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Kingrex PSU Mk II - DIY DC Cable

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Here is a nice project for a lazy Sunday afternoon. Frustrated with your stock DC cable that comes with your Kingrex PSU ? Come on guys, the cable is far too short ! Parts List 1x Neutrik Male XLR socket 2x 1m 18 AWG Neotech 7N Teflon insulated PCOCC copper cable or silver cable 1x Switchcraft 760 DC jack (fits my Squeezebox Touch just fine) Instructions Step by step instructions are probably unnecessary for this simple project. I twisted the cables together lightly to provide a bit of RF rejection. It is worthwhile to also consider using shielded cable for this purpose. Impressions Initial impressions were that of a more detaled midrange and larger image size. Unfortunately, the high frequencies also sounded a bit hashy and the overall sound is quite grainy. In comparison, the stock cable is smooth, with a relatively laidback soundstage. The stock cable also sounds a little bit vague and the tonal contrast is lacking. After 10 hours of burn in, things got better. The hash and grain ar