best DIY power cord?

I would suggest sticking closely to Chris' designs as there are valid reasons as to why he took the approaches that he did. These designs can be further refined, but these will get you close to what is optimum without anywhere near the hassle, effort and cost. This is not to say that other designs using similar components will not work or offer improvements over stock or even many aftermarket cords, it is simply to reinforce that there is more to making a "killer" or "fully optimized" product than simply using "good parts".

Keep in mind that this is strictly my opinion and should be considered as such. It is worth exactly what you paid for it - $0.00 and not a penny more. Sean
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thanks everyone

I have ordered the parts for the Ven Haus cords and will post my results. BTW I may have some extra 83802 Belden wire if anyone wants.

Phil

BTW cute story about the cat, thats a good laugh.

It looks like the extra Belden wire is spoke for.

thank you

For what it's worth, a quick Web search shows that Take Five Audio sells Belden 83802 by the foot for $3.55 (Canadian). That's a little more than $2.25 (US) a foot.

To add to my last post, someone stated in another discussion that they had paid $1.60 (US) per foot for Belden 83802 at Anixter.