3M Oyaide PA-23 Power Cable (US Plugs)

The Oyaide PA-23 is a remarkably capable entry-level power cable that distils much of Oyaide's Japanese engineering philosophy into an affordable, user-friendly package. Built around a 2.0 mm² 3-core VCTF architecture using PCOCC-A with a carbon-film and copper-braid shield, it carries a respectable 300V / 15A rating within a flexible 11 mm diameter jacket that is notably easier to route and terminate than its thicker sibling, the Tunami. What sets the PA-23 apart is its characteristically airy and fluid treble. Reviewers have consistently praised its upper registers as more open and extended than the Tunami's, with a delicate sense of air and natural decay around instruments that punches well above its modest price point. Bass is taut and articulate, if somewhat leaner than the Tunami's, while the overall presentation leans clean, technically correct, and dynamically restrained. This is a cable that favours transparency and refinement over overt warmth or slam. For those building a system on a budget who still want a taste of genuine Japanese cable craft, the PA-23 represents an astute choice: easy to work with, genuinely affordable, and possessed of a treble sweetness and low noise floor that many listeners have likened to far more expensive designs.​​