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| hospital grade or commercial grade receptacles ? Irvrobinson: Would you be so kind as to tell us what power cords and outlets you have had cryogenically treated and how they measured before and after the treatment? I'm simply asking because all of the cabling/outlets I've had treated measured di... | |
| hospital grade or commercial grade receptacles ? Almost all hospital grades (with the exception of the 20 amp Hubbell hospital grade sold by Albert Porter and Take Five Audio) have nickel plated contacts, which I would suggest you avoid. In that respect, you are best to stick with a spec grade r... | |
| Breaking in power cords I'm not sure about the energy ratings on my refrigerator, but it is a fairly recent model (about 3-4 years old) and is certainly not an energy hog. In my opinion, the benefit of power cord burn in on a fridge has nothing to do with the continuous ... | |
| Freezer Cryoed Cables... Mhu: I have been cryoing CD's for about a year now. One person's "dramatic" is another person's "subtle", but I would say that cryoing will give you a bigger performance boost than freezing. On a scale of 1-10, 1 being subtle and 10 being dramatic... | |
| Freezer Cryoed Cables... Audiobugged: Yes, there will be condensation on the CD as it warms up, but it will be gone in about 15-20 minutes. The frozen CD tweak is easy enough to try; in my opinion the results are subtle (mainly a slightly smoother, less strident presentat... | |
| Freezer Cryoed Cables... I have lots of experience with real cryo. That being said, I have never placed any of my equipment or wire in the freezer. What I have done, previous to any cryo of wire in my system, is throw CD's into the freezer for a few days (ie. 24-48 hours)... | |
| Audio out of sync with video DVD It seems to me that this "lip sync" problem was prevalent and much more common with first generation DVD players if my memory serves me. If you are having problems with different software, I'd look at returning or replacing the DVD player or at le... | |
| Virtual Dynamics Cryogenically Cables vs others? I have no experience with the VD cables or the JPS in-wall with respect to in-wall use. I have, however, used the JPS with very good results in DIY power cords, and can say that it responds very well to cryo treatment as a power cord. As an inexpe... | |
| Review: Toshiba SD 3960 CD Player Even without changing caps, the stock player can be greatly improved upon by doing the following:1) extensive damping of the chassis, top, sides and bottom-I'd suggest interior and exterior-with heavy duty industrial floor tile and double sided ca... | |
| Power Cord Burn-In While a computer is a decent alternative if a fridge or chest freezer is unavailable, there really isn't much of a comparison. When the fridge compressor kicks in, it is drawing substantially more than any computer will, and, as a result it will b... | |
| To buy or not to buy Audiolab 8000C Good advice, I think, in both posts above. Just to add to that info, I have an Audiolab 8000A, built circa '86 which is still running strong. I have, however, had to re-cap the phono stage, which I did a few years ago, so this may well be an issue... | |
| Power Cord Burn-In I would concur with Richard that running the cord on the CDP is not the place to do it and you need more current. That being said, I have experienced very positive results "burning in" cords on a refrigerator or chest freezer using a simple 3 pron... | |
| Double up on Kimber Kable 4TC?? Unless I'm mistaken, doubling up 4TC will give you the same gauge as 8TC as it is exactly the same wire. It sure looks the same to me, regardless of what is on the Kimber website. The only thing that will not be exactly the same is the twist if it... | |
| Double up on Kimber Kable 4TC?? Yes, in effect, you are now running 8TC, especially if you have twisted the runs together. I have done this in single wire configuration with one double run of 4TC on one speaker and a single run of 8TC on the other, twisting the double run of 4TC... | |
| adapter plug for burn-in on frig Look in the yellow pages under "Electronic Equipment and Supplies-Wholesalers" and phone and ask if they have a male iec to 3 prong female adapter. Should be about $4. |