Over the past few years I have been experimenting with building my own power cables...
- not simply adding high quality (high priced) connectors to high priced bulk cable (but I started with this approach)
- I now actually hand wind the conductors into different geometries/architectures.
What I have observed...
#1 - high priced bulk cables with high quality connectors attached provide the least improvement - but are still better than stock power cables
#2 - Braiding the conductors is significantly better than bulk cable - even when made from household romex - NOTE: romex will break is bent a few times, so don’t use this - I used romex just to test a theory.
#3 - winding the neutral and ground conductors around the live conductor in a tight helix geometry provided the biggest improvement.
#4 - for #2 and #3 their conductor geometry rejects EMI and RFI and therefore shielding is not required unless you are in a very noisy environment like a recording studio with cables all over the floor
Other observations common across all geometries...
- for the live conductor - use the best quality wire you can afford, I use conductors from a piece of Furutech bulk cable
- for the neutral conductor - reasonable quality copper conductor seems to be as effective as high quality Furutech - I use silver plated copper conductors
- for the ground conductor - Home Depot’s best multi strand house wire is good enough
- crimped spades worked better than clamping bare conductors in the connectors
- components actually run cooler using helix design cables
As for the "science" it all boils down to the inductance of noise across in internal conductors of the power cable...
For further info please read...
http://www.image99.net/blog/files/be8de0c383c5434907610d6b55049e69-75.html
Also Read...
http://www.buellinspections.com/what-is-phantom-voltage-induced-voltage/
Inducing noise into the neutral line effects the performance of the connected component(s) by increasing distortion levels - A good power cable will reduce, maybe even eliminate that effect.
I now use helix design PC’s and IC’s across the entire system and it has never sounded so good.
Hope that helps :-)
- not simply adding high quality (high priced) connectors to high priced bulk cable (but I started with this approach)
- I now actually hand wind the conductors into different geometries/architectures.
What I have observed...
#1 - high priced bulk cables with high quality connectors attached provide the least improvement - but are still better than stock power cables
#2 - Braiding the conductors is significantly better than bulk cable - even when made from household romex - NOTE: romex will break is bent a few times, so don’t use this - I used romex just to test a theory.
#3 - winding the neutral and ground conductors around the live conductor in a tight helix geometry provided the biggest improvement.
#4 - for #2 and #3 their conductor geometry rejects EMI and RFI and therefore shielding is not required unless you are in a very noisy environment like a recording studio with cables all over the floor
Other observations common across all geometries...
- for the live conductor - use the best quality wire you can afford, I use conductors from a piece of Furutech bulk cable
- for the neutral conductor - reasonable quality copper conductor seems to be as effective as high quality Furutech - I use silver plated copper conductors
- for the ground conductor - Home Depot’s best multi strand house wire is good enough
- crimped spades worked better than clamping bare conductors in the connectors
- components actually run cooler using helix design cables
As for the "science" it all boils down to the inductance of noise across in internal conductors of the power cable...
For further info please read...
http://www.image99.net/blog/files/be8de0c383c5434907610d6b55049e69-75.html
Also Read...
http://www.buellinspections.com/what-is-phantom-voltage-induced-voltage/
Inducing noise into the neutral line effects the performance of the connected component(s) by increasing distortion levels - A good power cable will reduce, maybe even eliminate that effect.
I now use helix design PC’s and IC’s across the entire system and it has never sounded so good.
Hope that helps :-)