Question about assembling my own DIY AC Cable

@carlsbad  said:

Put the red cable and black cable in the hot pins and the green to the neutral.  The connectors are probably marked.  

Me thinks you need to reconsider your thinking...

I would terminate the black banded conductors on the neutral pin terminal of the male plug, the red banded conductors on the Hot pin terminal, and the green banded conductors on the ground pin terminal. I would only connect the shield drain wire to the ground terminal on the male plug. Float the drain wire on the female IEC connector end...

YARBO SP-1100PW Triple Shielded Power Cable OCC

Jim

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@rayleigh ,

Looking at the specs of the IEC connector:

Conductor: Pure Copper

Pure copper is a soft metal and does not have any memory retention properties. Copper contacts of the IEC will not hold the female contacts tightly against the IEC inlet male plug blades... A poor connection can causes micro arcing and cause harmonic distortion. I would look for a better IEC connector.

What wire gauge equivalent is the Hot and neutral conductors?

The individual insulated conductors look like solid core silver plated copper wire. Yes? That’s good...

What piece of equipment will the cord be connected to? Analog? Digital?

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The specific answer to your question is that with Furutech plugs and IECs, the connector consist of a clamp with center set screw, as shown below.  Therefore, best practice is to split the wire so that half goes into each side of the clamp.

@audphile1 made a good suggestion to coat the exposed conductors contact enhancer before clamping.  

Yarbo looks like a nice cable. Are you sure you want to use those cheap plugs on it? I’d go for something like Furutech, Neotech, Oyaide or Wattgate. 

Pure copper is a soft metal and does not have any memory retention properties. Copper contacts of the IEC will not hold the female contacts tightly against the IEC inlet male plug blades...

I disagree, all audiophile IEC's even from Furutech or Oyaide have the conductors of pure copper.

Yarbo looks like a nice cable. Are you sure you want to use those cheap plugs on it? I’d go for something like Furutech, Neotech, Oyaide or Wattgate. 
 

Wish I could afford it. I have a Gustard x26 Pro DAC which was my biggest investment so far and a lovely dyi headphone tube amp. I am using Acoustic Revive USB Cable and RCA.

Connected to my gaming computer. 

I don't even have a network streamer yet, 

Also neither Oyaide and other big brands make male plug for my country which looks like this,

I think using an adapter gives sonic detriment. But I agree some Neotech OCC female plugs would have been nice.

Do you guys think contact enhancer makes a big difference? 
I might still have some Stabilant 22A around.