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I'm using Furutech FI-50 both wall plug and IEC connectors, and Furutech Alpha-3 AC bulk power cable, and Furutech e-TP506 power distributer.
Any suggestion for a better or best bulk AC power cable which i can use with Furutech FI-50 connectors ?
And any comments on Neotech, which is more expensive bulk cable than Furutech.
Thank you.
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Well, you're already using all Furutech components here which implies that all your power cable ingredients are cryo-treated and I'm pretty sure Furutech uses the superior full-immersion cryo'ing method which makes a big difference.
Hence, I suspect you'd be very hard pressed to find a more musical power cable primarily due to the fact that it's all cryo'ed and cryo'ed well.
In my limited experience, the cryo'ing aspect means more than the other components of a product. For example, I exhibited in RMAF 2011 and a distributor asked that I use his $6000+ power cable. I tried it the evening before and since I heard no degredation in sonics, I left it in. After the show was over I thanked him but I didn't have the heart to tell him it sounded no better than my custom cryo'ed DIY $100 power cable from Cryo-Parts.com (now defunct) that included Furutech terminators.
I also sold my $2300 power cable and kept the $100 DIY cable because it sounded no better.
Now theoretically, I prefer solid core rather than stranded but good quality solid core is a bit difficult to come by but I can't say that solid core is sonically superior to stranded, even though others have said that.
I have in my possession three 25ft. runs of custom made 10AWG solid core 99.9% OFC that's been sitting in my garage for 11 years that I used to use for my 3 dedicated lines in a previous house. If I was really anal, I'd have those cables cryo'ed via full-immersion and install those into my passive dedicated line conditioners that come with built-in or fixed power cables just to ensure I'm maximizing my minimums. However, I would not expect to hear any audible improvements. But I would hope that maybe just maybe.
If I were in your shoes, at this juncture I would turn your attention and resources to another part of the vineyard that could possibly offer far greater sonic returns on your investment.
Thank you all for kind replies and helpful comments.
Sorry! its true, Alpha-3 is not shielded. However, if its not shielded what downsides will be ?
Another subject, as a suggestion from someone I unplugged and plugged every power cable from/into distributer and wall sockets and the sound of my gears improved very much, I have no clue why this happened.
Anyone have comments and recommendations on this subject and thank you.
......or you fell victim to the power of suggestion ;-)
Cheers,
Al
Are there performance issues with the Furutech Alpha-3 that you wish to address by replacing it with another product?
The Furutech Alpha-3 is an unshielded 11 AWG power cord suitable for high current applications such as power amplification and power line conditioners/distributors.
The Acrolink 7N-P4030 II is a shielded 10 AWG power cord suitable for high current applications such as power amplification and power line conditioners/distributors, as well as any source component (including digital) and preamplification. A very thin copper foil shield floats at both ends, so it's a relatively non-intrusive design for dynamic high current applications.
Rumor has it there's a new Acoustic Revive power cord to be released (soon?) for US import that should be worth evaluating. I have no information to share about it, as of yet.
Thank you all very much for helpful posts.
No issues with Alpha-3, I’m looking if there Is a better bulk cable than Alpha-3.
Regarding Alpha-3 being unshielded, I think it’s shielded but can anyone clarify?So is the vote goes to Acrolink? And any comments comparison between Acrolink and Neotech NEPs 3200 or 1001 ?
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The Furutech FP-Alpha-3 is not shielded:
http://www.furutech.com/2013/02/02/1800/
You will notice that the Furutech FP-Alpha-3 is the only unshielded Furutech bulk power cable product:
http://www.furutech.com/products/bulk-cables/power-cables-bulk-cables/
The Acrolink 7N-P4030 II would be a worthy upgrade.
from Apex Jr. is what I use. Tweaker
I find the cables from Acoustic Revive to be the best I've tried. The ones I made with Furutech FI-50 and Oyaide M1/F1 plugs actually dethroned a couple of really good cables in my system, including an XLO Limited power cable. Quite a ballsy and "tactile" sounding cable that is not missing in details.
Check out VH Audio
At $61, it's about double what they sell for in their homeland (see link below).
I have only tried the previous generation of this cable. Pretty neutral and pretty nice for the (Japanese) price, but I liked the Acoustic Revive much better. The good thing about Acrolink cables in general is that they are mostly quite neutral and can be a "one cable fits all" until one figure out what one wants out of a cable.
Someone PLEASE check my arithmetic. 2.9milliOhms per meter = 2.9 Ohms per kilometer...equals about 9-1/2AWG per my chart.
Neotec UPOCC 10g. is $35/foot at Sonic Craft.
I have plenty of Neotec UPOCC-copper powercables with Furutech ends in my system, and altho I'm not much of a short-term GEA, my system sounds excellent, long-term, including those cables.
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Tin-eared audiofool, large-scale-Classical music lover, and damned-amateur fotografer.
William Bruce Cameron: "...not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted."
I don't know if the cable linked is among the best, only that Chris VenHaus is likely to offer something really good, if not the best.
I should have just linked the VH Audio home page.
Thanks for your as always, thoughtful reply.
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