Diving into Power... Cable recs for my system and ears....?
Hello All,
I have been enjoying a full system upgrade over the past year... the interconnects and digital cables were an eye opener! Now I am bringing my attention to power...
I am currently running my components off a power strip that is 10' long... supposedly designed for audio. All my major components are plugged into this. This power strip is plugged into a wall outlet, which is shared with some lights etc. Also plugged into this power strip is my wifi router.
I have a few questions:
-What is the most important in regards to impact to overall sound if I were to upgrade the power cords? My guess its: 1: Amp.... 2: DAC... 3: Streamer... is that right? Or is it the opposite?
-Should I have an electrician setup a dedicated outlet to my electrical box, and run my main components off that? Is this worth it? or is there another setup between my electrical box and my components? Or if there is no detectible buzz, should I simply not bother?
-If I should begin looking into power cords as the first upgrade here, what cord would you recommend if I yearn for the following: Extreme startling presence and separation... magic midrange, highs blissful, voice acoustic jazz violin, piano... essentially startling presence as if the instrument is right there...
I have been enjoying Anticables, and they have a well rated cable in the $300 range which supposedly is as good or better than $1000 cables... but I am open to recommendations...!
Thank you all!
Richard
Currently my system (also outlined in my virtual system profile) is as follows:
Hello all,
Super grateful. I am thinking of two dedicated lines. One with a Furutech GTX-D NCF Rhodium, and the other a Furutech GTX-D Gold... that way I can experiment a little.
The 10 Guage Romex supply line, is this the stuff? https://www.amazon.com/Southwire-Romex-SIMpull-Electrical-Conductor/dp/B0FFMYBKLK?th=1
LOVE IT! ALCHEMY! |
I had my electrician run 12 awg copper romex. 10 is more difficult to work with. As to Furutech GTX-D R outlets…keep in mind they are cool sounding and are softer overall than say Shunyata outlets. They also make your system sound absolutely horrible for 300hrs. Once broken in they’re quiet good but again, in my system I prefer Shunyata. I can’t tolerate that coloration that Furutech imparts for a long time. If you want to try it I would say go for it but avoid additional rhodium connectors in your system. |
Here’s an older review you might still find useful — it’s the only head-to-head comparison of outlets I can recall and found it very interesting. I came away thinking the cruzeFIRST Maestro outlet seemed like a good value ($99 now — see link below) and thoughtfully designed with a straight down the fairway kinda sound, The Furutech GTX-D rhodium (maybe a prior version?) was also reviewed very favorably so should be of interest, and here’s a link to the review… https://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0114/audiophile_ac_outlets.htm https://www.cruzefirstaudio.com/maestro I’m sure Shunyata makes great outlets as well and would consider @audphile1 impressions very seriously, but unfortunately they weren’t part of this review. Hope this is somewhat helpful. |
Good thread on romex suggestions below; Correct me if I am wrong @jea48 Some 10 gauge romex is flat, I believe the 10/2, which is actually 3 wires which is all you need, but that is not good for noise as the wires run perfectly parallel. The advantage of the 10/3, which is 4 wires, one more than you need, is they are twisted inside the outer sheathing, which rejects noise much better. But the suggestion given in this thread is the cable within the outside aluminum cladding which is best for noise rejection? |
gbmcleod I am familiar with the Furutech NCF receptacles, however I've only seen them in Rhodium plating.....if they were gold plated I might give them a try. Rhodium in almost any application (for me personally) is too bright/sibilant, maybe my ears are sensitive to it. However I have no issues with silver plated |
