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DIY Power cables: quality wire?

I’m wanting to DIY a few power cables. I’ve looked around and with so much positive & negative information I’ve become to realize, I just want to use high quality wire, and it be very well shielded so that I can use in my system. 

I don’t want all of the super high end end plugs as I’m going to use the Sonar Quest ones. I don’t really want to make the cable other than just terminate it with the plugs. 

Can someone recommend to high quality bulk wire that highly shielded in 10guage and 12 gauge?

Also, I’m looking to terminate a couple of C7 end plugs, is there a place to buy those types of plugs?


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williewonka
3,110 posts
 
take a look at Take Five Audio

I have used their silver plated Mil-spec wire on power, speaker and IC's with great success - very dynamic and neutral sounding

From my listening tests I consider this wire to be as good as Furutech and DH labs

https://www.takefiveaudio.com/products/1098-mil-spec-12-awg-silver-plated-copper-cryo-treated-green/

Here are links to the cables i currently use
http://image99.net/blog/files/category-002ahelix-interconnect-cable.html
http://image99.net/blog/files/category-002ahelix-power-cable.html
http://image99.net/blog/files/category-002ahelix-speaker-cable.html

As for the C7 connector - I use this one and I find irt to be exceptional
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vanguard-Audio-Grade-CRYO-Gold-Plated-Figure-8-IEC-C7-Plug-Female-Connector...

Regards - Steve

 
williewonka
3,110 posts
 
I’ve trierd two furutech bulk cables and preferred the bulk cables from DH Labs - mainly because they are 1/3rd the price and the difference between them musically is subtle

DH Labs are built for home audio environments - low EMI/RFI and no liquids (at least in my home)

Furutech are built for much harsher environments e.g. high amounts of EMI/RFI and protection from a wide variety of chemicals - this tranlates to a higher price

The wire quality in both is very good.

Regards - Steve
williewonka
3,110 posts
 
I have not tried any of the Cardas cables.

For epaker cables and IC's I have tried Van den Hul. They are pretty good and very nidely made.

About the same quality as Furutech
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