Audioquest DC cables - why are there almost no high end DC cables?


Hi everyone,

I noticed it's very difficult to get high end dc cables.

Why is that?

Surely a lot of components use DC connections: LPS, DAC/Streamers, HDD's, Switches.

I have been reading that a good DC cable need 2 things:

1. Geometry: starquad
2. Thick awg (12?)

Now I want have a DC cable made with audioquest wiring. These tick the above two requirements.

Can I use AQ type 4, CV4 or Rocket33 to make a DC cable?

The plug I will be using is Oyaide. Oyaide has high quality DC plugs in 2.1 and 2.5.

Ideas?
richardhk

Showing 2 responses by dgarretson

I make my own DC umbilicals with Oyaide connectors and bundles of stranded 20awg .999 dead soft silver wire from Rio Grande, inside polyolefin heat-shrink tube from McMaster Carr.  The effective gauge totals around 11awg.  I'm using them from a Hynes SR7 four-rail power supply to SOtM USBultra, SOtM SMS-200Ultra, MicroRendu, SRS Rubidium master clock, Antelope LiveClock, and Merlin BBAM.
You folks may be over-invested in the star-quad construct.  I made several PCs that way from TFT-insulated silver-plated copper wire that were subsequently trounced by thicker, pure silver wire in a simple twisted pair with a foil shield.  It's worth a try.  Thick silver wire is too expensive for commercial marketing, but relatively cheap for DIY.