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| Mogami speaker cables? "Why do you assume he is just using the cheapest model from the line?"Only real descriptor in the ad is that the cable he's using is 14 AWG. That rules out 3103 and 3104 which are both 12 AWG (3103 being a 2 conductor cable and 3104 being a 4 cond... | |
| Mogami speaker cables? Mekong56: From the description, I'd guess he's using Mogami 3082, which is one of Mogami's cheapest offerings at around $1.20 ft. You might be interested in this (scroll to the bottom of the page for info on Mogami). Linking is a pain here so just... | |
| Mogami speaker cables? I have no experience with the Audiogon seller mentioned but have used Mogami 3103 for a few years now. Available online for under $3 a foot, I paid my dealer to terminate them with high copper content Vampire spades and also had them cryoed and bu... | |
| Correct Phono Preamp Gain Setting Bingo. What you just described is exactly what I would have expected based on the numbers. Especially with low output MC's, getting the gain right is extremely important. Both too little and too much gain (even 3-4 dB in my experience) can really ... | |
| Correct Phono Preamp Gain Setting With what you describe I would doubt that the 71 dB setting is optimal and I would in fact venture an educated guess that the 58 dB setting, as long is it is not presenting you with hiss/hum levels that are obtrusive at the maximum SPL's you want ... | |
| Correct Phono Preamp Gain Setting If you are not using a passive preamp, 58 dB should be just about ideal with a .45 mV cartridge. I'm a bit confused. At 58 dB you say that it sounds "great" but it's also anemic and not loud enough for your listening. So I'm not sure which it is. ... | |
| Do I Have the Wrong Cartridge? 45 dB of gain in the phono stage is a HUGE amount of gain for typical moving magnet cartridges, let alone one that outputs 6.8-7.2 mV. It's no wonder it sounds harsh and strident.With that amount of gain I'd be looking to drop the output on the ca... | |
| Porter Ports or Cabledyne Cryo Hubbell 5362 If you like the cryoed HBL 5362 (and there is a lot to like about it), I'd recommend that you leap from the mid tier Furutech and Oyaide receptacles and move right up to the Oyaide R1 or R0 or the Furutech GTX (and their respective wall plates). I... | |
| Anyone try Mogami Neglex for balanced interconnect I use the 2534 in a balanced tonearm cable (Jelco 506). It's an outstanding cable and bettered another balanced tonearm lead made with 24 gauge shielded Cardas wire. I also use the Mogami 3103 speaker cable, another very high value cable. Under $3... | |
| Porter Ports or Cabledyne Cryo Hubbell 5362 Very interesting! Thanks for answering my questions Lall and glad (but not surprised!) you ended up with a nice performance boost!Receptacles really can make a huge difference. | |
| Porter Ports or Cabledyne Cryo Hubbell 5362 Hi Lall:Thanks for that. A lot of work, as I well know. Not a lot of surprises there for me but perhaps one. I can see the P&S Legrand and the FIM finishing where they did as they are such very different receptacles, almost polar opposites I t... | |
| Porter Ports or Cabledyne Cryo Hubbell 5362 Oops, Oyaide WPC is here:http://www.vhaudio.com/oyaide-wpc-z.html | |
| Porter Ports or Cabledyne Cryo Hubbell 5362 Thanks very much for the compliment Lall! One of those makes up for all of the sarcastic comments from those who feel that receptacles in audio are all about snakeoil.I have experience with a number of receptacles (most of the experimentation I di... | |
| Porter Ports or Cabledyne Cryo Hubbell 5362 HBL 8200H (I have 3 of them here) and HBL 8300H have always been compact hospital grades with unplated Olin 688 brass contacts. HBL 8200/8300 (have at least 3 of those here as well) is an entirely different receptacle, a typical full sized hospita... | |
| Porter Ports or Cabledyne Cryo Hubbell 5362 Lall: The one thing that disturbs me a bit about the e-bay link is that there is no HBL designation on the box. I have a couple of Hubbell boxes here, one from 2004 and another one from a few years ago (which was probably old stock), one for an 82... |