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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

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richardhk OP
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Hi guys! Thanks for the answers here! Alistair at Audioquest replied my email and he highly recommended me to NOT use the type4 or cv4 cable as a dc power cable.

He said that: "It’s not recommend to use these speaker cables as power cables due to the conductive insulation used on the negative conductors."

So now I am thinking of using the NRG 1.5 aq cable with the Oyaide plug. Will it work? What do you guys think?

It is copper and starquad.

2 x 16awg

http://www.audioquest.com/power-cables/nrg-1-5

Or do you still think that I should go ahead with type 4?

However, nrg1.5 seems safer?
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richardhk OP
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Can anyone give me a definite answer if the nrg1.5 can be used as a DC cable when changing the plugs?

Please have a look at the materials and construction.

How would they be any different from stock DC cables?

I am about to buy.
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richardhk OP
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The people at AQ replied me again of using NRG1.5 cable and not speakercable:

"Alasdair Patrick Apatrick@audioquest.com

Yes, if you wish."

The cable is 2 x 16awg, not 19awg.

The other problem is that the sleeve of the nrg1.5 is quite thick.

Is there any problem connecting it to the Oyaide 2.5dc cable?

Can I remove the sleeve entirely, or just leave the ends open to pull the copper wiring out and then apply heated shrinkwrap?
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richardhk OP
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"yeah, the total cable is 16awg, but it uses 2 x 19awg conductors for each leg."

the site says 2 x 16awg

so does that mean 2 poles and in total 16 awg?

I read it as 2 times 16awg, so 1 x 16awg conductors for each leg?

This is what I found on another site:

thickness conducturs: 2 x 1,31mm²

The main question is: will it fit an Oyaide 2.5 and 2.1 DC plug?

http://shoponstage.com/Oyaide-DC25G-DC-Power-Plug

Body Material: Gold-plated brass finish
Cover material: Berri brass chrome-plated finish
Plug Type: PL03A (φ5.5mmxφ2.5mm)
Max Cable O.D.: 6.3mm
Accessories: Comes with three silicon spacer rings
Manufacturer Oyaide electricity

Maybe by taking the sleeves off at plugs end?

We can use heatshrink to cover the sleeveless plugs ends off?
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