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| Arcam Binding Posts You might check out the Vampire posts-they sell two sizes; my advice would be to stick to the smaller ones if they are a fit. A pair can be had for about $25. I recently changed out the posts (in about 15 minutes with no soldering) on my older Aud... | |
| Anybody stop using power conditioning? It is good to see that Albert has actually had some success with power conditioning (ie. the controller for the turntable and the albeit expensive Accuphase) as this tends to mirror my experience with my low budget gear. My theory is that less exp... | |
| Why do AC cords make so much difference? Bob: Would your post above be one reason, or perhaps the main one, why many cords sound their best with the ground disabled? | |
| Best CD player under $500 used? Rich: I have no experience with outboard DACs at all so am in no position to recommend one. Just to clarify things, I'm using the RCA with its own 24/96 DAC, nothing outboard, and the guy using the 963SA was using it with its own DAC as well. | |
| Best CD player under $500 used? I agree with foreverhifi. I've been using an RCA5223P DVD player with a 24/96 DAC for the past few years after a serious comparison revealed it was better than my Arcam Alpha 8SE, which I sold. The RCA, from what I understand, is a re-badged Panas... | |
| blue circle power cables I have no experience with the BC 61. The BC 62, at its used price of $100-$125 is, in my opinion, a no-brainer. At $150 or so new, there might be better alternatives, especially used, for another $50 or so, and in the $250-$300 range, there is pro... | |
| Sonic Upgrades for Sony DVP 1) if you haven't already, try some isolation/support tweaks-I'm into low cost tweaks and partial to vibrapods combined with a maple cutting board2) upgrade the power cord if it is possible3) dampen the chassis-cheap again; go to Home Depot and bu... | |
| Cardas Hexlink Golden 5C PC Or Golden Power I own two Cardas Golden cords, but have no experience with the Hexlink. The Golden, however, did not replace the Hexlink, at least from an Audioadvisor catalogue that I still have kicking around from 1999/2000. At that time, a 5 ft. hexlink sold f... | |
| $10 / foot speaker wire I guess it's all relative. I have the Eichmann Bullets currently in use. 47 Labs wanted $100 for enough connectors to make a pair of ic's with their OTA (and it may well be worth it, I don't know as I didn't want to shell out the money knowing the... | |
| Surge/Power Conditioning For Amplifiers I own two Inouye Line Conditioners and, until recently, was using one in my audio system and one for the TV. After taking a look at the Inouye web page (interesting reading)http://www.inouye.bc.ca/manual1.htmI am now using the one conditioner just... | |
| Tube amp power conditioning? Obviously, Albert's system is in a totally different league from mine (any many others here) which is pretty low budget and solid state, so I have no experience with tubes at all. I have a great deal of respect for Albert's opinions, and although ... | |
| Cryo treated wires? Ohlala: I think that if you follow my suggestion, for $75 you will definitely be able to draw a conclusion with respect to cryo, at least what it is capable of doing to outlets. Buy a stock Hubbell 5362 (a very good sounding receptacle) which will... | |
| Cryo treated wires? I have also heard the huge difference between cryoed and non-cryoed outlets. I have not done cryo on any wires or power cords, but can recall reading a post at Audioasylum suggesting that alloys (ie. power contacts in receptacles) probably respond... | |
| A warm and rich sounding power cord Cardas Golden | |
| Were to get fuse box for dedicated line? I'd like to rescind my post above. This thread put me back into experimentation mode this morning and I removed the "mini-breaker" type fuse and replaced it with a standard plastic. They do sound quite different. But I've come to the conclusion th... |