pmboyd
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| Best Male & IEC plug for high current power cords? My understanding is that, notwithstanding the lesser build quality of the Neotech plugs, their conductors are made entirely of Ohno OCC copper, a higher grade than is used in the Furutech F1-11. | |
| Best Male & IEC plug for high current power cords? Anybody else want to chime in on Furutech versus Neotech? | |
| Quietest BUDGET high-current power cord? Brf, the Acrolink wire is $145/meter. 3 meters = $435 = little-to-no money left over for four plugs... | |
| Best Male & IEC plug for high current power cords? I've not seen the FIM at less than $70/ea, and they're gold plated. I don't want gold-plated plugs on my amp cords. If there were copper FIMs, I'd probably choose them; I like their products. I've seen the Furutechs but I haven't seen the Neotechs... | |
| Best Male & IEC plug for high current power cords? Postscript to the former post: this is my finding when used on my tube dac, not my monoblocks. I'll report back on the difference between the cords on my transport and preamp as well. | |
| Best Male & IEC plug for high current power cords? New information about gold plugs. Just got a Black Sands Violet 1 power cord with gold-plated plugs to compare to my BS Violet 1 with copper plugs. The former imparts an mistakenly warmer sound, but seemingly at the expense of clarity. "Voices" se... | |
| Best Male & IEC plug for high current power cords? Thanks for the input everybody! I found my plugs: Neotech.Outstanding construction and solid OFC copper conductors -- $50 each through partsconnection.com. | |
| Quietest BUDGET high-current power cord? Jig and Rixl, thanks for the Pangea tip. A member mentioned it in a related thread. Unfortunately the "9" is an anaconda and I don't have the clearance to accommodate it! | |
| Quietest BUDGET high-current power cord? To amplify on my previous post, with power cords I want absolute silence, effortlessness and neutrality. If I want to tune my system to a "flavor," I'll do it with tubes or internconnects. Ultimately the flavor I prefer is "warm side of neutral." ... | |
| Quietest BUDGET high-current power cord? I apologize, Riley804, you're right, I was hasty in reading your response and didn't catch the part below the link. To answer your question, I've only tried power cords on the front end -- Acoustic Zen, Shunyata, Audience, Black Sands, Audio Mirro... | |
| Quietest BUDGET high-current power cord? Macdadtexas, As I said to Riley804, if you don't like the topic, don't participate. From experience, when it comes to power cords, I am no athiest. Ditto interconnects and other wires. | |
| Quietest BUDGET high-current power cord? Well, Riley804, I'm gathering a lot of information that I intend to sift and collate. All of it is important. High current delivery doesn't necessarily mean quiet. But budget is an overarching concern, as it is with many, if not most people, espec... | |
| Should power cords for power amps be shielded? I have another thread on power cord wire. | |
| Should power cords for power amps be shielded? Hello, Elizabeth. I see from your many initiated and answered threads that you have loads of experience, including DIY. To answer your questions, no, I don't have a tangle of cords, and yes, I use a power conditioner -- of sorts, a PS Audio Quinte... | |
| Should power cords for power amps be shielded? The King Cobra is a ne plus ultra cable with 600 individual oonductors, I would expect it to sound fabulous compared to most other cords, shielded or unshielded. I believe Shunyata employs a mind-bogglingly elaborate conductor braiding to achieve ... |