Power Cable for CDP

A couple of years ago, i had an interesting conversation with the Black Cat cable designer, Chris Sommovigo (RIP). I asked Chris what he felt about making me a power cord for my very power hungry Jeff Rowland model 8T. I wondered if the cable gauge would be ok that Chris was suggesting for this application? Chris was certain that it would be ( his power cables, for those who may not know, were not huge bulk cables, like Shunyata’s). Sure enough, to this day, the cable that Chris made for me is a game changer, easily surpassing all other large AWG cables and heavy bulk pc’s that i had tried before on this amp.

I think one can conclude from this, that it is not necessarily the AWG of the cable, but more importantly, the design and the aptitude of the designer. 

For what you’re looking for I’d recommend LavriCable power cords that are made from pure 5N silver and are an exceptional value IME.  I don’t own their power cords but do own their interconnects, USB, and headphone cables and they excel at transparency and openness but with absolutely no brightness or thinness silver cables are reputed to have.  I know members @charles1dad, @lak, and @guacimo10 own their PCs and think very highly of them so maybe they’ll chime in here to help out.  Here’s a list of their power cords, and either the Master 20 or Ultimate should be more than fine for your use case.

https://www.lavricables.com/?s=Power

Further, here’s a post where a member mentioned above found the LavriCable PC superior to a much higher-priced Synergistic cable (very highly regarded BTW), and if you go to page 2 you’ll get some good insights from Charles1dad after he installed them in his system.

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/price-isn-t-always-indicitive-of-quality-or-performance?highlight=LavriCable%2B

Again, given what you’re looking for and our other member’s very positive experience/feedback I would strongly recommend considering the LavriCable PCs.  Hope this helps, and best of luck!

@soix

For what you’re looking for I’d recommend LavriCable power cords that are made from pure 5N silver and are an exceptional value IME

Agreed. If the goal is to achieve an open, airy, pure and transparent sonic presentation then the Lavricables are an excellent option to consider. They are very well constructed, non bulky and pretty flexible. Bottom line is that they sound natural (terrific tonality and timbre), clear and dynamic (Both macro and micro).

OP, Have you established a budget range? These are not cheap cables but are exceptionally reasonable for the product you receive.

Charles

I agree that the LavriCable (Grand) is a very good power cord, just more expensive than what I recommended above. If you go that route be sure to give them at least 50 hours of break-in time before you do any critical listing.

Charles1dad said it better than I could and he is right on target ;-)

 "The Shunyata also uses brass connectors and brass is an awful conductor"...i am about to embark om making my own 20 amp for conditioner cable.The size i need is much shorter than redi/manufactered make.My choices so far gold plated and rhodium plated connectors.Im wondering if Shunyata uses the brass maybe because of a more neutral/durable coloring imparted on sound.Just Fwiw.