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| How to select a good Speaker Cable I used to be in the camp that wire is wire, I have learned through my own experience that this could not be farther from the truth. Speaker wire can have a large impact on SQ IMHO and I view speaker wire not so much as an extension of your amplifi... | |
| Looking to upgrade to Class A/B Integrated DAC Amp Hi!Fairly new to Audiogon myself, saw your post and thought I would chime in as I was in your exact same situation myself. After much research, with a limited budget myself, I went the way of a separate streamer/DAC even though my final choice of ... | |
| RF Chokes/Ferrite Beads, do they have a place in your system? Thanks all, I appreciate the description of how a ferrite choke works.I have noticed that certain electronics in my home such as some HDMI cables, computer system cables, and power cables came from the manufacturers with chokes molded right into t... | |
| RF Chokes/Ferrite Beads, do they have a place in your system? Thanks all - most appreciated! | |
| RF Chokes/Ferrite Beads, do they have a place in your system? Thank you Eric!Can anyone else chime in? I do have a Audioquest power cable for my headphone amp and it came with a choke positioned near the the connection to the amp. I have also viewed photographs inside some higher end pieces of equipment that... | |
| 50 foot cables? Hello,With respect to your price range, I would highly recommend Belden 1313A speaker cable. This is a 10awg cable with oxygen-free copper and low capacitance and resistance, you should be able to go the whole 50'. I must admit though, that I am n... | |
| Coiling excess Speaker cable, is this a problem? Hello everybody and thanks for the responses!I am quite new to this hobby and am enjoying it immensely! I especially like Audiogon Forums where I can pose questions and leverage the significant knowledge of others. As far as people being rude, I h... | |
| Can anyone identify this speaker cable? Mofimadnss, you nailed it - thanks!I actually do require 15' runs of cable for my system. I checked out the link you provided and for a 15' pair of cables they want $880, I think this is a bit overpriced, especially since it's only an 18awg cable.... | |
| Can anyone identify this speaker cable? Hello,Yes, the wire is very stiff. What is magnet wire? The original owner of the cable said he purchased it on-line from some cable place?? It was so long ago he does not remember the manufacturer. And yes I agree, the terminations suggest garage... | |
| Coiling excess Speaker cable, is this a problem? Thanks for the response!Still a Noob here, where/how can I find the discussion about coiling excess wire? Also, what does it mean if cables are about to go trans? I'm trying to figure out how to best dress the coil of wire and am looking for sugge... | |
| Can anyone identify this speaker cable? Yes, hello again and thank you. I used the Imgur as suggested, please see link below. It certainly does not appear to be a Monster cable product to me.https://imgur.com/iNyyD3W | |
| Speaker cable recommendations in my budget Belden 1313A. Quite a step up from Belden/BlueJeans 5T00UP. Lower capacitance and lower impedance. Can be obtained by the foot from Anixter, 248-475-8028. Here are the specs for the cable, great price, great performance and zero snake oil! I think... | |
| Latest Firmware Upgrade for Cambridge AZURE 851N Caused a Major Problem? Help Please! Hi djones51,On my phone of all places, while running the Streamagic app, I found a system settings button and when I selected it I found the USB was set back to 1.0 and that is why my PC was not connecting. After changing it back to 2.0 and making... | |
| Latest Firmware Upgrade for Cambridge AZURE 851N Caused a Major Problem? Help Please! djones51,I was incorrect! I revisited the link and found some of my settings were not correct, I had to use the Cambridge App on my phone to get to the settings where after correcting them everything is now working great!Thank you, thank you!! | |
| Latest Firmware Upgrade for Cambridge AZURE 851N Caused a Major Problem? Help Please! Thanks djones51, yes I too found this article, unfortunately, it is for the CBus issue which is not a problem for me as I do not use it, my issue is with the USB connection. Thank you! |