Please assure me I'm not going to burn my house down.
Bad idea. Even if you don't want to go big time with power cables, get a little scratch together for something decent, something that won't invalidate your home insurance if a fire breaks out, like these: https://www.audiogon.com/listings/ac-cables-component-of-the-year-award-silnote-audio-gl-reference-p... |
@mani-2 my other power cables are a helix design I got from williewonka (agon name), which I then made from the conductors from the yarbo 9000 series PCs with silver coated copper neutral helix and a thhn wire ground helix, both wrapped around the yarbo conductor. I used sonar quest plugs. So I know how to make a great sounding cable from proper components.. I was curious what a braided architecture made from individually insulated, small diameter solid conductors would sound like. That's why I tried cat 5. I could do it with proper small diameter power cable.. |
www.signalcable.com as low as $49. I have zero affiliation with them, other than buying a couple. Save yourself the headaches for a few bucks. |
Please use a standard IEC power cord until you can buy or make a proper power cable. While the copper in the CAT 5 may be up to the task, the insulation most certainly is not. Way too thin for the amount of current flowing through a 120v 60Hz power cord. Nothing wrong with a home made cable, as long as the cable you choose is made for the voltage and current you are using. That's why regular power cords have that thick rubber coating on each wire, with a thick rubber coating over all conductors. It is rated for household current. CAT 5 is not. CAT 5 can be brittle and break from too much bending, it's rather fragile compared to a stranded copper wire used in an IEC power cable. A custom cable may sound better, but a standard UL approved wire won't destroy your sound either. It'll be fine until you get a proper cable. |
