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| Power Cable DIY - Please advise @handymann Like you, I'm lost why this last/first piece of power conductor can have an impact on sound. Several www searches have not answered that question - people write about this subject but I did not find any explanation that would describe t... | |
| Power Cable DIY - Please advise Hi Narcissus,Don't listen to voices claiming power cords don't maka difference - they do! Mor so, if your system is very open with high resolution. I had very good results with silver in cotton for interconnects and speaker cables and applied the ... | |
| Phono cartridge advice Even though a bit more expensive Audio Technica's ART9 is my recommendation. There are a few reviews on audiogon. They do not exaggerate!I had Denon 103R, Benz Glider, Lyra Delos, Benz LP-S, Air Tight PC1-Supreme. The Air Tight was my favorite but... | |
| The most transparent speaker cable This really clears things up. Enjoy.http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm Roger Russel's writing is entertaining at times but very dangerous! He mixes good and true data with his own biased (and often times wrong) opinion.For example:" W... | |
| Best interconnects used for around $500 +? If you are on a budget and know how to use a soldering iron then DIY is the way to go. Use AWG 16 gauge fine silver wire dead soft (Riogrande) and untreated cotton sleeve as dielectric. Go for best termination plugs pure silver (WBT or KLE). Kimbe... | |
| The most transparent speaker cable I experimented with several DIY recipes - starting out with Temp Electric's recommendation and ended up with a single conductor per pole in untreated cotton sleeve. If you can handle the stiffness try dead soft fine silver round wire from riogrand... | |
| What's the deal with idler turntables and do they have a place in modern HiFi? I believe it is safe to say that maintaining absolute platter speed in the presence of an ever changing load (friction from needle tip) is physically impossible! One can try to minimize speed fluctuations - but will never eliminate them completely... | |
| What's the deal with idler turntables and do they have a place in modern HiFi? Since you obviously enjoy restoring vintage equipment I expect you will enjoy the idler restoration project as well. These tables are in high demand and prices for a Rek-O-Kut or Garrard 301 will very likely not come down - so your project should ... | |
| Motorman's New Scam Of The Week - the miraculous Furutech LP Demagnetizer Like you, Motorman - and many others in our community - I abhor snake oil products and scams. If someone found and identified a scam and educates other community members - I think that is a good thing. But simply stating a piece of equipment is a ... | |
| Why are record cleaners so expensive? Unfortunately mark up levels in audio are often beyond reasonable. Best examples are audio cables and cartridges. You can buy an air tight PC-1 supreme or top of the line Kimber cables 45 % below list price - and everyone still makes enough money ... | |
| Unsatisfied with Esoteric K-01: Alternatives? Syntax - don't assume everybody operates like you do! If I don't like what I hear I replace it. The K-01 in my system was lucky, because I was close to getting rid of it - or at least use a copper cable to calm it down a notch. However, after furt... | |
| Unsatisfied with Esoteric K-01: Alternatives? I'm a bit late but found your discussion about the K-01 and hope you didn't sell it after all? I had exactly the same problem with mine and was frustrated that the player did not musically satisfy even though it had amazing and holographic resolut... | |
| ARC Quality Issues Ref75 Ref5SE Ref10 Thanks to all for your responses on this subject. It seems we share both - good and not so good experience with ARC gear. So far ARC and especially my ARC dealer have reacted very quick and obliging. I hope ARC simply had a bad run of components a... | |
| ARC Quality Issues Ref75 Ref5SE Ref10 12-20-14: BifwynneIn regards to ARC's QC card - how can a preamp pass a thorough QC check with twoo loose and crooked tube sockets - plus be boxed up with a loose srew bouncing around inside the preamp? The QC card is a piece of paper - and has NO... | |
| ARC Quality Issues Ref75 Ref5SE Ref10 I don' use power conditioner but have dedicated power for each device. I can hardly imagine that the usual power swings of a few Volt are able to blow up capacitors ...? |