Suggest me a power cable for my Schiit Aegir power amp.

[ajuvignesh]

The cable that came with the Schiit Aegir is 18 AWG. I think the thickness is slim, and I believe the power amp can benefit from a thick cable with shielding. Kindly suggest me one. The length required is about 1 metre, and the budget is around 6K. I unfortunately don't have a high budget for high-level cables.
How good is Mogami Pureline V5?
Thanks in advance

 

[Phew]

Pangea AC-14 or AC-14se

 

[ajuvignesh]

Pangea AC-14 or AC-14se

Thank you, Phew. Will look into it.

 

[bornfi]

The cable that came with the Schiit Aegir is 18 AWG. I think the thickness is slim, and I believe the power amp can benefit from a thick cable with shielding. Kindly suggest me one. The length required is about 1 metre, and the budget is around 6K. I unfortunately don't have a high budget for high-level cables.
How good is Mogami Pureline V5?
Thanks in advance

I would say build one yourself using 10/12 awg.

 

[ajuvignesh]

I would say build one yourself using 10/12 awg.

Thank you. I’m not a DIY person unfortunately. Still, I will explore the options.

 

[availlyrics]

Please don't take my comment in any wrong way, but-
The maximum continuous load for 18 AWG copper is 5.6 amperes.
That's 240V AC X 5.6A = 1344Watts which is still thrice of its max Power Consumption
of 450W.
Now the practical reality-
A meter long wire of a uber expensive shielded /unshielded 10 or 18 AWG cable connected thru 5/15A switch sockets with multiple joints / looped inside your house with
tens of meters of your regular FR rated stranded 1 or 1.5 sq mm electric wire (Polycab/ Finolex), vs armored copper / aluminum cables used in building conduits fed by kilometers long High voltage armored aluminum cables from distribution transformers again supplied thru 100's of Kilo-meters long very high tension steel cables coming from power companies.
You would be horrified when you see the conditions of all the joints/ cables behind those electric boards and distribution networks.
Hope this helps to dispel some myths.

 

[Phew]

Please don't take my comment in any wrong way, but-
The maximum continuous load for 18 AWG copper is 5.6 amperes.
That's 240V AC X 5.6A = 1344Watts which is still thrice of its max Power Consumption
of 450W.
Now the practical reality-
A meter long wire of a uber expensive shielded /unshielded 10 or 18 AWG cable connected thru 5/15A switch sockets with multiple joints / looped inside your house with
tens of meters of your regular FR rated stranded 1 or 1.5 sq mm electric wire (Polycab/ Finolex), vs armored copper / aluminum cables used in building conduits fed by kilometers long High voltage armored aluminum cables from distribution transformers again supplied thru 100's of Kilo-meters long very high tension steel cables coming from power companies.
You would be horrified when you see the conditions of all the joints/ cables behind those electric boards and distribution networks.
Hope this helps to dispel some myths.

You drink water at home from an aquaguard or do you go to the dam/well to have a glass of water?

 

[mbhangui]

You drink water at home from an aquaguard or do you go to the dam/well to have a glass of water?

The last few meters of uber expensive power cable is not a filter like aquaguard. It will pass all the junk that is present in kilometers of cable leading to your house - Unless you have a thermal/nuclear power plant next to your music room with the thickest power cable on planet, with a super accurate governor to control the speed of the steam turbine to give you exact 50 Hz and with each cable leading right upto the amplifier and with thickness of few meters of diameter. Having said that, whatever rocks your boat. Placebo is real. You can have RO filter after the aquaguard followed by another aquaguard and then Hema Malini talking about the plus of RO Kent, if that makes one feel comfortable. But then putting a real filter to remove the bacteria (EMI noise) will increase the impedance the same way it slows down the water flow. And anything that impedes the current (water) flow impacts the dynamics. Also this electric network leading upto your amp, is in series (not parallel). The portion of conductor with the worst property will dictate the quality

It is ohm's law and when you deal with non-dc, it is just not dc resistance. Do anything that reduces the inductance and capacitance (easier said than done) but you will do good.

