Recommend me a top notch IEC power cable

[RobbieGong]

I'm after a top notch IEC power cable for my Paul Hynes power supply for not daft money.

Something that will complement its pure silver dc lead.

Quality and value, new or used please.

[Marco]

What's "not daft money"? ;)

Give us a ballpark....

Marco.

[RobbieGong]

What's "not daft money"? ;)

Give us a ballpark....

Marco.

:) I'm freakin skint Marco, all the usual stuf plus daughters 18th, petrol Norfolk and back plus paying for triple stage reg modules install etc and etc

Only realised when I got back that the SR7 doesn't appear to include an IEC power cable :(

So I'm looking best i can possibly get up to £70 ish ?

[Marco]

Lol - I feel ya pain, bro!

At the price (or rather £65), I'd defo recommend Mark's superb DSP 2.5: https://markgrant.co.uk/mains-power/83-mark-grant-gold-plated-dsp-25-dual-screened-power-cable.html

I've used that with great success. It's flexible, beautifully constructed with high-quality UK-sourced parts, and does the biz, performance wise. Plus, Mark's a great guy to deal with. Easy choice :)

Marco.

[RobbieGong]

Lol - I feel ya pain, bro!

At the price (or rather £65), I'd defo recommend Mark's superb DSP 2.5: https://markgrant.co.uk/mains-power/83-mark-grant-gold-plated-dsp-25-dual-screened-power-cable.html

I've used that with great success. It's flexible, beautifully constructed with high-quality UK-sourced parts, and does the biz, performance wise. Plus, Mark's a great guy to deal with. Easy choice :)

Marco.

Looks bloody good Marco, thanks :thumbsup:

[Marco]

It's superb, Rob. You'll not really get any better at the price :)

Marco.

[Wakefield Turntables]

Rob,

you ou can make your own for £50-60 quid. I will post a link and some pics to the lead I use in the back of my SR7 if that will help

[Marco]

Yes, but why bother if you can buy something top-notch, which is ready-made, for around the same price? :)

Different if you could make one for half the price of Mark's cable, which was as good...

Unless Rob is up for a DIY project, and has expert soldering skills, I'd caution against him making his own mains cable, as it just won't be as good or as well-finished as Mark's.

Marco.

[Getgaff]

Another vote for Mark's cables; all my power cables are the MG DSP 1.0s or 2.5s. No nonsense and sensibly priced.

[RobbieGong]

Yes, but why bother if you can buy something top-notch, which is ready-made, for around the same price? :)

Different if you could make one for half the price of Mark's cable, which was as good...

Unless Rob is up for a DIY project, and has expert soldering skills, I'd caution against him making his own mains cable, as it just won't be as good or as well-finished as Mark's.

Marco.

Yes, thanks, kind of you to offer an alternative option Andy and much appreciated.

I've gone with Marco's recommendation for the reasons he's pointed out.

That's another top notch recommendation for not daft money from you Markie mi ole bean :)
And yes, dealing with Mark over the phone again is always a pleasure and A1 service, a thoroughly lovely guy to do business with.

One 0.75 length @ £60 delivered on it's way - no brainer and a very happy me :D :thumbsup:

[Wakefield Turntables]

Yes, but why bother if you can buy something top-notch, which is ready-made, for around the same price? :)

Different if you could make one for half the price of Mark's cable, which was as good...

Unless Rob is up for a DIY project, and has expert soldering skills, I'd caution against him making his own mains cable, as it just won't be as good or as well-finished as Mark's.

Marco.

Expert soldering skills to tin a bit of copper mains cable...... :rofl:

[RobbieGong]

Expert soldering skills to tin a bit of copper mains cable...... :rofl:

:) I could do all that and some but with Marks option there's no need to do anything. ;)

[Marco]

Expert soldering skills to tin a bit of copper mains cable...... :rofl:

Ha - well, I've experienced how, shall we say, 'less than expert' soldering skills (resulting in poor contact integrity on terminals) have seriously impacted on the performance and safety of DIY mains leads and distribution blocks! ;)

Aside from that, we're talking about £65, not £650 (the cost of some 'foo' items), so for what Rob's spent, it's simply not worth the hassle of building one yourself, when you can relax instead knowing that you own a beautifully made product, which is also guaranteed.

Marco.

[Wakefield Turntables]

:) I could do all that and some but with Marks option there's no need to do anything. ;)


Ha - well, I've experienced how, shall we say, 'less than expert' soldering skills (resulting in poor contact integrity on terminals) have seriously impacted on the performance and safety of DIY mains leads and distribution blocks! ;)

Aside from that, we're talking about £65, not £650 (the cost of some 'foo' items), so for what Rob's spent, it's simply not worth the hassle of building one yourself, when you can relax instead knowing that you own a beautifully made product, which is also guaranteed.

Marco.

Both perfectly acceptable and valid points Gents but last comment was meant as a gentle bit of leg pulling.

[RobbieGong]

Lol - I feel ya pain, bro!

At the price (or rather £65), I'd defo recommend Mark's superb DSP 2.5: https://markgrant.co.uk/mains-power/83-mark-grant-gold-plated-dsp-25-dual-screened-power-cable.html

I've used that with great success. It's flexible, beautifully constructed with high-quality UK-sourced parts, and does the biz, performance wise. Plus, Mark's a great guy to deal with. Easy choice :)

Marco.

Forgot to say, another great recommendation Marco.
Beautifully constructed indeed, looks and feels quality.

Not used it yet though as my system is still not up :( but the review probably tells me all I need to know I'd imagine ;)

I'll be upgrading the plug and the fuse (not that I need to as the stock plug and gold plated Bussman fuse are very nice) to match the rest of my system which is Missing Link silver plated plugs and Hi-Fi Tuning gold plated silver ceramic fuses :).