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Audioquest DC cables - why are there almost no high end DC cables?
Hi everyone,
I noticed it's very difficult to get high end dc cables.
Why is that?
Surely a lot of components use DC connections: LPS, DAC/Streamers, HDD's, Switches.
I have been reading that a good DC cable need 2 things:
1. Geometry: starquad
2. Thick awg (12?)
Now I want have a DC cable made with audioquest wiring. These tick the above two requirements.
Can I use AQ type 4, CV4 or Rocket33 to make a DC cable?
The plug I will be using is Oyaide. Oyaide has high quality DC plugs in 2.1 and 2.5.
Ideas?
I noticed it's very difficult to get high end dc cables.
Why is that?
Surely a lot of components use DC connections: LPS, DAC/Streamers, HDD's, Switches.
I have been reading that a good DC cable need 2 things:
1. Geometry: starquad
2. Thick awg (12?)
Now I want have a DC cable made with audioquest wiring. These tick the above two requirements.
Can I use AQ type 4, CV4 or Rocket33 to make a DC cable?
The plug I will be using is Oyaide. Oyaide has high quality DC plugs in 2.1 and 2.5.
Ideas?
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Hi guys! Thanks for the answers here! Alistair at Audioquest replied my email and he highly recommended me to NOT use the type4 or cv4 cable as a dc power cable. He said that: "It’s not recommend to use these speaker cables as power cables due to the conductive insulation used on the negative conductors." So now I am thinking of using the NRG 1.5 aq cable with the Oyaide plug. Will it work? What do you guys think? It is copper and starquad. 2 x 16awg http://www.audioquest.com/power-cables/nrg-1-5 Or do you still think that I should go ahead with type 4? However, nrg1.5 seems safer? |
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