Power Cable DIY - Please advise


Hi,

Im planning on building a pair of DIY power cables, I have shortlisted a few cables and connectors, please feel free to recommend which one to purchase.

Furutech FP TCS31
Acoustic Revive Powermax 10000
Acrolink ???
NeoTech NEP 3200

connectors... Furutech FI 28/E38 or FI50 gold or rhodium??

Thanks in Advance
narcissus

Showing 4 responses by toddverrone

I just checked out the iego site..

They look very similar to sonar quest, which I’m currently using and find to be excellent connectors. So that’s another option.. I really like the silver plated copper in my rig.

http://www.sonarquest.net/

I've no affiliation with them either.. Read about them on the inter web.


This place is also a good source for cable: http://www.vt4c.com/shop/program/main.php?cat_id=1034&group_id=3&hit_cat=

They have a variety of different OFC cables. I ended up buying GY-PW9000, which has rectangular cross section neutral and hot conductors that are approx 9 gauge. I disassembled the six feet I bought and made two helix power cables, using the 9 awg conductors as my hot conductor in each cord and then 2 runs of 10awg silver plated copper as my neutral and one run of 10awg thhn copper cable as my ground. So, since I dissected the GY-PW9000, I can say it is very well made. I would imagine all of their bulk cable is of high quality and very low price based on my order. Worth checking out..

The cords I made sound phenomenal, but I'm comparing them to my diy VH audio flavor 1 power cords made with 10 awg silver plated copper, not any of the cables mentioned here. Still, thought I'd mention this supplier as a good option on the cheap.
I was sceptical of any differences in sound due to power cables, but experimentation has shown me they exist.. It's always amusing when people have strong opinions on things they've never tried.
@narcissus 

What did you end up getting? It's funny, because I chimed in about the connectors while @geoch was going on about yarbo cable. I'm getting ready to build another power cable and went to order the same cable I used before and it turns out it was yarbo cable. Ha! So I definitely can recommend their stuff. I bought the 9000 series and it is very well built and the conductors are high quality rectangular copper with PE insulation. They also claim to be OFC and mono crystal, but I can't confirm those claims. Based on how awesome the cable is built though, I'd have to say I trust them.