bigtwin
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| Not Chinese Fakes But Not big $$$ Either @carlsbad No worries Jerry. We're just two guys having a conversation about cables. I enjoy hearing other opinions and try to learn something new every day. That part is easier than i like to admit. 😂 Eric | |
| Not Chinese Fakes But Not big $$$ Either @carlsbad My experience with Banana plugs has not been that great. Not keeping a tight fit has been my big complaint. I have liked the locking style Furutech makes and the BFA style looks to be an improvement. Right or wrong, I thought the high... | |
| Why do Tube Amps sound more romantic v SS amps While both can sound fantastic in a good system, with SS you can set it and forget it. With tube amps, you run the risk of falling down the rabbit hole is changing tubes in the endless pursuit of the perfect sound. I speak from experience. I lo... | |
| Not Chinese Fakes But Not big $$$ Either @carlsbad Re the copper purity, the Banana Plugs are 93% copper but the SP series spades "utilize C11000 100% IACS Copper which are the highest conductivity coppers available for their respective designs". Note sure how much of a difference it ma... | |
| Disappearing Jazz? Here's just one example of a great bargin: I have also started buy a lot of CD from the "used" option on Amazon. Anything listed as Very Good has arrived looking new and played perfectly. Agree with sbank above on the Tone Poet re issues. Grea... | |
| Disappearing Jazz? I have found a lot of the Verve and Blue Note catalogues being re issued and often re mastered at very reasonably prices. Three examples would be the 5 CD sets by Joe Henderson and Lee Morgan and Grant Green. Available on Amazon if like me you p... | |
| Not Chinese Fakes But Not big $$$ Either @dekay Any standard wire stripping tool has the crimping feature built in. On the link to the spades, click on the install instructions and you'll see a pair. You use the grove for 10 - 12 AWG. It does not take much pressure to put a solid crim... | |
| What Gear Has Disappointed You? @mceljo I think you are asking what equipment has not prespecteformed to our expectations, given the money paid, as in better sound? So far, I am reading about failures in equipment, which is not really the same thing. More bad luck than musica... | |
| The Bold. The Outrageous. The Projects You've Done. And, the One's You Shouldn't Have. Picture of speakers? | |
| Not Chinese Fakes But Not big $$$ Either @dekay Thanks. In a perfect world, I have just build my last set of cables. 🤣 | |
| Not Chinese Fakes But Not big $$$ Either @jrbirdman333 Skipped the gloves as I knew I would clean the wires before securing the spades. Cleaned them and used a polishing cloth. | |
| Not Chinese Fakes But Not big $$$ Either @carlsbad I have a stripper/crimper tool but it doesn’t go below 20 awg. With a new box cutter blade as shown, I only needed to put very light pressure on the blade and simply roll it over the wire. The covering came off easily and not one wire w... | |
| Not Chinese Fakes But Not big $$$ Either @carlsbad re name, i was hoping to attract the legion of posters who are buying knock off cables and demonstrate there is a wsy to buy local, cut costs and have some fun at the same time? But that's just me. 7 | |
| Not Chinese Fakes But Not big $$$ Either Thanks for the nice comments to all who have looked. A review of the sound will have to wait until next spring. My stereo (version 4.0 since covid started) is awating the arrival of a pair of SoundLab Majestic 745's. Made two pairs of cables so... | |
| What's it worth to you? I for one buy vinyl to listen to and have zero interest in "collecting" it for any other reason. Long ago stopped buying used LP's as the percentage that are pristine is so low. Just one man's opinion. But if it brings you pleasure to "own" som... |