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Is anyone in the US making power cables like this custom PC cable ad on the Canadian Mart?

An ad on the Canuck Audio Mart for custom made power cables piqued my interest, but the seller only does business in Canada.  He uses what appears to be good quality 10 AWG stranded wire, good Furitech FI-11 plugs, power crimps spades onto the conductors with contact enhancer, and uses top quality sleeving.  His pricing seems very fair as well, but he only accepts EMT from Canadian banks.

Who in the US is making compatible quality, reasonably priced cables like this?  I've read a plethora of threads on power cables here.  I especially like the detail of pneumatically crimping the strands and spade.  This reminds me of the  welded termination that Blue Jean Cables uses on their Canare 4s11 speaker cable terminations (that level of detail, anyway).  Before the suggestion is offered, without the buying power, the wire and plug ends to make these cables, would cost more than the price the seller offers, let alone the contact enhancer, heat shrink, etc.

I've read about Raven Audio, Audio Envy, Clarity Cable, Anticable, and countless others.  I believe in aftermarket, audio grade power cables, so there's no debate.  This is for a second system, and I like the idea of value oriented cables.  Thanks in advance for your help.

https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/649739776-10awg-cord-with-genuine-furutech-fi-11cu-plugs-con...


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bewgow
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You guys are going to get what you pay for. You are better of getting something made professional. You think that getting a good sound is just putting a wire and connectors together than you live in a stoneage.

You also talk about getting six of them. You should buy one for 1k and see what you can hear. You will be amazed. Just buy the best you can afford and forget about DIY.
bewgow
65 posts
 
Yes. If you are ok with cheap cable than that is how it's done. Most good cables are done very differently. Companies treat wires in house and that is their secret that nobody can reproduce. Many of the very expensive cables have also a magic box. What do you think is in it?
If you want to make a good cable look at anti cables. Their best power cable is $300 and sounds $500. If you can beat it with your DIY than you are on a good path but you can not spend more than $100 in parts.
bewgow
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Mitch2

Thank you for sharing a link on transparent. Yes some companies do use resistor inside the magic box as well. I am talking about power cables not about voodoo of interconnects and speaker cables.

I started like you and DIYed some of the designs. Namely williewonka’s helix geometry. It’s a cool design. Expensive parts and lot of work and sounds like crap. Nordost Red Dawn for $500 is much better. Maybe your DIY is much better than mine was a long time ago. But making a power cable is not just getting cables and slapping some Furutech connectors on them.

Did you compare your DIY with reputable brands? You can make a copy but it does not mean it will sound anywhere close to the original.
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