Power Cable in White


I purchase some Big Cat 14 awg cables in white for my powered speakers but I can’t get them to lay flat, I guess because they are fairly inexpensive. I just can not get the bends out. You folks know all the cable companies out there, can someone recommend a decent power cable in white, for a reasonable price, that will lay nicely for me? Thanks!

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@tweak1 - Having a bunch of trouble registering on the website and have to run now. I might wire a receptacle into the floor right behind the speaker, then I would only need a 1 foot cord. I'll keep you posted, thank you!

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Both are heavy gauge though that might be even better. Braided, but lay flat

42" & 5ft+

I can put a picture in my Virtual System if you want

@tweak1 - 2 at 4 feet long. They are only for powering my Martin Logan speakers so I think under $100 would be more than sufficient, how about you?

@digsmithd - @ghdprentice - ​​@rocray - @waytoomuchstuff  

Thanks for all the suggestions, serious and otherwise. I've kinda blown the motherload on the components, went way over budget so I don't have a lot of cash left over for $800 cables. 

Maybe instead of the clothes dryer, shrink tube, conduit and a pipe bender, I'll just pick up a can of white spray paint.

Build your own with components from Cable Co or a similar source. You can encase the cable in white sheathing from Amazon like I did. Use shrink tubing on the ends where the sheathing and cable attach to the plugs. 

navyachts OP

"Thanks, but I need the cables to be 2’ shorter than what I have now"

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14 awg, need 2’ shorter, now I’m curious ____?

ever see someone straighten a curled ribbon by pulling it across the outside round edge of the scissors? you could get some (not perfect) change by pulling the cable over the edge of a broom handle a few times, that kind of thing.

Why not run your cables in some white plastic conduit mounted at floor level on the baseboard? That way you are not confined to white.

Puritan Audio definitely still make their classic, classic+, and ultimate cable all in white. I live in the UK, it’s a UK company, so perhaps that’s why I still have all the colour options. Their cables are some of the few with many different length options as standard and will lay flat as they’re extremely flexible. 

Oyaide Black Mamba Sigma II - source it directly from Japan (I've also heard of an Australian seller that ships).   The folks who carry it in the US place a hefty markup on it.  I have several of them.  Great cable, neutral, not expensive.

Given the quality of your components I recommend you fish from a better cable / interconnect pond. Your system could sound better with high quality cables. 
 

For speaker cables I would recommend trying three different high quality brands… maybe the cable company in the $800 range… or better yet used (@ ~ 50% original cost) and you are likely to get a big performance boost. Then figure out how to turn them white. 

It would be cheap and easy to put white shrink tubing on any power cable. 

Jerry

@rocray Thanks, but I need the cables to be 2' shorter than what I have now, just hoping someone could recommend a cable that's not so finicky.

@navyachts 

Puritan Audio Classic or Classic +. Great bang for the buck. I'm not sure if they still make white though, their flagship ultimate cable is no longer made in white, and I am not sure if that has carried down the line. If interested, I would recommend Mike Kay at Audio Archon in Chicago. A real straight shooter.