Asylum Powercord. Has anyone tried this power cord

Foster 9's so right. While the Cryo-Max worked amazingly well on my PS Audio Amp, it does nothing for my Aloia gear. Power Cords are very system & component dependent. On a tight budget, about the only thing to do is buy used cords that have high demand and turnover so you can resell them without much of a loss if they don't work out. I've used the Cable Company in the past and it's a great service if you want to pay retail. Not meanning to be negative, but when you're paying someone else's labor charges to terminate, you're not going to get a real substantive cable upgrade for $50. At this price point, I think I'd try Audio Advisor's Pangea power cords. They're probably assembled with Chinese labor as opposed to Take Five Audio's Canadian labor, so you do the math on that part of the equation. From reports I've read, the Pangeas succeed in improving many peoples systems. All you gamble is shipping costs if you don't like them.

Hubbell makes good product too.Link>>[http://www.hubbellcatalog.com/wiring/catalogpages/section-i.pdf]

I use Kaplan cables and highly recommend them.

No doubt, Kaplan cables are are great choice. However, the original post is asking about a cable priced at $50, not $479.00. As to other inexpensive choices that I've read good things about, two other options come to mind. Shunyata is having half price close outs on remaining Diamondbacks. Galen Carol Audio does mail order on this deal. The Taiwan based IeGo company has power cables at less than $100 that also have had good user reviews at the AudioCirlcle forum. They sell on Ebay now for just under $100 shipped from Taiwan.

Photon46, yeah I realize that, but he asked for a "great" cable, which can't be had for $50 in my experience. Your recommendations are good. He might also want to consider the small Soundstring cord or a Zu Birth.

Generally I tend to prefer solid un-plated copper ends over un-plated brass, or most platings. Un-plated brass does no real harm, but solid copper sounds cleaner. Gold tends to roll off the highs. Silver adds brightness and detail. Nickel is lively, but can add glare. Rhodium adds a little detail, and solidness to the bass. Rhodium can be ok in a few places.

These are generalizations of my experiences after rolling many plugs and IECs. Of course the wire type, geometry, shielding, etc., also affect the sound. This info might be of use when choosing a cord.