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In Reply to: Re: Better instructions; agreed... posted by AD on December 22, 2006 at 08:13:30:
... but makes good sense. Pretty connectors though.
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Yes, they're pretty, but more importantly, to my ears they perform really well on the two prefabricated power cables which I have.
The one I assembled (with Tsunami cable) is still being "burned-in", however.
The other problem which I had with the thickness of the Tsunami cable in the Oyaide 46 plugs was the rubber gasket where the cable enters the plug. The cable is so close to the diameter of the plug opening (there is about 1.5 mm difference between the cable diameter and the plug opening), that it permits to move the cable only in one direction. If any corrective action is needed when one assembles the plug, one cannot move the back closing cap of the plug in the other direction. I had no choice but to remove the rubber gasket on both plugs...
i've had the same issues as you all, thanks for the good info.I'd like to see some instructions on how to actually solder the cable strands to each connector inside the plug. I'm to the point where i know the P-079's are THE plugs for my system...i'd like to sidestep the screw clamps all together and make sure my connections are SAFE.
to me, inserting the 12 ga ends of DH Labs Power Plus AC cable was easier into a Furu FI-11 plug than the Oyaides...
The Furutech connectors are much easier to use with heavy-gauge wire. They can handle 9 gauge before they start to get difficult. They also have a larger contact area for better current transfer.
which if removed would make it much easier to get good contact. However, that screw doesn't feel like it wants to come out and I don't feel like breaking a $100 AC plug to find out. I bought some extra wires and plan to compare the cryo-parts wire and the VH flavors with a couple different Oyaide and Furu connectors. I'm already feeling like the 046 has set the bar pretty high.
Karmaceutical,Try the Furu FI-25R connectors. After trying every connector out there, I've found them to be the very best, and not by a little. Every other connector sounds pretty colored by comparison.
If the 046 sounds this good without burn in... the FI-25R has to be mind bendingly good. What wire did you use?
AZ Tsunami, Shunyata Taipan (pacesetter), Black Sand Violet.
Basically, the Furu FI-25R blows away everything else when used on a heavy-gauge cord (10 awg or better). The Oyaides are way too warm in the middle and tipped-up at the extremes when used with a true high-current cord. The only cord I have that liked the Oyaides better than the Furu was the BS Violet, but that's a pretty lightweight cord compared to the Shunyata or the AZ Tsunami. The Oyaides have a way of making the lighter gauge power cords sound 'bigger' than they actually are, but when you compare them head-to-head with a heavier cord with the Furu FI-25R connector, the heavy gauge cord clearly has more and tighter deep bass, and more realistic dynamics top to bottom. If you put the Oyaide on the same heavy-gauge cord, it makes it sound euphonic and flabby.
And since I regularly tee off on Oyaide products, I'll be fair and say that the Furu FI-25R (male and female) and FI-11cu (male only) are the only Furu AC connectors I like. The rest are way too bright for my tastes.
And how do the Furutech FI-25G connectors sound compared to the "R"?
The FI-25G is a much 'brighter' connector than the FI-25R. If you already have plenty of detail in the presence region upward, you're better off with the FI-25R.
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