DIY Power Cables Instead of Used

The cables well take 600 hrs to burn in but the Fi 50 NSF is closer to 700 hours, be patient and enjoy the burn in.

A few thoughts- you can make very good DIY power cords. I like shielded cable, and I use good quality plugs. Finish it off with some tech flex and shrink-wrap, and you have a nice power cord. You will save money but as already noted, resale value is zero. 

I've bought raw and remade Supra cable. I like the Supra cable, but I was underwhelmed with the ready made cable's termination quality. 

One cable I've found and like quite a bit is Cullen Cable Crossover series. Well priced and very good quality. 

Thanks Zavato. As a result of Technik’s comments, I started furutech reading which lead me into the "right" DIY. At this point I’m looking at, dependent on the component, a mix of power chords: furutech DIY, DHL DIY, and Pangea ready made. mixing it up based on my best educated guess, will enable me the opportunity to move cables around components to see where they perform best, as well.

Ive read up on Supra for about 2 yrs, and will be using their speaker wire for my rear and mid channels (I actually bought a piece 4 months ago to test, was very pleased, but have yet to follow thru with a full order) Im also getting ready to start comparing Supra power conditioner / surge protector to others, but initially theirs seems hard to beat anywhere near their price range. Reason I’m shying away from Supra power chords is that while they have a truly superior patented tinned copper process for low voltage applications, they are pretty new to the silver plating game, and their silver plating is pretty standard ... DHL seems to do that better for less.

For connectors I’m looking at Sonarquest, which is a direct furutech competitor out of Japan, but whose U.S. prices are notably lower, as they don’t have the furutech level marketing machine, and came to US market late...they seem to be going up in price, following on furutech coat tails, but are very well reviewed by pros amd individuals who have direct compared.

I will now add Cullen to my reading before I pull any triggers. Thank you again for your help on this, Zavato!

Most welcome and good luck. I’ve had good results with Belden 19364, and as it is 14 gauge, I would be reluctant to use it with high power amplifiers. 

@sfcfran If by DIY you actually mean attach plugs onto a piece of bulk power cable - then I agree with @elizabeth - there are many choices from cable vendors that will retain resale value and perofrm better

However, if you are willing to take DIY to a "higher level" take a look at the Helix Power Cable.
http://image99.net/blog/files/category-002ahelix-power-cable.html

It may look a little daunting, but it is pretty easy after the first one

Follow the "recipe" in the link and you will have a power cable that

"outperforms most others on the market!"

And those are not my words, but words from several people that have tried them.

Personally, I have compared them to cables up to $1500 and even had one person report that this power cable outperformed a Nordost cable he owned. He has since sold the Nordost cable

I have tried bulk cables from Furutech and DH Labs, but even braiding the conductors from a simple piece of Home Depot 12 guage extension cord outperofrms both of them - don’t believe me? I didn’t believe it either until I tried it.

The Helix Power Cable improves the resolution of any component, but the amount of improvement is not quite so apparent as the power supply of the component get larger and more sophiticated - i.e.
- improvements in large amps is initially not as noticeable
- whereas improvments in source components with smaller power supplies will reveal the biggest improvement

The latest word is - the Helix power cables even works on componentns that use DC power - that was a surpise.

Anyhow - got questions - ask away

Good luck with your quest - Steve