Murthy's Cables ( tools & trades ) bangalore

[kartick]

https://www.hifivision.com/threads/denafrips-any-experience.76074/page-2#post-930301
Post#36 is where I posted my impressions of Mr. Murthy's latest version of the power cable. Think it is more relevant to link that post in this thread. In case there is any forum rule violated on the redundancy aspect, mods can choose to remove the post.

 

[pkhammu2005]

Recently got Murthy Power cables for my AVR and Sub with 16A plugs. Difference is amazing. Cleaner vocals, instruments and sub boominess reduced.
Totally worth every penny.

 

[Thirumalkumaran]

Recently got Murthy Power cables for my AVR and Sub with 16A plugs. Difference is amazing. Cleaner vocals, instruments and sub boominess reduced.
Totally worth every penny.

Can you kindly elaborate your setup chain?
I'm still curious how a power cable can improve a sound.

 

[Arjunsadasevam]

Recently got Murthy Power cables for my AVR and Sub with 16A plugs. Difference is amazing. Cleaner vocals, instruments and sub boominess reduced.
Totally worth every penny.

I too have bought power cords from Mr Murthy for my IA and Sub woofer, I could get a load of perceptible change in terms of clean vocals, deep and tighter lows, and added sparkle in the treble......am clueless, but it worked

 

[Thirumalkumaran]

Guys... Please fill me here.. we audiophiles say "Measurement always matters" and bash bose or others who doesn't disclose measurement. At the same time, we swap a power cord and say it's a great change and cannot be measured. HOW?

 

[Bloom@83]

Guys... Please fill me here.. we audiophiles say "Measurement always matters" and bash bose or others who doesn't disclose measurement. At the same time, we swap a power cord and say it's a great change and cannot be measured. HOW?

We’ve had endless debates and arguments on cables on this forum on and off since the past decade without reaching a general consensus (just search the forum using cables keyword) among audiophiles having very high end (30 lac plus ) setups to entry level setups.

So I’m afraid you are not going to get answers you are looking for.

Get the same power cords and speaker cables from Murthy and test yourself. If you feel there is no perceptible difference whatsoever you can return them - Murthy gives that flexibility to everyone. You are based in Bangalore only , you can go pick it up from his shop.

 

[Nikhil]

we audiophiles say "Measurement always matters" and bash bose or others who doesn't disclose measurement. At the same time, we swap a power cord and say it's a great change and cannot be measured.

How did you come to that conclusion? The manufacturers of the cable publish the specs.
Mr Murthy may or may not disclose the power cord design. How can his customers know?

Either way that does not mean it hasn't been measured.


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[keith_correa]

Guys... Please fill me here.. we audiophiles say "Measurement always matters" and bash bose or others who doesn't disclose measurement. At the same time, we swap a power cord and say it's a great change and cannot be measured. HOW?

Who has said that whatever it is you are referring to, cannot be measured? That we don't have the means to measure is a different story altogether.

 

[Thirumalkumaran]

How did you come to that conclusion? The manufacturers of the cable publish the specs.
Mr Murthy may or may not disclose the power cord design. How can his customers know?

Either way that does not mean it hasn't been measured.

Thanks for coming back. What parameters do we need to see when we are getting our cables? Do we need to ask our electricity board to lay the cables with the same specs from power station to home?
I’m not sarcastic, I’m trying to understand some specs...

 

[Thirumalkumaran]

Who has said that whatever it is you are referring to, cannot be measured? That we don't have the means to measure is a different story altogether.

Please let me know what values we need to look at?

 

[Thirumalkumaran]

We’ve had endless debates and arguments on cables on this forum on and off since the past decade without reaching a general consensus (just search the forum using cables keyword) among audiophiles having very high end (30 lac plus ) setups to entry level setups.

So I’m afraid you are not going to get answers you are looking for.

Get the same power cords and speaker cables from Murthy and test yourself. If you feel there is no perceptible difference whatsoever you can return them - Murthy gives that flexibility to everyone. You are based in Bangalore only , you can go pick it up from his shop.

