@alexberger
I compared my Acoustic BBQ power cord made with the new Duelund 600v wire with several Furutech power cords. One made with their former top of the line 10 gauge bulk cable and F28 connectors. In addition, I compared to Furutech and Neotech power cords usually selling from $400-$1000 from dealers.
My customers tell me they compare nicely to cables they have costing up to $1200. Cables from Luna and several others.
I like the natural tone and openness of the power cord. You hear the same sort of natural tone and realism found in the Duelund cotton covered wire used in speaker cables and ICs.
I know some don’t believe in burn in and I don’t want to argue that, but these do take some time to settle in and open up. Based on my listening they need at least 200 hours. It really depends on what it is plugged into (CD player vs conditioner etc..).
I have used several types of connectors for my customers since I do a lot of custom work. The one I like the best I used to source from China. It is a knock off of the top of the line Furutech with carbon fiber/stainless steal barrel bodies and Rhodium plated copper blade conductors. You can now buy this from Parts Connextion for $50 under the Connex brand. For the money they do sound rather good.
I make a standard cord with one run of the 12 gauge wire per pole and well as a cord with a double run per pole making for a 9 gauge cord. I do use a special twist/weave on both.
I make both shielded and unshielded. Both sound great. I find the unshielded is perhaps a tad more open and lively.
The wire’s polycast coating is very, very thick. It is hard to strip as the material sticks to the wire. It requires additional work and attention to detail so one does not nick or cut off some of the wire strands. One trick is to heat up the wire tips with a heat gun right before stripping as this seams to release the polycast a bit. Don’t overheat or melt.
