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Any Advice for Black Mamba / MPS Hercules Build?
Posted by atkinsonrr on July 23, 2020 at 09:29:54:
For the last year I've been running DH Labs Power Plus power cables with good aluminium-bodied Chinese plugs. These really renewed my belief in the power of good power cords.
But always open to one more DIY upgrade, yesterday ordered Black Mamba cable and four pairs of Hercules plugs per Duster's recommendations here. The plan is to make up four cables. One each for MC452 Power Amp, C2200 Preamp, Denafrips Terminator DAC and the SBooster 12v power supply to the Nativ Vita Network Player.
> If anyone knows the Power Plus and the Mamba, is this gonna be a significant upgrade? What kind of changes in SQ to expect?
> I saw that Duster at some point mentioned the Mamba is great with upstream digital but might not be the best choice with a power amp. My amp is 400W/Ch so am curious if the Mamba will work there, or if I should stick with the Power Plus.
> Are there any useful tweaks to employ when constructing the new cords, (i.e. vibration damping inside the plugs; crystals inside the plugs; carbon fibre sleeves on cable ends; other?)
Thanks for any advice!
--Rob