Marco's Mains Madness - unleashing the Furukawa Beast!

[Marco]

Hi David,

Marco you had the 2mm version already installed didn't you that you got off me a year or so ago? So is the extra 0.6mm that much better? It's exactly the same cable you got off me but slightly thicker.

Yup, it's likely that the removal of a 13A plug and fuse (with the cable being hard-wired into the junction box, rather than plugged into the mains block, as it had been before), is responsible for the biggest improvement!!

I also notice that the transformers in my power amp, which are prone to buzzing, from DC interference, are running much more quietly than before. That certainly says something, in terms of the noise reduction gained, through lowering the impedance on my mains supply.

It sounds better when it has been cryo treated too although you are probably having an orgasm with it as it is.

Lol... I can believe it, as I've heard the effect before with valves. One for the future, maybe!

Marco.

[Marco]

Yup looks pretty mad to me. Bet it sounds fantastic What sockets are you using in the mains blocks Marco.

Furutech (whatever), can't remember the model number.

Cheers, dude - it does indeed sound (very) fantastic!

Marco.

[Puffin]

(cable is not touching the wall, although it looks like that from this angle):

Yea, cos if it was the whole thing would sound like shite

[Marco]

Hehehe... Well, it would sound worse, anyway (trust me)!

Marco.

[brian2957]

I'm awaiting delivery of one of the Furutech gold plated mains plugs to fit on the end of my home -built mains block . Hoping for a further improvement . May consider re-wiring the block with some of the Furukawa mains cable based on what you are posting here Marco.

[Marco]

You can see from this pic that the flex for the mains block is also Furukawa cable, and the whole of the (star-wired) internal cable inside the block is, too! Obviously stripped back, with the outer sheathing and other coverings removed.




Marco.

[brian2957]

Bloody hell , you don't do it by halves mate Given me another option for improving my block though

[Marco]

Hehehe... If you look closely, you'll see that the filter is wired with it, too!

Marco.

[brian2957]

Okay Okay I get the idea

[Marco]

As they say, in for a penny, in for a pound...

You asked earlier, Brian, about the sockets on the mains block. They are single (Rhodium) versions of the Furutech FP-1363s (to match my FI-1363 13A mains plugs), as shown on David's website:

http://www.mains-cables-r-us.co.uk/m...ll-socket.html

As you can probably tell, I've spent a small fortune on all this stuff (you could assemble a nice high-end system on what I've spent alone on optimising my mains set-up), but IME, when you get to this level, I believe that it's fundamentally important to have the right system 'infrastructure' in place, and that means paying suitable attention to the mains, cables and supports, just as much as the boxes!

Marco.