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

As far as IEC inlets are concerned, I have used the Furutech IEC inlets successfully.  I have both fused and non-fused inlets.  They are a good addition to your equipment.  VH Audio sells them as well.  I'm sure you can find them somewhere in the UK.

http://www.vhaudio.com/connectors-ac.html#IECinlets

Just make sure the dimensions of the inlet and the mounting holes line up exactly.  In my opinion, the IEC inlet upgrade gives you a subtle improvement in sound, but it's not as large of an upgrade as a excellent power cord.

I agree with them and this is exactly what I use: 
Furutech GTX [receptacles]
Furutech FI-03(G) [fused IEC inlet]
Synergistic Black [fuses]
Iego 8085 [plugs]
Yarbo SP8000PW [power cable]

@geoch 

Any specific reason why you use the FI03 G fused inlets
synergestic black fuses & the yarbo sp8000pw cable?
I tried several different brands of power cords. Finally, I realized best solution would be to make DIY PCs. Neotech is a very good choice. I have some Neotech PCs that I assembled myself. The connector side is very tricky on assembling. Neotech 3200 is an old version made ~2004 and some vendors still carries those. They have well articulated bass but somehow being shy on high frequency sides. New version of these PC are NEP-3001,2,3  MkIII which are UP-OCC Copper / Silver  Hybrid. NEP 300X III series are more balanced all over frequencies and are much better than old series.

Just be aware that Break-in period for Neotech cable and components are about >300-350 hours!!! That's what I was told by authorized Neotech representative.

Male/IEC Connectors- Furutech is basically very good. However Neotech PC are better served and sound better by using their own connectors or IeGO 8085 on male and Neotech GOld on IEC! To find the best PC, I tried Fi-11N (Male), FI-15-PLUS Gold and R, Fi-25R or G, Fi-28R or G, IEGO Gold, Silver and R. After testing, I still have some of those connectors in my storage!

BTW, IEGO Power cords are very good and well balanced with excellent sound stage too,  compared to Furutech PCs.

hope that would help ...

cheers.

narcissus,

 ---About the Fururtech FI-03(G) fused IEC inlet, well it fits my mono blocks, its not rhodium or palladium or platinum or the likes with very high resistance (and awful sound), fairly priced, good quality and does not require soldering.
 ---The SR Black fuses comes as a recent upgrade over Fururtech fuses and after the 120-200h break-in, are OK. Furutech is more hi-fi exciting, SR has more natural flow (There is a thread here about)
 ---The Yarbo is priced 33euro/m, the construction is good enough with flat OFC conductors, copper shield and sounds open, clear, detailed & dynamic. Best of anything that I've had over 25 years. (from VDH, XLO, Kimber Select, PAD dominus,  Essence, Audioquest NRG, Black Sand Ref, and many many more) 
 ---Same for the Iego 8085 as I'm using it extensively (12 pairs schuko/IEC  they replaced Oyaide P004e/C004). The price is not so ugly, but if you compare Yarbo SP-8000PW+Iego 8085 with Yarbo SP-7000PW+Copper Color Cuprum Series EX -126, you may prefer the later, as the first can expose etched qualities if any.
---The OCC is somewhat softer and perhaps less detailed to my ears, pushing further the need for silver somewhere in the chain. This is my impression after having some Neotech wires for hook-up, interconnect & speaker cables, so I haven't done DIY power cords using OCC.

Regards