Power Cable DIY - Please advise


Hi,

Im planning on building a pair of DIY power cables, I have shortlisted a few cables and connectors, please feel free to recommend which one to purchase.

Furutech FP TCS31
Acoustic Revive Powermax 10000
Acrolink ???
NeoTech NEP 3200

connectors... Furutech FI 28/E38 or FI50 gold or rhodium??

Thanks in Advance
narcissus

Showing 9 responses by geoch

I agree with them and this is exactly what I use: 
Furutech GTX [receptacles]
Furutech FI-03(G) [fused IEC inlet]
Synergistic Black [fuses]
Iego 8085 [plugs]
Yarbo SP8000PW [power cable]

narcissus,

 ---About the Fururtech FI-03(G) fused IEC inlet, well it fits my mono blocks, its not rhodium or palladium or platinum or the likes with very high resistance (and awful sound), fairly priced, good quality and does not require soldering.
 ---The SR Black fuses comes as a recent upgrade over Fururtech fuses and after the 120-200h break-in, are OK. Furutech is more hi-fi exciting, SR has more natural flow (There is a thread here about)
 ---The Yarbo is priced 33euro/m, the construction is good enough with flat OFC conductors, copper shield and sounds open, clear, detailed & dynamic. Best of anything that I've had over 25 years. (from VDH, XLO, Kimber Select, PAD dominus,  Essence, Audioquest NRG, Black Sand Ref, and many many more) 
 ---Same for the Iego 8085 as I'm using it extensively (12 pairs schuko/IEC  they replaced Oyaide P004e/C004). The price is not so ugly, but if you compare Yarbo SP-8000PW+Iego 8085 with Yarbo SP-7000PW+Copper Color Cuprum Series EX -126, you may prefer the later, as the first can expose etched qualities if any.
---The OCC is somewhat softer and perhaps less detailed to my ears, pushing further the need for silver somewhere in the chain. This is my impression after having some Neotech wires for hook-up, interconnect & speaker cables, so I haven't done DIY power cords using OCC.

Regards
 

---I think Yarbo has nothing in common with anything German, but please do not hesitate to give a listen! It costs almost nothing and the conductors are FLAT OFC. The 23euro/m SP-7000PW has a double shield and also flat OFC conductors. In general an acceptable construction and a phenomenal performance, even if "German quality" is probably arbitrariness and perhaps a misleading marketing phrase.
---SR fuses ... you must have patience for 200h break-in.
---Gold plating for plugs has a refined sound and nice price. 8095 is a rarity among audiophiles cause of it's high price and although I like silver, the rhodium plating is not for me. Another reason may be that you can't find any fused silver inlet to match for an ideal contact.


Someone reports my post at 12-16-2016 (as insulting to Oyaide ?)
Audiogon ERASE it after one day.

A big THANK YOU Audiogon to remind me why I’ve stopped to post 4 years ago!

Dear Dave your next post after the erased is still there looking weird.

Goodbye Audiogon

Dear oddio,

Oh really?
You know, I don't give a s**t about it's origin.
People does not look for advice. Never!
They have already decide and just asking to confirm.
Only if they give a chance & listen for a minute....
It seems they deserve  this average they seek for.
I compare the 7000 with cables up to $3000 and it was more faithful.
I sold them all & substitute for the 7000 (sources) & 8000 (amplifiers - receptacles). I've spend much more for AC plugs than for power cords, but even this was not necessary, as I've found Sonar Quest & Copper Color.
But who cares?
Nobody is listen. 
You can not force someone to escape from the industry's prison, they must find the will-power to walk this path and this means, they must PAY
many times to start suspecting.
I can't name brands of comparison here, I've done it and authorities delete my posts.

Nice try anyway!

Hmmm...
Maybe it is more serious and is about critical thinking.
When using strong language against the establishment
I've just ordered 4 pairs of IEGO 8095 (Schuko/IEC)
The receptacles are Furutech FT-SWS(R) schuko wall socket
I'm in Europe so not the GTX I've mentioned & not (G). Sorry, I've bought them many years back, so I forgot the specifics.
You can experiment with Yarbo without bleeding, but be very serious about the plugs. I don't mean to spend more than the 8095 price of course.
One thing I have to say about P-004/C-004:
They are good. Very good in resolving all the nuances, very detailed, very speedy, they are not compromise dynamics, but  body fullness is not complete, and somewhat delicate and fragile in tonality. Seems are very revealing, very demanding upon everything in the chain. In most systems are not compatible due to their naked nature. I can't name this as transparency, as something is always missing from timing due to poor harmonics and leaving something to be desired in tonal integration.
But are much more better than all Oyaides & all Furutechs.
I don't think that any system would be compromised by 004, but as they are not the end & all for a quality power cable, for the price I'm not recommending them.

"audiophonics" (France) for Yarbo
"Kempelectroniks" (Netherlands) for Iego
"HiFi Power" (Greece) for Furutech
"Aurion.gr" (Greece) for Synergistic Research

I live in Greece and the last 2 years we have capital controls here so,  individuals can’t send money outside our borders. Every time, I have to find a local trader (nexusacoustics) and ask for my needs.