t_ramey,
Or you could buy 3 meters and make (2) 1.5 M's
ozzy
Or you could buy 3 meters and make (2) 1.5 M's
ozzy
Shielded power cord best used on Digital/Source or on Tube Amps?
One can certainly slit the outer shield when trying to make it into a wire. I think the best way to "make a wire out of the shield "is not to slit it, but rather to unweave it so all the strands are intact. Once unwoven and all the strands are free with a combed through appearance, then twist tightly into a nice thicker gauge stranded wire. |
Ozzy, I don't have any experience on DS-4, but I used Alpha3 which is non-shielded PC. I tried several big brands power cords and ended up to make my own PCs and some for my friends. For front-end devices, I would recommend the Neotech NEP-3003 MK III, ($19/Foot), 14 gauges, latest version being a shielded hybrid cable (Copper-Silver). It outperforms the Furutech FP-Alpha3 in my system. I used it on Einstein Turntable choice phono-pre and my CD player. Neotech NEP-3003 MkIII, has a better frequency balance with higher resolution details, as well as greater sound-stage specially on Depth and excellent delineation of placement of instruments and vocals. It takes >400 hours to break-in compared to >300 on Furutech PC. You may check SonicCraft, it has different Neotech MKIII cables on sale. hope that would help... cheers, |
grannyring, Sounds like a lot of work to unravel the shield that is basically a woven basket weave, I think my method suffices and contains the full gauge. michelzay, Thanks for that information. The DPS-4 is a relatively new power cable from Furutech. It sounds really good from the first cut (pun intended). Not sure how many hours it needs for full conditioning but my guess would be in the 100-200 hour range. Additional Nanotec 308 cable is at this point unavailable, something about not being able to get more jacketing until October. I was able to get 7 meters however. I know the Furutech NCF connectors are expensive but it makes the power cord. ozzy |