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Oyaide or Furutech plugs

Hi everybody,

I'm currently thinking about buying a new DIY mains cable.
It will probably go to my headphone amp (Viva Egoista 845) or maybe to my DAC (Weiss Medea+).

I made my choice about the cable itself, I'd like to try the Furutech FP-TCS31.

But I have some hesitation about the plugs, between the recent gold Furutech FI-28/38 (G) and the Oyaide P004/C004 (beryllium/palladium).

I'm looking for some very liquid and smooth sound, with no spike/highlight in the treble or in the high-medium which could sound agressive.

Did some of you try these plugs and could help me to choose by giving me some infos about the differences?

Best regards,
Sylvain
sylvanor
keithtexas
352 posts
 
Don't want to steer you away from the Furutech if you're set on it, but I've had good DIY results on tube/hybrid power amp with Acrolink 7N P4030II. 
https://www.ebay.com/itm/ACROLINK-7N-P4030II-Stressfree-Power-Cable-Sold-By-1Meter-Each-Cut-100-Genu... Very smooth and detailed, with good bass.  And 7N P4020III on all things digital.  Oyaide connectors (I'm using P/C-004) are a bit pricey, but are rock solid.
invictus005
597 posts
 
I'd choose Oyaide. There's a lot of evidence that suggests Furutech is actually a Taiwanese company rather than Japanese, with a lot of their products being made in Taiwan. 
janewyman
81 posts
 
I like Furutech because pure copper is used as opposed to berillium copper used by Oyaide.  VH Audio has a lot of info about plugs and other components used by audio people.
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jond
5,845 posts
 
+1 VH Audio, Chris just made me a Furutech FP-S032N with F1-11 gold connectors and it sounds fantastic. He was extremely helpful answering questions as well. Furutech makes great products I could care less if they are from Japan or Taiwan thought I've seen no evidence of the latter.
sylvanor OP
8 posts
 
Hi,
I ended buying a FP-TCS31 with FI-28(g) and FI-e38(g) plugs.
I’m very happy with this cable. Maybe not as wide as my FP-3TS20 but warmer, thicker sound and great bass. The treble is less stressed. There is the same smooth midrange sound, which seems to be the house sound from Furutech.
I think it’s my best cable up to date.
I use it with my preamp and my tube headphone amp with much pleasure.

Thanks for your help.
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