Zu Mother power cable is designed to improve the sonic performance of high end cd players, DAC. ADC, preamplifiers, amplifiers, computers, signal processors, and mixers.
Zu has designed and built Mother power cable to be the best performing on the market regardless of price. You could spend a lot more on an overgrown, under engineered power cable with an outrages list price, but then you wouldn’t be able to spend all that cash you saved on a great big pile of new music.... "Honestly, we really would put Mother against any other power cable out there."
Read more...In addition to the U.S. spec power outlet plug, Zu also terminate Mother power cables with region / country specific plugs. If you have any questions about international plug options please email info@ZuAudio.com
Quick features include silver alloy conductors in a multiple conductor exclusively Zu B3 geometry, extremely high conductor area on all power legs, 100% high magnitude RF shielding, cryogenically treated Wattgate connectors, hermetically sealed (potted) solderless termination, and machined aluminum, hard anodized barrels.
Zu Mother power cable features Zu's own B3 electromagnetic field geometry which incorporates several individual conductors of varying size and dielectrics which combine to create perfect symmetry between Line and Neutral. The B3 architecture yields the following unique benefits in power cables:perfect symmetry between Line and Neutral power legs and with their relationship to the ground leg produce a power cable truly capable of dramatically lowering the noise of a system and delivering power from the outlet unimpeded.
Flexibility, high conductor area, and small cable diameter compared to the “fire hose” cables that require weight training to wrestle into place.
Uniform cable construction, regardless of length, which ensures the highest possible conductance and shielding against environmental noise.
Uniform E&M fields and their relationship to ground give Zu B3 power cables the ability to truly improve the sound of any electronic component as opposed to the traditional 3-wire power cable which features completely random and varying fields. Zu B3 has a much smaller radiating field, when compared to the standard 3-wire power cable, thus producing a power cable that eliminates environmental impact on the component it is connected to and does not impact surrounding cables or electronics.
Zu Mother Power Cable Specifications
DUT: Zu Mother Mk2 6-1/2' (2.0m)
[Zu / Marinco Wattgate Cryo plug > Zu / Cryo 320i Wattgate IEC]
Geometry: Zu B3 + high magnitude external shield
Conductor Area Line: 0.0098”2, ≈ AWG #9 (6.323 mm2)
Conductor Area Return: 0.0098”2, ≈ AWG #9 (6.323 mm2)
Conductor Area Ground: 0.01168”2, ≈ AWG #8 (7.535 mm2)
Dielectric Test: 600 V
Cp Line / Neutral: 0.51 nF
Cp Line / Ground: 0.72 nF
CP Neutral / Ground: 0.72 nF
Ls Line: 1.9 uH
Ls Neutral: 1.9 uH
Ls Ground: 1.5 uH
Shield: outer radial high magnitude copper/tin screen
terminated to ground at both ends of cable assembly
Cable Bend Radius: 3" (76mm)
Cable Diameter: 3/8" (9.2mm)
Standard Plug Diameter: 1-15/32" (37mm)
Cable Assembly Tolerance: 1%
Wall Side Connector Options
In addition to the U.S. wall plug format (NEMA 5-15), Zu Mother can be fitted with the following (up-charges apply):
U.K. plug, Israel plug, Australian / New Zealand plug, and universal Shuko.
Standard termination for the equipment side of Mother is IEC320/C14. Zu Mother power cable may also be fitted with the Hubbell™ developed high current C20 connector (up-charge may apply)
Burn-in
Zu Mother power cable will require a fair amount of use before it’s fully burned in, roughly 400 hours. We do not recommend any burn-in devices or special recordings. We do recommend music you enjoy, preferably upbeat full spectrum recordings. Rock, roots, full orchestra, big band....
For the possible hows and whys about burn-in please see our FAQ section of ZuAudio.com.
RoHS compliant
Limited 5-year warranty
Made by Zu Audio in Ogden, Utah—USA
