grannyring
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| Hook-up Wire: Duelund DCA16GA vs Neotech STDCT-16 vs Cardas 15.5 AWG I agree that the 16 gauge is more full bodied than the 20 gauge and I only use the 16 gauge in my ICs. Not sure I would call the 20 gauge in cotton thin sounding however? I simply find synthetic coverings and shielding do darken or dull the sound... | |
| What I miss about vintage gear You can build your own faux amplier box with pretty meters and tubes! It is just for aesthetics and would look just like you want. Lots of nice meters out there. May be a product line extension idea ✌️ | |
| Hook-up Wire: Duelund DCA16GA vs Neotech STDCT-16 vs Cardas 15.5 AWG I was only speaking of the 12 gauge and my experience. Sorry I was not clearer. I assume the same differences will apply to the 20 gauge, but I did not test. | |
| Hook-up Wire: Duelund DCA16GA vs Neotech STDCT-16 vs Cardas 15.5 AWG It is for power cords. I built some power cords and they are breaking in. I will report back. This wire can be used speaker cable, however compared to the cotton 12ga it will not sound as open, real, and lively due to the synthetic covering. | |
| Caps and Tubes Lots of opinions. Ha! @atmasphere is right as usual in that it is best to replace those old electrolytic caps as a prudent preventive maintenance step. They are old and certainly have started to dry out with time. Those coupling caps you mentione... | |
| Duelund cast Pio Hybrid Copper/Silver or Rs series with Silver Bypass PIO I have not, but I have used Vcaps before and like I said earlier they are just not natural and smooth enough for me. I do not believe in bypassing caps in the signal path usually as it can lead to a nervous and phasey sort of sound. However, the ... | |
| Caps and Tubes Wonder Caps are original. They are film caps and don’t need replacing in terms of operational shelf life. You will no doubt hear a nice improvement in sound quality upgrading to something like Jupiter copper foil caps or other nice foil and fil... | |
| Lyngdorf TDAI-3400 I would say you need to look at the RP instructions again and follow them very carefully. Set the speakers up to sound the very best they can in your space without RP. Then you run RP.It may take a little time to become more expert in using RP. ... | |
| Duelund cast Pio Hybrid Copper/Silver or Rs series with Silver Bypass PIO The newer tin plated copper. | |
| Duelund cast Pio Hybrid Copper/Silver or Rs series with Silver Bypass PIO I wire my speaker projects with Duelund stranded copper in cotton. I use 20 gauge on tweeters, 16 gauge on mids, and 12 gauge on the bass. Love it. My favorite wire of all time. I also like Jupiter solid core copper in cotton on tweeters and m... | |
| Duelund cast Pio Hybrid Copper/Silver or Rs series with Silver Bypass PIO This was just for the tweeter per your note? I never liked silver plated copper wire. All of it I tried was too bright and aggressive for my likes. Confused about your needs now. | |
| Duelund cast Pio Hybrid Copper/Silver or Rs series with Silver Bypass PIO Never heard it. Sorry. I would use a nice solid core wire in silk or cotton on that tweeter. Jupiter makes nice solid core silver and copper wires in cotton and silk. Another great option, not in cotton or silk however, is the Neotech stranded si... | |
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| Duelund cast Pio Hybrid Copper/Silver or Rs series with Silver Bypass PIO Erik is right about the Mundorf cap. If you want more air with a more natural and real tone, then Jupiter copper foil is your best bet. They are not cheap however. | |
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