decooney
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| Belden 8402, 8412, and 8428 @mitch2 They do a lot things well and their only anomaly, from my perspective, is a bit of rounding off the edges and fullness in the bass. I wouldn’t call it “warmth” but it does lead to a somewhat smoother, relaxing presentation, all without l... | |
| Im going to regret my cable question To @jl35 when I typed this during the work week I did not have a chance to re-check what was public or not any more. And last time a colleague asked both OEM and the selling MFG, neither would confirm either way. And, figured one you in the well... | |
| Is my Dynaco Stereo 400 worth repairing for resale? @curiousjim if you want to sell it, and it works now as-is, maybe a simple check-over would suffice. If you look at the hifishark link above, click on the "sold" tab. Gives an idea of what they sold for. Maybe the right buyer will invest in it whe... | |
| Im going to regret my cable question @mitch2 if its not already evident or surfaced in prior research, I'm not at liberty to share if they won't tell you directly. Its kinda known a few product providers obtain their copper conductors from another who owns/leases a copper mining ope... | |
| Im going to regret my cable question +1 to what @curthuff said. You might be surprised where AudioQuest sources their pure copper conductor from in the upper cable lines, along with some other manufacturers. While it's not public info in general, imo you are close enough if you li... | |
| Modern equivalent of Cardas Golden Cross I owned three pairs of Golden Cross interconnects, and sold all three pairs to Pass Labs .5 and .8 amplifier owners. Had them for about 15 years. A complex design too, and part of the reason some people still keep an eye out for them to this day.... | |
| Does loudness play a part in your appreciation? It's a great question actually. I've wondered about this myself some lately. A friend and I were comparing listening sessions recently and I realized we like to listen at different volume levels. And, thoughts around how each of our systems wil... | |
| Im going to regret my cable question @jl35 Cardas, more than most brands, has people who love them and those who do not like them at all... When that occurs, ask which year, type, and cable model they’ve owned and tried. If they are serious and actually tried 2-3 different ver... | |
| Im going to regret my cable question @moshif I mentioned Cardas because I also wanted to warm up my system a bit. I have the Clear Sky x4 and they did exactly that. No loss of detail or transparency. Just a really "meaty" sound. Thicker, not duller. @ghdprentice I recommend Card... | |
| Cary SLP 98 users, past and present, are there any left? @immatthewj apologize I probably should have clarified that early on, I did not run the gold pin EH, and cannot speak for those, I was referring more to the original EH which came stock in my 98 and those are metal pin, not gold pin. @billpete th... | |
| Cary SLP 98 users, past and present, are there any left? Hi @billpete and yes, that's what I was asking about. Good to know. Now that you are getting use to it the sound with the current tube set, there can be room to grow for sure. When my 98 was new, it came with the four standard EH tubes, it was oka... | |
| Cary SLP 98 users, past and present, are there any left? @billpete do you have another source to use to test with to help validate that either way? | |
| Using non-terminated speaker wire? Ten years ago I was evaluating two different sets of speaker cables in 8' & 6' lengths, and did not like the connectors on one of the pairs I custom made. Prior sets were all crimped and soldered. These were slide-on screw-clamp barrel connect... | |
| Traded Off my SLP-05 +1 to what @ozzy shared. I've found there seems to be sort of this compounding effect when you have 3 components in the chain that are all soft, smooth, more laid back on the top end. If the speakers are slightly warm and veiled over, there... | |
| Traded Off my SLP-05 @squitis - okay, imo I think either the Supra or Kimber Hero are just fine, and 1-2m length is good too. Did not mean to go down that rabbit hole, but good to know. Back to the new preamp, how far out til you receive the BHK preamp? |