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What Amp with Sonus Faber Olympica 3?
Simaudio Celeste :PI think I saw a dealer on Audiogon selling a ARC REF 150 in Silver...but the binding posts and screws looked worn with some rust....hopefully the circuit board is in good shape....maybe you can get a good deal and talk him down?... 
Sonus Faber speakers
Has anyone heard the Olympicas with Pass Labs XA25? 
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
@williewonka Have you tried a Naked Solid Silver cable yet? Do you think you would need to replace the wire down the road? 
Audio Solutions Figaro XL speakers.
My friend has the Figaro's loves them. 
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
@williewonka I got mine here > https://www.partsconnexion.com/CONNEX-83387.html 
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
@whacky To free up some friction, try spreading the coil at one end...that worked for me. 
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
@whacky I used a wood rod on a drill and no issues. I put all 3 12 gauge wires on the rod at the same time and coiled it up that way. I used duct tape to hold the 3 wires in place. So much easier and so much time saved. The coil looked much cleaner.  
What are you streaming tonight?
Pain of Salvation - "Panther"- Qobuz  
Partly passive preamp?
Goldpoint is a great passive. I use one with the Dual Volume pots. Very hard to tell the difference between direct to amp and using the Goldpoint.. 
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
@mawe I have all 3...Gold, Silver and Rhodium Sonar Quest. I prefer the Rhodium the most in my system. The right amount of detail and more dynamic sound. The Gold will give you a slightly warmer sound and detail will still be present, just not qui... 
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
@celo From VH website"Our unique AirLok™ insulation is a proprietary form of foamed/cellular Fluoropolymer that achieves a dielectric constant of less than 1.45! By comparison, the dielectric constant of solid fluoropolymers, such as DuPont™ PTFE,... 
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
The Duelunds weren't harsh sounding cables...just in comparison to more expensive cables, they were. :) 
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
Not disagreeing with Grannyring, because cables, rooms and components have to agree with each other. We all might get different results, so absolutely go one at a time.But in my system, one of the virtues of the Helix DIY was how relaxed and nat... 
Herron vs PS Audio BHK vs Rogue Preamps
@jw944ts LTA = Linear Tube Audio 
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
@brownsfan I have made a few pairs of the DIY Helix IC’s with VH Airlok Copper and its far superior to a Double run of Duelund IC’s I once owned. Its like comparing a Honda to a Ferrari. The DIY Helix also surpassed a pair of $2800 HFC IC’s that I...