alexberger
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| Hook-up Wire: Duelund DCA16GA vs Neotech STDCT-16 vs Cardas 15.5 AWG Hi @grannyring ,1. " ICs made with the Duelund 16ga sound better to my ears than the Duelund 20 gauge. Better mids, bass and stage size. "I’m agreed with you. I think it also sound more dynamic.2. Duelund 16ga it is also fantastic, magical speaker... | |
| Hook-up Wire: Duelund DCA16GA vs Neotech STDCT-16 vs Cardas 15.5 AWG I did another comparison between Duelund DCA20GA and 22awg LEGENBURG Rectangular interconnect.As test record I used Schubert quintet D956 with Jascha Heifetz, William Primrose, Gregor Piatigorsky.Legenburg sounds smoother with better instrument... | |
| Hook-up Wire: Duelund DCA16GA vs Neotech STDCT-16 vs Cardas 15.5 AWG Hi @pumpweel ,I compared two pairs of interconnects. One is built from a twisted pair of Duelund DCA20GA 1m length. The second built from a twisted pair of 22awg LEGENBURG Rectangular 0.5m. Both cables are with Swithcraft RCA connectors. I did... | |
| Has anyone tried these stunning new CPT power cord? I mean what is a difference in sound between regular tweested cable (like a tweested pair) and your method of tweesting cables for AC cable? | |
| Has anyone tried these stunning new CPT power cord? Hi @grannyring ,Most of my power cables are bulk Acrolink 4030 with Furutech Cu and Neotech Silver plugs.I lake more unshielded Acrolink 6N 4030 compared to shielded Acrolink 7N 4030 mk2.Unshielded model mk1 has much more superior tone, more ai... | |
| Has anyone tried these stunning new CPT power cord? Hi @grannyring ,Can you tell more information about Duelund 600v 12AVG powr cords?Do you simple twist 3 wires (hot, cold and ground)?Which female IEC and AC male plugs do you use? What do like in sound? Which AC cables do you use for compari... | |
| Does anyone care to ask an amplifier designer a technical question? My door is open. Hello @atmasphere ,Thank you a lot for your reply.I know some people like to put chokes between output and drivers B+.It adds better isolation on high frequencies between power supplies.But what do you think does it have any real effect?What do yo... | |
| Does anyone care to ask an amplifier designer a technical question? My door is open. Hello @ramtubes,I have a DIY 300B SET.Input tubes are 6sn7, driver are 6f6 in triod mode.I use coupling capacitors (Duelund Custom Cu) between input, driver and output tubes.I use 5K output transformer James Audio.My speakers Altec 604E ~100dB sen... | |
| JAM by Duelund Hi @grannyring ,Does a capacitor quality in the 2nd order speakers LPF make a big difference?If yes, Which producer and type can you recommend (I need 8uF)? Do you like Jupiter VT?Regards,Alex. | |
| Hook-up Wire: Duelund DCA16GA vs Neotech STDCT-16 vs Cardas 15.5 AWG Yesterday I updated cables from Werner Jagush crossovers to Altec 604"E" speakers.I used Belden 9497 and I update it by Duelund Sn-Co DCA16GA.I use 16ga cable for both mid-base and compression drivers.Despite zero break-in time Duelund cables soun... | |
| Hook-up Wire: Duelund DCA16GA vs Neotech STDCT-16 vs Cardas 15.5 AWG Hi @pumpweel ,I had some such experience before.I used LEGENBURG 22ga for tonearm to MC step-up transformers interconnect cable.I changed it to Duelund 20ga cotton version.At first Duelund sounded cooler with less midrange bloom. But separation, s... | |
| Hook-up Wire: Duelund DCA16GA vs Neotech STDCT-16 vs Cardas 15.5 AWG Hi @pumpweel ,I like Neotech LEGENBURG.I use this wire in my amplifier and phonostage for many years.But I'm curios if I can improve the sound of my amp using Duelund Cu-Sn wires. | |
| Hook-up Wire: Duelund DCA16GA vs Neotech STDCT-16 vs Cardas 15.5 AWG Hi @grannyring ,I understood you.You wrote: " compared to the cotton 12ga it will not sound as open, real, and lively due to the synthetic covering".What I want to say, these drawbacks may do a sound of synthetic covering 20ga more balanced compar... | |
| Hook-up Wire: Duelund DCA16GA vs Neotech STDCT-16 vs Cardas 15.5 AWG Hi @grannyring ,Duelund 600volt 20 avg can be used for headphones cables. Cotton isolation is not as durable as plastic one.I'm also thinking about to upgrade 50 cm long run of cables from RCA inputs to input selector in my 300B integrated SET. No... | |
| Hook-up Wire: Duelund DCA16GA vs Neotech STDCT-16 vs Cardas 15.5 AWG Has anybody tried new Duelund 600 volt Cu-Sn 12 AVG and 20 AVG cables?How do they sound compared to regular Duelund DCA20GA and DCA12GA? |