Triode Wire Labs or NRG Custom The Five for my 300b SET tube amp?


So currently, my Cayin HA-300 300b SET tube amp is powered by the Morrow Audio MAP3 power cable, which I think is quite a good cable with a smooth, neutral sound fairly wide soundstage and very nice vocals and detail. I listen mostly on my LCD-3 headphones and my DAC is the Chord Hugo TT2. I also have the Western Electric 300b and Sylvania 6SN7W metal base tubes on the HA-300.

What I'd like is a bit more dynamic punch and meat without sacrificing resolution and soundstage, as well as not going too warm or too cold.

So I'm looking at two power cables, the Triode Wire Plus Seven Plus or the NRG Custom The Five. Also, is there a good reason to go with the Ten Plus or The One since the 300b tube amp?

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I probably like Pete more than his cables🤣 but he is built for customer service and is very accommodating. He has some unique wire that can work for most.

I found the NRG cables to be high quality but heavy in the bass department, and as much as a PC can contribute to the sound, they didn’t help it overall in the tone and soundstage arena.

I did order 2 shorter versions of his cables, after auditioning some 5 footers, to power my ADD PWR units since the value is so high from him. Another great guy to work with.

Here is a list of power cables I have auditioned in 2023 in search of the Holy Grail:

Verastarr Grand Illusions copper and silver

Tara Labs The One

Elrod EPS-3 Sig

Elrod EPS-3

Elrod EPS2

JPS Aluminatas

Masterbuilt Reference

Sablon Robusto

NRG The 5

BMI Whale Elite

Harmonix XDC, XDC 350, XDC2

Hijiri Nagomi

Signal Cable

Kubala Sosna Emotion

Kubala Sosna Elation

Transparent Premium Power Gen5

Puritan entry level

Elemental 316

JPS Analog AC

Lessloss C-Marc

AntiCables Level 3

Purist Audio Design Proteus

Kaplan HE MKII

Awaiting a Wywires Platinum HC

2022 and earlier:

DCCA Passion Pro XXL

 

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@bugredmachine ahh so you also kept the Triode Wire Labs Seven Plus power cables? What do you like about it compared to all the other cables you auditioned? 

@bugredmachine impressive list of power cords!!! You encouraged me to put together a list of power cords I’ve tried over the years. I’ll get to it when I have some time. 

By the way…great looking room and a cool system!