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

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I have built several cords and used several premade budget cables from AudioQuest, Shunyata and IsoTek. My current favorite, and not by a small margin, is a DIY unit using the new Nanotec #308 "Wonderful" Power Cable and Furutech FI-11 G connectors. I got connectors off eBay and the wire here:

http://store.jaguaraudiodesign.com/nanotec-systems-308-wonderful-power-cable/

The #308 is a new wire made with some metallurgy tricks and is not shielded but I find works equally well with amplifier and digital source. I am currently using with Main Cables R Us linear power supply upgraded with Furutech rhodium IEC outlet, Furutech rhodium fuse and silver DC cable driving an Arcam IrDAC. The Nanotec #308 was a revelation with no apparent weaknesses.

In fact I like the sound of Nanotec continuously cast wires with the silver-gold emulsion so much I’m using their rca interconnects for both analog and digital front ends in my main system.
Balanced, really balanced.  No frequencies exaggerated or dropped out. The cable I was using most recently in the digital front end was an IsoTek Evo3 Premier and it emphasized the top end a bit.  The Nanotec in comparison was quieter (lower overall db) but smoother, more tonally balanced and provides better spatial resolution in my set up.  My favorite low-mid priced power has been the Shunyata Diamondback which is out of production and I thought came remarkably close to their much more expensive cables in side by side comparisons.  I think the Nanotec #308 is noticeably better than the Diamndback and I am planning to use for everything in my system when I can get around to ordering and building some more.  Hope that helps.