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In Reply to: Connectors and geometry posted by madisonears on May 13, 2012 at 14:11:05:
Howdy,
"Higher grade connectors such as Wattgate or Furutech make the most difference in the sound of a PC."
Not the most (IME), but high performance AC connectors are an essential aspect of audiophile power cord designs.
"Geometry is also a factor: I favor the Flavor configuration of an opposing twist, spaced ground."
Thumbs-up. The Flavor designs (and the AirSine) are classic.
"Shielding is usually superfluous, sometimes even harmful."
I can generally agree.
"I believe the wire itself is of least importance."
Contraire: Wire is the heart of cabling, so how can it not be a fundamental thing?
"Any stranded copper 14 gauge for sources or larger for amps will suffice. Anything larger than 10 gauge is ridiculous unless your amp is rated by horsepower instead of watts."
Contraire: Optimum audiophile conductor gauge is often a matter of phenomenon rather than EE specs. A low current application can sound great via a large AWG power cord, and often does, IME.
"Type of insulation doesn't seem terribly important."
Contraire: Insulation can sometimes have an even greater role in how a cable actually sounds than a particular conductor material such as OCC.
just my 2 copper pennies :-)
Cheers, Duster
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Follow Ups
- RE: Connectors and geometry - Duster 18:08:27 05/13/12 (2)
- These comments were about power cords only - madisonears 21:20:02 05/13/12 (1)
- The response was regarding power cords (nt) - Duster 11:32:13 05/14/12 (0)
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