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| Oxidation and bare silver or silver coated wire??? Hello??? I believe Silver Oxide is actually more conductive that Silver itself. In audio, conductivity is less important than mechanical resonance. If it were as important as some would lead you to believe , everyone would be trying to get their s... | |
| Why Expensive power Cables when Romex behind Wall? Audioengr. I knew you would reply! That's why I mentioned the steel or brass outlet cover. Its a sure fire way to prove mechanical resonance. Come on man, go get yourself a steel or brass outlet cover - they are cheap 2 or 3 bucks. Replace the cov... | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Hshapiro wrote: One has to make the assumption that their basic system is already good, in order to assess whether a cable sounds good. I would not be persuaded that a cable was good or bad if a reviewer used it in an otherwise poor audio system. ... | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Hshapiro wrote: My point is that no matter how good the cable, they will only be as good as the weakest link in the rest of your system.And he continued: "You quoted me out of context when you said that I said, if a cable is good, it reveals probl... | |
| Why Expensive power Cables when Romex behind Wall? For fun, do a little experiment, buy an inexpensive steel or brass outlet cover and install it in place of your plastic outlet covers. Plug in your system and listen.You should notice a big change in sound.WHY?I will spit this out for discussion. ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Congratulations Rockhead! So? What's the verdict? | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Audioengr I disagree with you - but thanks for sharing the components in your reference system. One thing I ask, please show some sensitivity before you go off making comments like, "Until you have heard a superior system where there are no weak l... | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Hshapiro - for the most part it looks as if we are on the same page.The topic of this thread is "cables vs. electronics: biggest bang for the buck". I used a $300 cable vs. a $300 component as a comparison and it seems you agree that a $300 compon... | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Audioengr is there a difference in sound between Auricaps and Black Gate? Do Caddocks sound the same as Vishays? | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Okay guys we are getting way off track from the original post. I do believe that cables offer the biggest bang for the buck. The right $300 cable can revolutionize a system where as a $300 component wouldn't in most cases.now I digress...Hshapiro,... | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Audioengr - you are totally overlooking the fact that each module in a component DOES add a sonic signature - maybe the gain and buffering stages do not but can you honestly say that two different analog output stages on CD players or two differen... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Ha! That's funny. You're right - I have taken this pretty far. The Supratek is so good stock but I thought that maybe, just maybe some of these tweaks would make it even better. So far, the Dynamat seems to help but the sand and zip lock bags are ... | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Okay.. I just went to a couple websites which I knew had Inductance and Capacitance specifications listed for their cables. Interesting enough, the cheapest cable in this list has the closest measurement to the most expensive - which is recognized... | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Audioengr - butting connectors together in a system is not possible. Any imaginary result or benefit of having no cables is pure speculation and therefore irrelevant. There must a be conductor of some sort connecting the components together. Even ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Hi Rmml - ya I used 3 zip lock freezer bags sealed with electrical tape and separated from the preamp by a gasket inside of each dome to contain the sand... I might re-think that tweak too.Since I've had the sand filled domes for a while, I plan t... |