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So, how much would you pay for a state of the art power cord? The Furutech Powerflux $1,800 power cord exceeds most wild dreams for a computer power cord. The creative description, according to Furutech:
Powerflux conductors are 68-strand α (Alpha) OCC twisted around μ–conductor strands with a special-grade PE insulation or dielectric. (Alpha conductors are fine OCC wire treated with Furutech’s Alpha Cryogenic and Demagnetizing process.) The dielectric is surrounded by an inner sheath of RoHS-compliant PVC incorporating carbon powder that enhances damping, and that in turn is covered by a full α (Alpha) conductor wire braid shield. Another flexible PVC outer sheath and a Nylon braid jacket finish the job.
The extraordinary FI-50 series connectors are a result of the meticulous way that Furutech engineers examine and improve each and every element of signal transfer using breakthrough technologies to reach their Pure Transmission Technology goal.
Furutech’s beautifully-finished FI-50(R) IEC and FI-50M(R) Piezo Ceramic series connector housings are made of multiple layers of carbon fiber in a damping and insulating acetal copolymer, surrounded by nonmagnetic stainless steel bands. The connector bodies combine two “active” materials: Nano-sized ceramic particles and powdered carbon. Nylon and fiberglass are incorporated as well forming an extremely effective, mechanically and electrically nonresonant connector body that may just be the most sophisticated in the world.
See, simple. Now, given that the cord supplies AC power to a switching power supply (modern power supplies in a computer are a true work of art, especially when compared to transformer based units of previous years), any minuscule filtering the cord delivers will more than likely be lost in the process. My advice - take $150 of that $1,800 price tag, buy a nice battery back up to put inline with your system, and invest the rest in some nice swamp land - at least you get something practical for your home computer.
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