Guest rmpfyf Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 minute ago, Ittaku said: No, that might actually perform better... 2000x then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievintage Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 11 minutes ago, Ittaku said: Bah you're not competing till you can be charged $12,000 USD per metre. https://www.thecableco.com/cables/power-cables/triple-crown-power-cord.html That would be funnier, except that type of marketing actually seems to work on a certain segment of the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittaku Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 5 minutes ago, aussievintage said: That would be funnier, except that type of marketing actually seems to work on a certain segment of the market. You know, from the moment I started thinking of nonsense accessories like that as jewellery instead of componentry, I don't feel so angered. If only they were more honest about that and the market knew it instead of believed the... oh well I better shut up as we're not allowed to debunk bollocks like this. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rmpfyf Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Well, slightly less exxy is Electra's VSD cable, no frou frou just standards compliant VSD http://electracables.com.au/index.php?page=variable-speed-drives-cables-3-cores-earth The 1.5mm is under $5/m, the 6mm is under $10/m. And if anyone wants in to work with as an electrician or to hand it to theirs to work with, give me a yell. I'd be keen to split a reel a few ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfforever Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 Hey rmpfyf ....... could you please tell me the exact brand/ code that you got the $12 meter quote ...... sounds very interesting ......... thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mfforever Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 THank you for all the responses...... can I say that I am most appreciate of all the knowledge and experience of the forum members ........... it's a good foundation to start with " the basics " before you engage on any audio project that is not your field...... will proceed now with a balance of costs, certification and sparkie experience in this field ...... will be a while before I report the actual differences in sonic differences but rest assured I will .......... all the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mageak Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 hi all those who have been involved in this thread 2 questions are the new gogawatt circuit breaker and power cable conforming and could i get some links to the other circuit breaker and power cable lines used please. pm if need be cheers. steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreaB Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Following with great interest. I am in the same position as mageak, will be interested to get some links to circuit breaker and power cable. Thanks in advance Andrea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D’accordo Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 My power line. I'm running 2 separate power lines to audio room using gigawatt cable. At the main switch, I used Novaris surge filter and depoke DFS2 audio feeding 2 Gigawatt RCB. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreaB Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Thanks for sharing. Andrea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agisthos Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 (edited) On 26/04/2021 at 9:55 PM, D’accordo said: My power line. I'm running 2 separate power lines to audio room using gigawatt cable. At the main switch, I used Novaris surge filter and depoke DFS2 audio feeding 2 Gigawatt RCB. I came across that Doepke a while back and bookmarked it. It's the only RCCB made by a reputable manufacturer specifically for an Audiophile dedicated line. What did you think after installing it? Or did you get a bunch of other stuff done at the same time making it hard to know? Edited May 18, 2021 by agisthos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanFi Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 What is the difference between them both? Deopoke and gigawatt rcd? don’t they do the same thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanFi Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Has anyone had any experience with screened mains vs say xlpe cable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agisthos Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 (edited) http://www.gigawatt.eu/produkt/g-16a-power-grid-overcurrent-protection-switch/ Oh Gigawatt has one too. Forgot about that, thanks DanFi. They have both single pole version and dual pole, and its much cheaper than the Doepke. Edited May 28, 2021 by agisthos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanFi Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 I mean in the photo above there is both the deopoke and gigawatt breaker. do they perform different functions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agisthos Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 (edited) Same thing. They are both RCD breakers. EDIT : My bad. I just noticed the pic. The Dopeke is upstream of the 2 Gigawatt in this setup. The Dopeke is an RCCB, which apparently is an RCD without overload protection, but can detect earth faults. Edited May 28, 2021 by agisthos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanFi Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 1 hour ago, agisthos said: Same thing. They are both RCD breakers. EDIT : My bad. I just noticed the pic. The Dopeke is upstream of the 2 Gigawatt in this setup. The Dopeke is an RCCB, which apparently is an RCD without overload protection, but can detect earth faults. Right. But if the gigawatt is an rcd with overload protection (I’m not sure. Just assuming) then why have 2 in series? Less would be more in this situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanFi Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Apologies for the questions but I’m about to instal a circuit myself but most of the items here are not approved for Australia. Ie all the gigawatt cable and breakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agisthos Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 (edited) 27 minutes ago, DanFi said: Right. But if the gigawatt is an rcd with overload protection (I’m not sure. Just assuming) then why have 2 in series? Less would be more in this situation. I thought the exact same thing. Why have them in series? As you say, less is better. But I am not a sparky so do not fully understand, perhaps they do different functions. Edited May 28, 2021 by agisthos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sounding Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 On 28/5/2021 at 4:34 PM, DanFi said: Apologies for the questions but I’m about to instal a circuit myself but most of the items here are not approved for Australia. Ie all the gigawatt cable and breakers. I’ve just been having a good read of this and chasing a few leads (pardon the pun). One very useful link is https://www.electracables.com.au/variable-speed-drives-cables-3-cores-earth So, doing a Google for VSD3060E finds a number of sites that sell it, but login is required to get pricing. I’ll pass this to my electrician at this point. There is another discussion of relevance here: And lastly, I have not been able to establish whether the Gigawatt in-wall cable is legal in Australia, but the VSD is and that will do me. Great info, thank you everyone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfforever Posted March 6, 2023 Author Share Posted March 6, 2023 Some good digging around there .....still yet to do mine as waiting on the money.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proftournesol Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 When we built our house, I had a circuit for the stereo system installed, 6 double power points, and a total of 12 power points, so no more power boards for me! It wasn't enough... I also have two powerboards 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sounding Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 I phoned Electra about the VSD cable, to find a local stockist. They doubted I would find one here in Tassie, so I will let the electrician order through a distributer - they named D&W, Lawrence & Hansen, AWM, and Rexel. it’s sold in 100M rolls and Electra also do a per metre costing. I am planning two separate screened power circuits. One for the amps, the other for everything else. And yes it will be great to get rid of power boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_m_54 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 2 hours ago, Sounding said: I phoned Electra about the VSD cable, to find a local stockist. They doubted I would find one here in Tassie, so I will let the electrician order through a distributer - they named D&W, Lawrence & Hansen, AWM, and Rexel. it’s sold in 100M rolls and Electra also do a per metre costing. I am planning two separate screened power circuits. One for the amps, the other for everything else. And yes it will be great to get rid of power boards. I don't understand the reasoning behind using the VSD cable in a standard power feed? VSD cable is designed to stop the power feed to a Variable Speed Drive radiating EMI/RFI.. it doesn't remove EMI/RFI from the power feed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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