Have we come to a conclusion? Does it make a difference or not? It’s not the point of me getting one and checking myself. You can say, I don’t want to roam around just to understand which can be explained by fellow members..

 

[Bloom@83]

Have we come to a conclusion? Does it make a difference or not? It’s not the point of me getting one and checking myself. You can say, I don’t want to roam around just to understand which can be explained by fellow members..

Read my post carefully. I already mentioned * without reaching a general consensus *.

Cables are probably the most hotly debated topic in audiophile world. There are staunch supporters in both sides - those who deny cables make any difference and those who absolutely swear by cables making substantial difference (not necessarily the more expensive cables). There are innumerable factors here which cannot be generalised related to system matching and gear specifications that makes cables work for some people and doesn’t for others.
It’s a rabbit hole.

 

[keith_correa]

Please let me know what values we need to look at?

1. Looks - the better it looks, the better it will sound. If shiny, it sounds even better.
2. Size - the thicker it is, the better it will sound.
3. Name - if there is "Nano" in the name it sounds better. "Quantum"? Even better sounding.
4. Packaging - if it comes packed in a wooden box which is laser engraved with the name [#3 above], it WILL sound better. If it just comes wrapped in just bubble wrap, it will sound like crap!

 

[Hari Iyer]

After 9+ years of extensive research, building, tweaking with various materials, geometry, dielectrics, polarization and length, I am now very close to complete my dream interconnects for my setup by this weekend. Don't know as of now how they shall turn out to be, but for sure it won't be same or similar to any known designs used or available commercially at an affordable cost.

The key important parameters for my IC cables are,
- low capacitance around 30 pF for 1/4th Fulton length
- low self inductance for 1/4th Fulton length.
- Try and achieve a characteristic impedance of around 44 ohms be which is required by my CD player termination for maximum power transfer without reflection to source.
- not to reference the RF/EMI noise to equipment ground to reduce noise floor.

I am expecting some supplies by this weekend to assist me in building this wire. Will post images later.
Thanks for looking.

 

[Analogous]

1. Looks - the better it looks, the better it will sound. If shiny, it sounds even better.
2. Size - the thicker it is, the better it will sound.
3. Name - if there is "Nano" in the name it sounds better. "Quantum"? Even better sounding.
4. Packaging - if it comes packed in a wooden box which is laser engraved with the name [#3 above], it WILL sound better. If it just comes wrapped in just bubble wrap, it will sound like crap!

You forgot the cost!

 

[Analogous]

I came across this thread from the Audio Science Review site related to cables and measurements. Enjoy!

Is cable sound real? A more holistic approach trying to track it down.

Hi everyone, We all know the myriads of testimonials about cable sound obtained from sighted listening and completely uncontrolled conditions (level matching etc), which makes them basically moot. Then again, the sheer number of reports would statistically allow for at least a handful of setups...

audiosciencereview.com

 

[keith_correa]

The best comment I heard about cables somewhere was this:
"constipated electrons (they don't give a sh!t)"

 

[Passive_audio_enthusiast]

For me, his power cable was solidly built, but didn't bring much impact on the sound. How about his interconnects.? How does it fare? Any user experience?

The thing with cables is: if you listen to them and you want to hear a difference, you will hear a difference. If someone blindfolds you and asks you to say which one is which you won't be able to recognise it. It's magic.

 

[Bloom@83]

The thing with cables is: if you listen to them and you want to hear a difference, you will hear a difference. If someone blindfolds you and asks you to say which one is which you won't be able to recognise it. It's magic.

Depends. On entry level to mid fi systems speaker cables usually dont bring noticeable differences . But on high end and luxury setups cables are known to bring noticeable differences (note I haven't mentioned improvement , rather differences ) that are perceptible.

 

[jmascreen]

I have an entry level system and was using cambridge audio 13A power cord and recently I change the power cable with the one made by Mr Murthy and could hear the difference ordered couple more for dcb1 and other stuffs