What High End AC Cables should Offer

I recorded sounds of 4 hi-end cables today. Hi-end AC cables should offer the better sound than stock cables. The sound difference between cables is clear. Can you hear the difference? In description section, click times (4:46, 9:50, 14:38, 18:53) to hear different cables quickly to compare.

4 Power cords review - JPS, Zentara, Wavetouch V2 power cords listening comparison

Alex/WTA

I stated that it was a knock off, I am under no illusion,  but who cares. It works great, that's all that matters. Do you think the high prices you pay makes things anymore real.

@allanblissett aliexpress sells Chinese fakes. Enjoy!

Just found this amazing item on AliExpress. Check it out! 
$29.70  34%OFF | Furutech FI12ML-R L Type Rhodium 24K gold Plated Power Plug hifi
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That Furutech on parts connexion is identical to the Aliexpress ones I bought for $20 each. 

@carlsbad2  I finally found the specs on the Leviton, maximum size is 0.7" thick, which is the same as the Furutech model I posted above.

Welp, I did find that Furutech makes a 90 degree plug, but oddly Parts Connexion doesn't sell to the US, only to Canada it seems.  Other US sources seem to have them.

Furutech also makes an IEC version as well for about the same $90.  Worth checking if they can be turned in 45 degree increments or only 90.

@erik_squires or you could buy one of AE’s  power strip boxes have them install the 45 plug and move it away. What I really  like is AE’s cables are light, flexible and easy to work with.  Not stiff huge heavy hoses…works for me!

@tksteingraber 

See, that's what I'm talking about!  There's a lot less leverage on both ends.

If they let you customize the angle, you can plug two of the male ends into a single wall outlet.  I like the 45 degrees many power conditioners have settled on. 

They look pretty thick though, but that's probably why they can accommodate the huge cable thickness. 

Audio Envy offers them at both ends as an upgrade. I am a fan of Captains cables.  Great performance at amazing prices.

@allanblissett I try to avoid rhodium.  I find it too hard and too low conductivity to offer the best connection.  The hardness means it tends to stay slick instead of grip. 

@carlsbad2  Sorry to hear it, but I really can see why.  I mean, no where but in Audiophile land do we see such outrageous insulation used.

The place I use the Leviton however was on the end of a captive cable going to a Furman voltage regulator. Two other conditioners feed off that.

The ones I bought from Aliexpress is supposedly a Furutech knock of. At least it says Furutech on it, rhodium plated copper. 

They will take any size cable.  The only issue I had with them, is that the ground blade is about 1/8 inch too long,  and that makes it more difficult,  if not impossible to fully plug in to a receptacle. 

My handy moto tool took care of that on all of them.

This is one of the main reasons I built my own cables. I use 90 degree plugs on most. I have been using those cheap ones for years and always wondered why there wasn’t a better quality 90 degree plug made.

Well, I discovered some audiophile grade ones a few months ago on Aliexpress and they are great. Good quality, larger parts and more space inside for the fat cable.

 Have since replaced most of the cheap one.

wish I could post a picture, but Agon doesn’t make it easy.

@audphile1

I’m saying that manufacturers should offer 90 degree plugs with the cables at 45 degree angles, like many surge protectors have already.

I have 2 types of bass traps from GIK and both have soft sides, but you are right, not all will work, but having 1" away from the wall is better than 5". Even if not discussing a bass trap, the 90 degrees gives us back a lot of floor space, such as behind a speaker or rack.

The point was not that a 90 degree plug solves a bass trap problem, explicitly, I just used it to illustrate the benefits to floor space.

I think you’re describing a DIY scenario with ability to change plug orientation to whatever angle you need. Which is fine. But I thought you were referring to the already manufactured cable with the 90 degree plug. In that case it won’t be adjustable. In addition, some bass traps, especially the corner tri traps, have a frame and they’re not soft. It’s a solvable problem and you can solve it whatever way you want. 

@audphile1 - Au contraire!

The plug can be rotated in 360 degrees so you can pick a convenient exit direction.  If you use a 45 degree angle on the exit, so it points neither straight up or straight down, leaving room for 2.

Next, I speak from experience when I say I can put the bass trap right up to the wall with this. First, the bass trap side is soft, second there is about a 1/2" thick baseboard along the floor, which is as tight as I can put the bass trap.

Lastly, moving an outlet isn’t all that easy, quick or cheap to do. It’s not at all the same.

Some of us use duplex outlets. And only one of these plugs will work there.
If you need to put a bass trap flush against the wall and there’s an outlet there, just move the outlet. Even with 90 degree plugs the cable will still be in a way of getting the panel flush, either on the floor or on the wall. 


 

Funny, I was thinking the same thing a couple of days ago while resetting the system.