Oyaide

What are the power cords: brand, material composition, gauge, etc.?

When you state that you have heard larger benefits of changing plugs than in different wire, does this mean you have experimented with different power cord wire while using the same plugs during the experiment?

I have a bunch of different wire and a couple of power
cords from Cardas and Audioquest..tried those
Stringreen (System | Threads | Answers)

You used
these in their stock configuration, correct? In other words, you didn't replace
the
plugs on a Cardas cable with different plugs?

Just trying to understand how you concluded plugs make more difference
than
wire.

Is it based on the extension cord sounding better than the Cardas,
Audioquest,
etc. after you had installed the Oyaide plugs?

Wonder what would happen if one put Oyaide plugs on Cardas wire...

BTW, a local dealer is very enthusiastic about the Oyaide power cords. I use
Oyaide PA-02 wire for 30 foot balanced interconnects, and it is excellent
wire. You can find the various Oyaide wire, including the power cord wire, in
bulk from a few retailers.

Oyaide Tunami bulk wire:

Kosmic

VH Audio

Take Five Audio also lists it, but they are out of stock.

Looking at the price of Oyaide Tunami bulk wire and Oyaide C-046 plugs, it
seems the prefabricated Oyaide power cords (with C-046 plugs) are a better
value. About the same price (if not less) than the cost of DIY Oyaide cords.

Which model Oyaide plugs did you install?

I wasn't criticizing your experiment. After all, you didn't use Oyaide wire. I
was just mentioning what I learned during my research.

Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm.

I've decided to try a pair of Oyaide Tunami cords on my amps.

I installed a pair of Oyaide Tunami GPX power cords on my amps today. The short story is more clarity and a lower noise floor which has resulted in more apparent volume at a lower setting on the preamp's volume knob.

They seem very transparent (meaning neutral), as I also discovered using Oyaide PA-02 wire for balanced interconnects between my preamp and amplifiers. I'd say there is a definite "house sound" between the two examples of Oyaide products I own. Crisp and clear with excellent tonal balance. Akin to Shunyata in that regard.

My Tunami GPX are factory built, so I have no idea how the plugs are attached, nor does it concern me.