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Mcru Ultimate Mains Power Lead Reverb

Leo Migdal
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I remember as a teenager getting my first few meters of QED 79-strand cable and being fixated by how they could put 79 strands into a single cable and make it so thick. Back then we never thought anything about connecting our awful thin-wired mains leads into the backs of the HiFi (if it didn’t already have a lead coming out of it). Roll on 40+ years and MRCU has brought out two chunksome cables into the world that would have turned heads and minds back in the late 70’s. These are ginormous cables in comparison with my old QED, arriving as they did in a large box with bubble-wrap. Of course, their size is there for a reason, not just for looks. Some people are very open about what is inside their cables, but some are not quite so forthcoming, which is a shame as I can’t tell you much about the conductors or materials for...

Meet David Brook, from MCRU, a company that not only sells products from major brands but also produces an amazing assortment of their own, like the speaker cable and mains lead up for review... Indeed, they even offer some of their mains leads for you to terminate yourself, keeping the cost down, though all products are very competitively priced. I’m always impressed by David’s knowledge and enthusiasm, but he understandably doesn’t want others to know all about the magic inside the sheaths. His own products are very unique and many are great looking, especially the Ultimate MkIII speaker cable coming in at £600/3-metres. If size really matters then this very thick monster of a cable should get excellent marks. Similarly, “The First” Mains Power Lead mains lead is equally impressive in looks, and I was keen to connect these up at the earliest opportunity.

MCRU is based in Elland, just south of Halifax, up in West Yorkshire, and a few minutes from the M62. David has spent most of his life as an audiophile and music lover, and having an obsession with cables, setting up Mains Cables are Us, before changing its name to MCRU. As well as many cables from a number of big brands he also stocks HiFi, having two top systems on demonstration. Since little is known about these cables outside the minds of David, my life was made slightly easier as all I had to do was listen and write. “The First” Mains Power Lead is aptly named, as this cable is designed to be the very first thing your HiFi should see, ideally placed before a mains conditioner or at least the mains... Luckily for me, my house is festooned in mains conditioners, having advised a number of companies on designing conditioners and mains cables, plus being the proud owner of a good Isotek.

The First is made using a cryogenically treated cable with 5.5mm2 conductors and an active copper earthing screen shrouded in a carbon-infused polyester sleeving as the final shield to combat RFI. This cable is certainly beefy, and not easy to sit behind the HiFi, and certainly not coiled up out of sight. This one needs (and insists) that it is seen by everyone. Be warned, if your mains socket is near floor level you will have difficulty plugging it in as the cable doesn’t bend as easily as many mains cables do, and the Furutech FI 1363... This excellently connected lead comes in a choice of three terminations (produced by Furutech) and different fuse choices (SR or Hifi Tuning fuse). My unit arrived in a massive box with FL-UK-NI (FI 1363) mains plug and FI-11 (CU) IEC socket (this is high-grade pure copper deep cryogenically treated) and with HiFi Tuning fuse.

The MCRU Ultimate mains power lead is thus named because we have never heard anything to better it. As the maker of the cable we have to rely on our customers for feedback, we know it’s one of the best mains leads regardless of price but don’t take our word for it. David Price, respected audiophile and editor of Hi-Fi Choice agrees with us. Reviewing the cable in this months magazine David Said ” one of the very best mains leads I have heard“, considering David must have listened to a good few cables throughout his years in... The Ultimate can be purchased from the MCRU website in various configurations, as standard the cable is 1.2 metres long, extra cable can be added and we can also fit different connectors for high... Available with UK mains plug, Schuko mains plug and USA mains plug as well as standard 16amp IEC or 20 amp IEC.

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