MarkusBarkus Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 For folks using high-gauge wire runs from the panel to audio-feed outlets: how are you terminating into the outlets? Crimp-on terminals? Please don't say you're pig-tailing them. Are you? Any outlets I recall ever seeing, audiophile or other, max-out at 10 gauge, and even that can be a pain to fasten and get neatly into your gang box (outlet box), though manageable with care. I have a 12ga. homerun to the panel for audio gear, and 10ga. homerun for network gear. Not sure what I was thinking there, although I have added gear since I pulled the dedicated line a couple of years back, and the network line is new. I plan to pull another run for the audio gear, so I could do 8ga. instead of 10ga., if I sort out termination at the plug-end. Panel is NP/usual breaker stuff. Thanks! I'm MarkusBarkus and I approve this post. Link to comment
MarkusBarkus Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 ...thanks gents. I dropped Jim a line. Honestly, if I had to pigtail it in, I would just run 10ga. I think the nature of that joint might un-do the value of the up-spec-ed run. Big help...thanks guys. Mark I'm MarkusBarkus and I approve this post. Link to comment
Popular Post MarkusBarkus Posted January 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 22, 2021 FWIW: I have been very happy with the UberBUSS supplying my system for the past two years or so. PI Audio Group in New Mexico. You won't find much on the website, but there are a few reviews in the wild. Dave Elledge is great to deal with. If you have the knowledge to quiz him, I'm sure it would be informative. Search Term: UberBUSS When I ordered my device I still had an SMPS on my Qutest (later moved to Farad3, to DAVE, to DAVE on DC4), so Dave E. did a custom device combining the UberBUSS with one outlet DigiBUSS filtering for the SMPS. About $1,400.00 if memory serves. My device looks a bit vanilla, well, flat-black actually, but he will customize cases with exotic wood, etc. and add outlets as you like. The standard outlets are P&S 5362A, but cryo-ed and polished. Furutech and others are available, as are various IEC inlets. I went with the UberPuerto outlets---polished, RFI paste internals, etc. and NCF inlets. For TT-7 fans, I *think* the standard P&Ss are what Jim W. uses. They have excellent clamp strength and excellent metallurgy. Solid product. BTW: I plan to run Jim's #6 ga. cable (with his outlets) when back in stock. I have a 12ga. homerun to the panel now, but this should be interesting. Thanks @Nenon, @austinpopand @ray-dude How does the UberBUSS compare to much more expensive devices? I don't know. But I like it much better than the AQ1000 level product I had, but that is a basic offering in that line. Depending on your budget, it could be a good option. FYI from a PI Audiogroup paper: "UberBUSS is a power filtration unit quite unlike others on the market. It is filtration only. There are no MOVs or other suppression devices to color the neutrality and introduce noise into the circuitry. There are essentially three components in the UberBUSS. First, there is a reactive filter that absorbs and de-correlates the incoming AC noise. The filter has three sections: one for the H - N - G legs of the power. This leads to a Power Factor Correction network that increases the available power under the curve for enhanced dynamics - both micro and macro. Then there are AfterFilters on the receptacles to do more targeted noise reduction. This mainly keeps noise from the attached gear back-feeding into the main core of the UberBUSS. The UberBUSS is current limited ONLY by the IEC power inlet. The main core will handle 40A all day long. There are no inductors used in the BUSSes. End to end inductance is < .003mH. End to end resistance is typically < 0.0035 ohms. This will vary with the inlet/outlet configurations. The result is a dead black background... silence from a noise floor that is better than 125dB down. Enhanced dynamics coupled with the low noise floor reveal details never heard before. Neutrality was and is the design concept behind the UberBUSS. First, do no harm! Smooth neutrality is the sonic signature of the UberBUSS." Downtheline and Exocer 2 I'm MarkusBarkus and I approve this post. Link to comment
MarkusBarkus Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 For a short run, even my 25' panel-to-outlet, 10ga. is pretty good. JW said to me it's most of the way there. "There" being the 6ga. cable experience. He was uncertain about delivery time, (30-60 days?), so I may just run 10/2 Romex. Depends how jerky I get scratching hifi itches. Thanks for the comment, BTW. I do use/like NCF stuff... I'm MarkusBarkus and I approve this post. Link to comment
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