How do you think this AC power will be?

The BIG problem with hand braiding is the sloppiness of the uneven  spacing between the wires.   It matters more than the gain from the braiding.  IMO naturally) Taking care when braiding means the wires will perform better. being sloppy means you should not even bother.

@williewonka 

I'm putting together my order for making your Helix power cables instead of using my DH Labs stuff. I have one question:

If I'm wanting to make two of them for my mono block power amps in 10 Gauge, should I just replace the live wire you have mentioned in your instruction site to 10 gauge? If you feel this is not necessary and I should just use the 12 gauge mil spec wire for everything then I will. 

@todd1010 - for your mono blocks...
- I would use a single 10 gauge Mil-Spec for the live
-  2 x 12 gauge Mil-Spec for the neutral (i.e. 9 Gauge combined total )
- 1 12 gauge Home depot wire for the ground

WRT the DH Labs cables you have made - they require about 60 hours burn-in before they even staret to sound better than theri initial perofrmance, but it does not get too much better - better dynamics.

If you used Sonar Quest plugs you should have heard better imaging from the start.

Hope That Helps

@willywonka

Yes, I thought that was the way.

Im going to be making two 10 gauge cables for my mono blocks and two 12 gauge ones for my preamp and Bluesound Node 2.

Do you think it’s to big of a power cable for the preamp or the Bluesound?