jafreeman
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| How Does Gold Wire Handle? Amazing, Jade--kind of mind-blowing, actually. That you are mixing gauges in the #2 and #3 pins tells me the addition of a 28-gauge there has probably added something beyond three 30 gauge wires you have previously mentioned along the way. Seems t... | |
| How Does Gold Wire Handle? Thanks to all--opinions vary according to experience with the different metals. There is a lot of testimony in favor of copper and silver--understandably, especially with copper, due to its low cost and nearly universal application as the metal of... | |
| How Does Gold Wire Handle? Ivan, very interesting about introducing micro fissures by too much bending of OCC wire. Could pure gold be beyond grain boundaries in its cohesive malleability? Gold can be rolled out to a nearly transparent film--this has to be a good sign in th... | |
| Building balanced interconnects--ideas What type of shield material do your suggest? I want to avoid metal of any type, which would mean nothing soldered to pin 1. I hear you saying not to run a dedicated ground wire between pin 1, but to solder a shield to pin 1. If I don't want any m... | |
| Building balanced interconnects--ideas Atmasphere--just to clarify, are you saying I should leave the ground pins unused--empty? I understand that pins 2 and 3 carry out what is intended by design in the Wadia 861SE and the ARC Reference 210s I am using. Both of these makers encourage ... | |
| Necessary to ground and XLR interconnect? Nsgarch, thanks--I am connecting up a Wadia 861 to ARC Reference 210 amps, currently using Transparent Reference XLRs about 8 years old, and they have networks. I think I can do better--want to try Dueland 2.0 silver ribbons with oil-impregnated s... | |
| Necessary to ground and XLR interconnect? Thanks-so I should connect a shield to both ground pins, not one. But if I don't want to use a metal foil/braid shield, should I connect up the ground pins with a wire anyway, or would there be no point to that? My shield will be a non-metallic ou... | |
| Building balanced interconnects--ideas Thanks, Atmasphere--I am thinking of a carbon-infused nylon braid on each teflon tube, not a metal foil. All are then braided loosely for strength and appearance. I have used Flexo Conductive on power cables, and they are very quiet. How good is K... | |
| Building balanced interconnects--ideas Great information! I am leaning toward three identical wires, each shielded with its own braid. The wire could float in a teflon tube, or it could have a foamed teflon insulaton, such as the VH AirLock. Please tell me this--is a single, solid cond... | |
| Building balanced interconnects--ideas Thanks for your advice--I have been looking at VH Audio's recipes--suppose I don't want a shield--do you then run a ground wire soldered end-to-end vs a floating shield soldered at the source end? And please explain what appears to be the preferen... | |
| Are Disc Players Dead? A high-end player is still the redbook gold standard--it is quiet, more linear, more original to the source. Computers and DACs are nice for those who like the convenience, storage, purchasing options for music--lots of things to like. I'll still ... | |
| Magnepan 1.7 too bright, HELP Yes, change out the Anticables--they are nothing but glorified coathangers that make great antennas--no bass at all. |