Audioquest custom made triple weave design power cable (Storm Series).


Hi everyone,
I am interested in having my own customized Audioquest power cable build based of their new power line Storm series, which can be found here:

https://www.audioquest.com/ac-power/ac-power-cables/storm-series

The reason being the new line is out of my budget AND I am very interested in how a tailor made Audioquest applied with my own ideas will sound.

The idea:

• Use Audioquest NRG 4 cable, which can be bought in bulk: https://www.audioquest.com/ac-power/ac-power-cables/3-pole/nrg-4

• Dissecting the NRG 4 cable into three different wire parts: neutral, live, earth.

• Add multiple layers of shieldings per wire part: carbon fibre, copper braided sleeve, carbon fibre sleeve.

• Twist the three shielded wire parts in a geometry as the new Audioquest cable above, also have a look at:

https://www.lessloss.com/dfpc-series-p-213.html and

http://anticables.com/power-cords#!/Level-3-Reference-Series-Power-Cords/p/14644872/category=3461168

These great performers also use the same triple twisted design.

There must be something good going on with this geometry? That is why I want to apply it.

• Finally add, Oyaide plugs at each end (046, 079 or 004) and fill it with special crystal mineral against vibration, EMI, RFI, see: http://sablonaudio.com/index.php/power

First of all, would the geometry and design help you guys think?

Would it be worthwhile to try?

I can get Audioquest nrg4 relatively cheap. It has to be Audioquest wiring for me.
richardhk
Oh and to the question are AQ cables made in China? The answer is definitively YES. The box my brand new Dragon came in is labeled “made in China” but also “Perfect Surface Metals made in USA”. So maybe this keeps everyone satisfied 😜


I spoke with a local Parisian dealer who told me it was the same cable but, but is it a change?!?! As a matter of fact, was the same cable with the main silver connections all the time? that some internal copper threads have been changed that would have the role of shielding, and that these wires are not part of the main path through which the current flows ... !!! "Revelation" I did not understand exactly; I can also send you the mail from Audioquest Europe on this subject



I also contacted Audioquest USA and told me :

. The design is the same as the previous Dragon but with the copper conductors changed to silver. There is no reuse of the old design such as WEL Signature.
So the official AQ line is “we changed to all silver but we don’t provide any way of you knowing what you’ve got, in fact we ship it in a box labeled copper and silver” .... pretty stupid if you ask me

Audioquest Europe has a different approach :


The Dragon SOURCE is 16AWG, the Dragon HIGH CURRENT is 12AWG, this is also valid for Tornado, Hurricane and FireBird.


There are no new versions of these cables. What might be changing is the way we communicate about the cables and whether or not the percentage of copper for the ground cables should be included.

Also the AWG was recalculated and there was a correction for rounding up/of discrepancies.

How does it all sound? The more silver is used, the better the current is conducted, so whatever current your amplifier is asking, it is easier transported