18 g is pretty thin……
Looking For 18awg Audiophile Power Cable Options
Hi Friends,
I'm trying to find some 18awg audiophile power cables and am looking for recommendations. It seems the only ones I can find are of the AudioQuest variety, but I don't like the sound of AudioQuest cables, as they sound too sterile to me (or something, it's hard for me to describe).
I have a music production system and while I use expensive Triode Wire Labs Digital American cables on the DAC, ADC, and production computer/DAW with fantastic and stable results, I've had problems with my other components running on any thicker-gauged cables (powered KRK monitors, microphone power supply, and preamps).
I've tried several different cables on these other components, but I find any cable with a gauge thicker than 18awg results in issues of sound stability. The system needs to run for 12, sometimes 18 hours at a time, and I find that thicker-gauge cables, after about 8 hours, start to render the sound compressed, maybe slightly overloaded, and not as open, which is problematic for mixing and recording.
I started using some 18awg cables with hospital-grade plugs, and while they're definitely a big step up from the stock cables, and the stability of the sound is great, I'm just wondering if there's any 18awg audiophile-type cables out there that would give me improved performance, smoother top end, etc., just from better noise/RFI rejection. The sibilants were smoother when I used the audiophile cables, I think from better shielding, but the stability of the sound of system and vocal chain is of the upmost importance.
It's weird but I guess it has something to do with the digital components handling the thicker gauged cables better for some reason, compared to the analog components.
Any ideas/recs appreciated, thanks for your time!
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@z32kerber yeah, I really like those RAMM cables! Thanks for the tip |
@acar83 I own a Benchmark LA4 and DAC3B. They came with 18AWG power chords that they claim are the best they have been able to find. I tried the 14AWG chords that I use on other components and went back to their outstanding recommendation and could not be happier!
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Acar83, Not debating the reasoning behind your thought, but Morrow Audio has cables that may be near what you are looking for: Their MAP-1 uses Litz construction, and the total is 17 gauge. Their MAP-2 does as well, and the total is 15 gauge. I have not tried their power cables, but own their RCA interconnects, XLR interconnects, digital co-ax, and speaker cables. Great value for the money, and they have a 30 day return policy. NOTE: Morrow cables need some break in time, I would use at least their 10 day break in service.....so they come to you ready to demo.
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