an NCF receptacle is much greater than going from FI-50 to NCF connectors. YMMV of course.

@samac 

I have the cover and frame for two NCF outlets and honestly I'm not sure if they really do improve things that much but I got them and installed them anyway. The receptacle is the star of the show so getting that first is my recommendation and if you ever want to tinker you can get the frame and cover later.

aniwolfe turned me on to this outfit in Canada. They do free burn in too along with a good price. Make sure to scroll the price to usd if not already.

https://www.takefiveaudio.com/products/1682-furutech-gtx-d-ncf-rhodium-duplex-receptacle

@genjamon 

That would be a tough a/b as I think if my memory is correct you have to disconnect the wires from the receptacle to get the frame out. 

Your desription of a light tone/timbre though is what I think I’m hearing with the Terzo ic’s. While I love their detailed nature they do seem to lack the natural tone/timbre I’m used to hearing with the Teo GC’s. The GC’s also offer a bit more immediacy and lifelike detail without being forward which is what I notice with the Terzo’s. The BM cables are a little more forward too than say the CT GE’s and Furutech’s but when combined with the Terzo it’s a bit much for me and my room/system. 

The Terzo’s are excellent though for the money and if I had a tight budget these would more than suffice for an enjoyable experience. 

Just an FYI in case there are those that were curious like I was about the factory terminated Black Mamba v2 power cables. I messaged one of Oyaide's customer service reps and they do indeed connect the shield to ground on the ac plug only and not on the iec plug. 

-celander

That’s great, thanks for sharing!