Power cable Advice...


Hi - I am upgrading my PC's from the basic stock to something higher end. Working with a budget up to $1,500 per cable (used will get me bigger bang for the buck) for the following products:

- Pass Labs X250.5 Power Amp

- Atma-Sphere MP-3 Preamp

- Electrocompaniet EMC1

 

TIA. Joey

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 and got stuck in an underwater eddy

Eddy currents not good. OP is hoping there are no eddy currents. Especially in the last 5 feet. 

@steakster

Yes my trip down was very similar… lots of water fights. But we stayed in the boats. That seemed safer.

Last week several Monosaudio 902 Power cables arrived for connection to power amps, Electrocompaniet AW250R and Accuphase P-4200 in bi-amp mode.

I made a two outlet receptacle from two Furutech FP-SWS(G) into a PVC box with Furutech inlet cable, internal cables are SPC 10 AWG Teflon.

Cable loom Equitech 1.5Q -> Monosaudio 902 2  x 2m to the above box, then 1m 902 cables to each power amplifier.

By necessity for 230V system, use the euro connectors, since a wide choice is available, rather than the std AU plugs.

Not a night and day difference between Furutech FP-314Ag-II, with some notable exceptions:

- Bass sounded a bit thin, left running for a few days and became 'articulate' with not so much boom and thunder, actually real bass with accuracy to boot.

- Soundstage was a little deeper front to back about 0.5m

- Treble much the same, not too overbearing or in your face. It's easier to hear that high hat ringing.

The Monosaudio 902 cable has two layers of foil, one around each core, and the other around the three cores. This should suppress any noise that the the cables runs adjacent to standard power cabling.

For my climate, copper shielding is not great as it tarnishes with the humidity. The cable size is 5.5 sqmm, about 10AWG conductors, the cable is about 5/8, 17mm diameter, has its own mind where it wants to go, so lay this flat for a day or so to iron out the curves.

They are very well made, the packaging is plain cardboard, so nothing fancy, Made in China that have been around for 17 years or so, at least they have a website. Probably OEM for other cable makers.

I didn't want to spend too much on power cables, for the money made a very good improvement, very happy with them, and recommended to place on the short list.

Well if I had the best amplifier in the world, and matched it with the finest speakers in the world, I would probably just use lamp cord too. 

This is the power cable I use. I'm not affiliated with the manufacturer/seller/online-platform. Try it yourself it'll certainly please your eyes and perform like $1000 cables.

"WAudio 3.3FT AC Power Cable 10AWG HiFi Audiophile Power Cord with US Plug IEC Connector"