Power Cable DIY - Please advise

This place is also a good source for cable: http://www.vt4c.com/shop/program/main.php?cat_id=1034&group_id=3&hit_cat=

They have a variety of different OFC cables. I ended up buying GY-PW9000, which has rectangular cross section neutral and hot conductors that are approx 9 gauge. I disassembled the six feet I bought and made two helix power cables, using the 9 awg conductors as my hot conductor in each cord and then 2 runs of 10awg silver plated copper as my neutral and one run of 10awg thhn copper cable as my ground. So, since I dissected the GY-PW9000, I can say it is very well made. I would imagine all of their bulk cable is of high quality and very low price based on my order. Worth checking out..

The cords I made sound phenomenal, but I'm comparing them to my diy VH audio flavor 1 power cords made with 10 awg silver plated copper, not any of the cables mentioned here. Still, thought I'd mention this supplier as a good option on the cheap.

Hi Narcissus,
Don't listen to voices claiming power cords don't maka difference - they do! Mor so, if your system is very open with high resolution. 
I had very good results with silver in cotton for interconnects and speaker cables and applied the same logic/recipe to power cords with same positive performance. With interconnects and speaker cable I experimented with different gauges and found one single conductor always sounded better than multiple ones and that bigger is better. If you look closer to Nordost, Kimber etc you will see they increase total gauge with their better cables as well.
If you don't need to move your power cords around frequently try 10 gauge solid silver for L and N and 8 gauge copper for ground. Put each wire in a thick cotton rope and protect each with heat shrink. Twist all three slightly together and surround with Techflex. I used Wattgate 350i Ag plugs. They are silver coated and cryo treated. This cable does not look or feel sexy but it will transform an excellent system to world class level. Start with CD or transport. It will make your digital front end sound more liquid, relaxed and analog like. Bass will benefit as well. Let me know if you need more info.
Good luck & enjoy!
Decibell

In all fairness, battery power sources do indeed address many of the issues with the dirty power coming in via the AC line. They have been tried with great success on a number of noise-sensitive, non-current-hungry components. Problem is that the application is limited to only a few non-DIY components available for sale, and they introduce problems of their own with delivering consistent peak current to the components that they feed (they run down). ole school’s solar-powered solution would be even better still...

For the remainder of the 99%+ of audio enthusiast that choose to purchase conventional AC-powered components, power cords that effectively clean up the dirty AC from the wall prior to entering their components and deliver non-limited, time responsive current is of paramount importance to good sound.

Dave

@narcissus

- NEP-3200 has a better pronounced lower side of mid-range frequencies. This fact not only in cables but also in preamp/amp gives that impression that you hear a strong bass. High Frequencies are less pronounced. IEGO male 8085 is better suited for this cable, because it has more open HF compared to Furutech male plugs. FI-28 Rhodium gave more HF but created a less balanced sound. Using Neotech male Gold connector with their narrow sizes is a hassle on assembling for this hefty PC.

- I used NEP 3002 and 3003, and found 3003 is more open especially for front-end and preamps. I bought 3 Neotech PC and connector that I assembled my self. There is direction on this PC to put IEC which needs to be aware of.  They are very dynamic and are better that those High-Fidelity Power cords ($3000) that had for a demo! In my experience, spending money on high-priced power cords is non-sense.

Another comment, based on my experience, IEGO male gold connector is not a good match with Furutech GTX-R. It creates much less dynamic sound. The best match to keep better dynamic is to use GTX-R with Fi-28R and Fi-25R or even FI-15R! Matching Outlet metal with Male Plug is very important.

Real (!!!???)  Sonarquest plugs are not bad neither. Comared to IEGO, even in shape and mounting holes for inserting cables are totally different!!  The ones I bought from WWW.Sonarquest.net  where the fake ones. I had to request a refund from Paypal! The shape on IEC could tell you about real or fake ones!!

hope that would help
Cheers...

 

What a complete load of navel gazing. All you need is cable that conducts sufficient current not to get warm when in use.Spend your money elsewhere.