 

[availlyrics]

You drink water at home from an aquaguard or do you go to the dam/well to have a glass of water?

Hmm , nice try with electric vs water supply analogy. Can you further elaborate your point based on any solid electrical engineering background? Or should we divert our discussion from electric supply to local municipal water supply issues? Believe me I can answer that part too, provided it doesn't breaks the forum rules

 

[mbhangui]

Please don't take my comment in any wrong way, but-

If you talk about cables, take it from me that someone will take it the wrong way . Especially if one has spend few grands without learning about electrical fundamentals. And there is something known as faith. No way you can argue against that. Other than the Ohm's law, the laws of many nations will be pitted against you and you cannot win that battle. Not yet. Going against that will be blasphemy unless you are in New Zealand or Canada.

 

[availlyrics]

This is how real engineers check tall claims made by cable manufacturers or resellers of rebadged products

 

[mbhangui]

This is how real engineers check tall claims made by cable manufacturers or resellers of rebadged products

You have posted something from ASR which is an anathema of many who believe in expensive cables. dacs, amps, etc

 

[mbhangui]

Thank you. I’m not a DIY person unfortunately. Still, I will explore the options.

building a cable is not rocket science. You can connect with me on IM to build a cable yourself (in case you want to). Else buy something that is thick or comes up in the classifieds. Save your money in making a good cable from the AMP to your speaker.

 

[availlyrics]

If you talk about cables, take it from me that someone will take it the wrong way . Especially if one has spend few grands without learning about electrical fundamentals. And there is something known as faith. No way you can argue against that. Other than the Ohm's law, the laws of many nations will be pitted against you and you cannot win that battle. Not yet. Going against that will be blasphemy unless you are in New Zealand or Canada.

"I refuse to prove that I exist,'" says God, "for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing." ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy​

BTW We already are at (diplomatic) war with Canada

 

[Phew]

Hmm , nice try with electric vs water supply analogy. Can you further elaborate your point based on any solid electrical engineering background? Or should we divert our discussion from electric supply to local municipal water supply issues? Believe me I can answer that part too, provided it doesn't breaks the forum rules

You don't need a specialist background to have common sense. Its a simple question I have asked and if a diversion helps you in answering the same, go ahead by all means but make sure you stick to the question I have asked and not go reciting chapters from books/google.

 

[EswarReddy]

I am using diy power cable which my friend build it for me. Its is 12awg.My amp sound very good. Its more details and bass improve with background.

 

[ajuvignesh]

building a cable is not rocket science. You can connect with me on IM to build a cable yourself (in case you want to). Else buy something that is thick or comes up in the classifieds. Save your money in making a good cable from the AMP to your speaker.

Sure. I run belden 8477 between my amp and speaker. I believe, it is more than sufficient

Thanks all for your replies.

As far as power cables go this is what I believe.

 

[prem]

That’s PS Audio’s business. If he’s not going to say it’s critical, who will

In India a 18 awg will approx carry the same amount of current as a 14 awg in USA.

Technically 18 awg should be fine. But if you wish to try a thicker you can. Also unshielded might be better in case of Aegir. Their power supplies are decently designed.

In my 3 decades of experience, I have never preferred a shielded to an unshielded power cable. And I have owned cables from USD 5 to USD 5000

 

[availlyrics]

You don't need a specialist background to have common sense. Its a simple question I have asked and if a diversion helps you in answering the same, go ahead by all means but make sure you stick to the question I have asked and not go reciting chapters from books/google.

My reply was for @mbhangui comments , not yours.
Simple question about what ? "Electric" or "drinking water" from aqua-guard, dam/ well ? If its about the later , then start a new thread

 

[Phew]

My reply was for @mbhangui comments , not yours.

Make sure you book an appointment with a solid ophthalmologist because it was my post you quote.