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Posted on October 18, 2014 at 18:13:28
earnie3
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My friend of mine also is sending me some high quality mit magnum power cable to make his own cords he bought from mit. This is a 4 foot length he is sending it to me to make my own cord and have fun with it. My question is it has a shield as you can see in the picture. he told me to connect it at the wall plug end and DON"T connect it at the iec end it will act as a drain wire. does this make any sense??

 

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RE: power cord assembly question, posted on October 19, 2014 at 09:32:08
jad
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 Yes

 

RE: power cord assembly question, posted on October 19, 2014 at 18:07:10
Duster
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 As a rule, but not always in practice, a braided shield or drain wire for a foil shield should be terminated at the AC plug end, but not the IEC connector end.

What AC connectors do you plan to use?

 

RE: power cord assembly question, posted on October 20, 2014 at 13:16:27
6bq5
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 it makes sense if you connect it with the Green/Ground wire plug for the wall mains.
Happy Listening

 

RE: power cord assembly question, posted on October 20, 2014 at 16:49:24
earnie3
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 Thanks duster. I know mit uses Marino plug ends on there power cords what is a nice low cost plug to use I like a nice sweat open sound stage with nice detail air on top and nice bass. Thanks for your time.

 

RE: power cord assembly question, posted on October 21, 2014 at 07:42:59
jea48
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 I agree with Duster.

I would add some aftermarket power cord manufactures float the shield and do not connect it to the equipment ground at the plug ground terminal. Some Shunyata power cords are made that way.

You might try building the cord with the shield connected to the equipment ground terminal on the plug first. Give the power cord sufficient time to break in with you getting used to listening to the cord then lift the shield from the equipment ground from the plug and listen for any difference. If you do try it both ways post back your results.
Jim

 

RE: power cord assembly question, posted on October 21, 2014 at 11:39:17
Duster
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The Furutech FI-11M(Cu) copper AC plug and Furutech FI-11(Ag) silver IEC connector is a classic, relatively affordable synergistic AC connector combination that mates well with just about any power cable, AC outlet, audio component, IME. While not inexpensive, the combo is priced lower than many other premium quality AC connectors. It's been my favorite go-to option for mid-priced high performance DIY power cord projects over the years.

 

RE: power cord assembly question, posted on October 22, 2014 at 05:54:49
Dave Pogue
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 Another great thing about these connectors is how rugged they are. This doesn't matter -- or at least doesn't matter as much -- if you use them once and never upgrade the wire you're using. But if you're an inveterate (read, obsessive) experimenter, you can re-use them on any number of different wires. I had some Oyaide connectors give up the ghost after just a couple of re-wires, but these Furutechs seem to go on forever.

 

RE: power cord assembly question, posted on October 30, 2014 at 23:46:55
stehno
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 Yup, I use this same combo on everything.

The good thing about these (and all Furutech products) is that they are all cryogenically treated and I think Furutech uses the superior full-immersion method which translates to even better sonics.

I have no real experience with shielded cable but I've read where some actually thought shielded versions sounded worse than the exact same model but unshielded. If true, for some reason, I wouldn't be surprised.

One thing I've got enough experience with is power cables in general and cryo-treated cables. And I've compared my $100 DIY cryo'ed cables with Furutech terminators against a $6000 cable for days and my $100 DIY cable actually sounded better, but not by much. I even sold my $2500 stainless steel power cable with Furutech's top-of-the-line carbon fiber terminators and kept the $100 DIY cable because of its superiority.

IMO, cryo-treating and especially fully-immersed cryo'ed cables and terminators are what make by far the greatest sonci difference when it comes to cabling.

Now I haven't tried this yet, but I would probably take my chances with Radio Shack speaker cables that were cryo'ed via full immersion method over a $5000 pair of speaker cables that were not cryo'ed. And if my hunch is right, the Radio Shack cryo'ed cables would probably be far more musical.

 

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