Anyone made the "Bob Crump" home-made powercord?

Yep. Have two of 'em for my 300B monoblocks. Love 'em to death...MUCH better than stock. Haven't tried any other cords but my Dad tried 'em against his Black Mamba and said that while the Black Mamba was better, it wasn't by much. Now that your into DIY, you need to build some Risch Twisted Pair IC's. They'll blow your mind for 50 bucks. Cheers!

While i haven't tried one of the DIY ( Do It Yourself ) Power cords that Bob "designed", i have tried several of his other ( TG Audio ) manufactured cords with good success. While the "DIY" cable is VERY different in design, there is no reason that it should not function quite well as it uses high quality parts.

I have built dozens of the IC's that Hueske makes mention of. They are PHENOMENAL for the money involved. Depending on how elaborate you want to get on cosmetics and the RCA connectors that you use, you can build a 3' stereo pair for well under $30.

I would encourage ANYBODY that can follow simple directions and is not afraid to try soldering to take a stab at doing some of these or other similar DIY projects. The results, sound, pride and savings will make you a FIRM believer in "Do It Yourself" audio once and for all. Sean
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Yep, I have built my share of these as it is what led me on the road to ruin twenty years ago....The cord is cheap, fast and easy to build. Up until about five years ago few commercial cords could compete with the recipe now known as the Asylum cord......Break-in is a little rough at a 720 hours (30 days 24/7), but it settles down after about 125 hours and is listenable through the entire process...It likes to be off the floor and away from the static or it rolls the highs a bit, but other than that is is a wonderfully balanced cord. I got tired of the posts on the Asylum that said that power cords could not make any difference so I posted the recipe to get more folks involved in DIY power cords which would approach what had been achieved by some manufacturers of esoteric power inlet cords.....The results of that post have been just wonderful as it has opened the eyes of folks that thought they were done with their systems.....There is even a company, DIY Audio, that builds the Asylum cord commercially for those that don't have the time or the patience to build their own.....I'm glad you enjoyed the project and Sean is correct as ICs are the next thing to try and are actually much easier to achieve wonderful results than a good power cord or a great speaker wire.......

Where can I see the recipe?

Here is the recipe.

#1 Belden 19364

#2 Pass & Seymour 5266-X AC Plug

#3 Schurter 4300.0603 IEC

#4 You need some good solder to attach the IEC. Bob recommends Wonder but you could probably save a few bucks and get by with some Kester 63/37 with the 44 flux.

I'd also get yourself some TechFlex to cover it and make it look pretty. A little heatshrink holds things in place. Shield only hooked on one side.

If you want more details doing a search on the Asylum is going to net you the most results.

http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/cables/bbs.html

I build and sell these... just a disclosure.