lacee
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| Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend? Here's something I'd like to put "out there" to get some response concerning a tweak that's not mentioned or is one of the last unchartered territories of tweakdom.I am curious about on/off power switches.My amps are old and have the ancient toggl... | |
| Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend? Thanks for the reply Theaudiotweak.I had considered the rhodium plug so that the amp sees a rhodium to rhodium connection, despite the fact that the romex is copper.I guess I should have used a copper IEC on the amp for continuities sake. | |
| Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend? Those cheap Furutech copper connectors do sound good.I am debating the move up to the more expensive Rhodium version to match the Furutech rodium IEC that I installed in my amps.I suppose I should just bite the bullet and do it.Anyone made the mov... | |
| Clear Day Cables Speaker Cables It's been quite some time since I dealt with Paul, but your take on his honesty is worth repeating.A few years ago he gave me similar advice.My present set up doesn't use conventional wiring and the speaker wires are part of the system,so no outsi... | |
| Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend? Williwonka, I was using some DIY 10 guage Romex as power cords for my Acoustat tube amps, into a Furutech GTX d gold outlet on a dedicated 20 amp line.Very nice sound, and I moved my Annacondas out to my vinyl/headphone setup.What sounds even bett... | |
| Maestro vs. Furutech GTX-D Gold AC Outlets Here's a bit of an update.I have now placed the Furutech at the end of an ordinary line,not a dedicated one, and the wiring is 14 guage romex standard house wire,into a standard wall fixture.What I can now add is that even if you can't run a dedic... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Everyone has opinons and all are equally respected, just the opinons from those who have experienced the fuse are a bit more respected than the opinons from those who have not.One opinon is based on experience the other on speculation .The fuse go... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? I was thinking some more about the need to replace old fuse holders when you use upgraded fuses.If you follow that logic, then you should replace the RCA's on your amp,pre etc when you switch interconnects, replace the binding posts when you chang... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? If fuses blow, then there is a flaw in the component or in the design.Upgraded fuses will blow when called upon.I speak from experience.I also speak from experience that solid wire in place of a fuse never did any harm to any amp, tube or solid st... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Mapman,one thing I am certain of is that you probably will never even try an upgraded fuse.The other thing is that I don't use Furutech fuses,I use AMR, Iso Clean and HiFi Supreme. I do very much like and use Furutech GTX-R recptacles, their rhodi... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? I have replaced the stock IEC on my acoustat servo amps with Rhodium Furtechs so that it's furtech from the dedicated line thru to the amps.Opened her up and soldered new wire to the IEC, also added Furutech rhodiun RCA,and 3 per speaker Furtech s... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? I also have been using a Hammond bulk tape eraser, which was given to me by a friend who changed his studio to all digital before he passed away.I have yet to find anyone who can't hear an improvemnt after a disc has been demagnetized.I'll ask a f... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? I can hear the improvemnt of an upgraded fuse even with the original fuse holders.An upgraded fuse holder and an upgraded fuse would be perfect, but it's not necessary.You can hear the results even with an ol, but cleaned up, vintage fuse holder.A... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? At least I can say that the fuses did the job they were intended to do, they will blow if used in the wrong application.Some folks have expressed concern that they may be too robust and not "fail" when called upon to self destruct and save the gea... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? I am left to wonder what brand of upgraded fuses did you have the problems with?Blowing fuses could mean several things- a problem with the amp(unlikely as the original stock fuses didn't blow) or that the wrong value of fuse was used or the fuses... |