Best place to buy Schuko and IEC plugs

[Maro73]

Hello Guys

I'd be soon trying to build some mains power cords.

Any recommendations for :

1. Which cables are you advising me ?

2. Which schucko plugs to take , and the IEC ones ?

3., Where to buy them ?

I don't know whether the investment for rhodium or other stuff is worth the hype ??

Cheers

 

[clap]

Maro, knowing your high end kit I would say not to skimp. Personally, good mains cables and plugs gave me a really good upgrade. The soundstage became much better defined, bass was tighter and deeper and a little brightness was removed.

I started off with Mark Grant 2.5 which were great vfm. But, the Furutech Alpha 3 or Oyaide 2 were the top notch cable.

Connector wise , imo, Oyaide are the best. The beryllium copper ones especially. The carbon fibre furutech are very goid but very expensive. Iego are good vfm but not as good as Oyaide. Choose a budget and select from these brands and you won't go far wrong. You can get genuine Oyaide very cheap from Hong Kong.

 

[i_should_coco]

Alternatively spend the money on something that might make a difference like a crate of nice wine.

 

[Cyclopse]

Maro, knowing your high end kit I would say not to skimp. Personally, good mains cables and plugs gave me a really good upgrade. The soundstage became much better defined, bass was tighter and deeper and a little brightness was removed.I started off with Mark Grant 2.5 which were great vfm. But, the Furutech Alpha 3 or Oyaide 2 were the top notch cable.

Connector wise , imo, Oyaide are the best. The beryllium copper ones especially. The carbon fibre furutech are very goid but very expensive. Iego are good vfm but not as good as Oyaide. Choose a budget and select from these brands and you won't go far wrong. You can get genuine Oyaide very cheap from Hong Kong.

Making your own cables. Now a Wammer who has discovered, 'A really good upgrade.' - Discuss

Regards

Cyclopse

 

[daveyu]

Furutech, the more expensive the better, Alpha 3 are a good start

 

[Maro73]

Oyaide is very expensive guys

 

[i_should_coco]

As I said buy wine. Better value and a much bigger improvement to your listening experience.

 

[clap]

Oyaide is very expensive guys

They come up second hand occasionally. If you buy from an established wammer it would be fine. Would you pay import tax from Hong Kong? Otherwise, iego are good and cheaper.

 

[roob]

Don't mess about get youself some Nordost Valhalla ;-) :roll:

 

[hifinutt]

furutech , not sure if any benefit with gold or rhodium , just get good quality

I usually get from dave at mains cables r us

 

[Maro73]

HI Guys

I am quite doubful about transactions from Hongkong .. too many fake replicas .

I'm going to browse through mains cables r us

Cheers

 

[hifinutt]

good cable here

http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread.php?91002-F-s-audioquest-nrg1-mains-cable-unterminated-unused

 

[rabski]

If you really must, I have bought heaps of stuff from these guys:

http://www.tm3connections.com/

Decent, high quality bits at sensible prices.

That said, I'd still rather spend it on Merlot for a proper gain in performance...

 

[killie99]

^^^ what he said. The Martin Kaiser IEC's I bought from them were very well made.

 

[The Strat]

Maro - You will have noticed from some of the responses that there is considerable scepticism around here as to the benefit of changing cables etc. I have to say from my experience that there is benefit from at least experimenting (not all changes have been positive) although I must acknowledge that those who claim there is no benefit can point to a lot if not conclusive evidence to support their arguments.All the best.Lindsay

 

[awkwardbydesign]

Maro - You will have noticed from some of the responses that there is considerable scepticism around here as to the benefit of changing cables etc. I have to say from my experience that there is benefit from at least experimenting (not all changes have been positive) although I must acknowledge that those who claim there is no benefit can point to a lot if not conclusive evidence to support their arguments.All the best.Lindsay

:^

 

[The Strat]

Maro - your inbox is full.

 

[Clive197]

Try SUPRA LoRad 2.5, absolutely great cable, just seen some on the bay for £12.95 per mtr from Divine Audio. TM3 good source for plugs.

 

[Ozexpat]

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