Thanks mbolek,Yes the message was for you.
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
I have been an avid user of the Duelund cabling for over two years now and have used them exclusively in my system with great results. I have built many for friends and have used a full loom of interconnects, speaker cables, power cords and an extensive wiring modification for a previously owned balanced power conditioner utilizing Duelund 600V PolyCast wiring which was transformative. My cabling desires can be a little addictive as I have owned and evaluated 40+ brands of cabling costing more than an entire stereo system!
Over the past six months I stumbled upon a thread here on Audiogon in regards to a Helix designed cabling and as you probably already know, I just had to look a little deeper into this cable design…After a month of studying and sourcing parts, I decided to reach out to the designer/architect, Williewonka who gave more insights and philosophy on how the cable came into existence.
That conversation got the ball rolling in converting one of my KLE Duelund interconnects to Steve’s Helix designed which only entailed replacing the neutral with a Mil-Spec 16 AWG silver-plated copper wire with the neural wire being 3 times longer than the signal wire and of course the “Coiling” of the neutral wire : )
After the modification was complete, I was not sure what to expect from the Helix cabling but I was quite shocked with the results with “ZERO” burn-in time…The sound stage became much wider/deeper with a much tighter/focused image and clarity/transparency is like nothing I have ever heard in any cabling regardless of cost. In fact, I just sold a full loom of a commercially designed Helix Cable that’s renowned around the world and has more direct sale than any cable manufacturer; these $200 DIY Helix Cables walked all over them…
I believe you will hear the same results as I have and have heard back from friends who have already modified their Duelunds with the same results; WOW! Remember the cables will need 200+ hours to burn-in and settle into your system. My system is now 90% DIY Helix to include IC, SC, PC and Coax with each cabling adding its beauty of an organic and natural presentation that draws you into the fabric of the music.
You can tailor the sound of your cables using Duelund, Mundorf silver/1% gold, the outstanding Vh Audio OCC Solid Copper or Silver with Airlok Insulation or your favorite wiring and you can change it at any time…
http://www.image99.net/blog/files/category-diy-cables.html
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/difference-in-sound-between-copper-and-silver-digital-cables
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/adding-shielding-to-existing-cables
Enjoy,
Wig
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@mbolek Hope the Holiday Period has been enjoyed by yourself. As an inquiry, has the Holiday Period allowed for any additional periods of creating a assessment of the PC Triple C Wire in use. On another forum that I not a member, but where I have been a influence of the use of this wire, I have seen a reference to SAEC XR 3000 Cables as being potentially the best VFM Cables. As this individual making this claim has been demonstrated the SL 5000, with SAEC Supplied RCA's and Low Mass / Low Eddy RCA Connectors, they are used to the better end of SAEC PC Triple C Wire Cables. The statement did not claim to be using SAEC Supplied XLR Connectors or an Exchange XLR Connector. |
@pindac reposting here..
I like the Triple C XLRs very much. I believe they out perform my previous OCC builds. Just sensing more clarity, better voicing, overall info that I haven't heard previously with my go to music. This is a 30" cable with AECO copper/silver XLRs. (2) 19awg bare Triple C conductors (+, -) inside teflon tubing. Neotech 16awg for ground (Helix wrap). May look at replacing some internal hookup wire with the Triple C. Good stuff... |
@mbolek I have read the posts in both threads. This report is with a content about the impression of the PC Triple C Wire that is quite familiar to me. There are more than one way to describe the presentation from the wire, but when compared to a OCC Wire, the comments all are off the view there is a change and one for the better. I stated in the past a further veil has been removed and this veil has allowed for a lucidity that is difficult to imagine can be bettered. There has been new micro details find a way to be audible from the recording. The one that really captured myself in my system was the Vocals of a Female Singer, the control used for the breathing had become tangible, it was a quite unfamiliar encounter when first discovered. All most like Q Sound had been used to produce the effect. On a friends system who I have encouraged to use the Wire, there commitment to using it has been similar to how yours is looking to develop. Wand Wire, Hook Up Wire, RCA Phono's, Speaker and Power are now all PC Triple C. The experience I had of it with a Low Mass / Low Eddy RCA on Chassis and Cable was the best to date for me, the 'Envelope' of the note, was visual, the shaping of the Vocal and Instrument manifested in a manner not experienced before. This is the most impressive and wanted to be reproduced trait from the Signal I can suggest to be is a worthwhile endeavour to discover how to be achieved. If the intention is to continue the Signal Path as a PC Triple C Hook Up Wire, have a good think about the Chassis XLR, one temporary trial could be to direct couple the Cable to the Circuitry to see how the Chassis XLR might impact on the SQ. |
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