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DIY interconnect just arrived ~~navships~~, true High Fidelity
2nd pair NAVSHIPS ~~16 gague silvercopper IC~~~ just arrived,,, UEmployed twix the ~~Cayin CD17 Mark1 ~~~ modified with 8 Mundorf Silver caps + ~~Sparksolabs Descrete Opamps Singles__ Runninga pair of E288’s in the ^922 section,,, and the jadis Cl... 
best used floorstanding speakers under 5k that has small footprint
yeah the seas kit offered by Madisound Bifrost,,  heck under $2KOnly 1 condition,, need a  good push pull tube amp/integrated. , say a  mid size PL, Cayin or Jadis 
DIY interconnect just arrived ~~navships~~, true High Fidelity
Ok so my tech guy suggested I go back once more to make Double Blindly positive I am hearing what i **think/perceive/imagine** that i am hearing .so feeling a bit lazy, I figured ok why not,,now i really was not sure if I heard what i heard,,so in... 
DIY interconnect just arrived ~~navships~~, true High Fidelity
marketing bs you think so to the ac wall plug 120v 15 amps 14/2 awg wire in the wall put a 12awg power cord on the amp to the plug you will not get 20amps for the amp more juice the way i did it i will get up to 30 amps max for my crown OK got ... 
DIY interconnect just arrived ~~navships~~, true High Fidelity
OK hard wired, direct to power trans, Got it,,, hummm not really interested.Helix IC,,Ok got it,,, too complex for my level. Yeah the silver coated copper speaker wire 12 gague,,, due in this week, will upload another YTvid for those who might be ... 
Musings from old school on High Fidelity
Jadis DPL, like the 1st preamp Jadis ever designed,,just arrived its ancient, simple,, but plays,,, honestly the jadis clone LS9 pre.modded with M  silver caps,,was just fine, but had to see if i could go higher for $1350,,, put my system at a  sl... 
Musings from old school on High Fidelity
A great reminder that there are three sides to most debates.....one side, the other side, and somewhere in between resides the truth. Then,,,I guess you take issues with most of my post above I think this hooby is not all biased opinions,,,fore... 
Musings from old school on High Fidelity
It might be what one prefers but it isn't HiFi. I consider components based on1) my exp2) components reputation ie reviews, blogs , dis boards etc3) actual pics of the guts, w/oa  pic of the guts I would not consider buying as per Kevin Deals' ... 
DIY interconnect just arrived ~~navships~~, true High Fidelity
amps hard wire them to pannel no change in sou Now why would you even think, by hard wiring power cord to wall outlet,,would makea   dif in sound????I already went through all that.. The only reason I made a  DIY power cord with pure copper ter... 
DIY interconnect just arrived ~~navships~~, true High Fidelity
apart bare wire tined is the best way no brass junk @ ditusaYes I just ordered his silcer coated copper 12 ga for speaker use,,,not sure if it is **helix**, not sure what that concept is all about,,helix,,will look it up, and ask John about you... 
Are cables really worth their high price because of their geometry?
 quite unique however also quite minimalist. after invest $300+ in my own DIY IC's, = a  complete failure,, super thick cable froma  DIY site, solid copper ends , = a flop,,I only go now ~~minimalist~~~ skinny is good, as in  my new navships IC... 
Are cables really worth their high price because of their geometry?
I've settled on Audio Envy cables. I'm off the cable merry-go-round. Good riddance. Ok so 2ft @ $160, Yeah I read the blah blah blahhhhh in the descript https://audioenvy.com/product/speaker/sp9-each/ But could you at least consider navship... 
Mundorf (non-oil) Silver / Gold EVO MCap Supreme coupling caps in your tube amp ???
Another M fan here, Now that i upgraded my IC cable (see my latest topic in cables forum), the Mundorf Supremes in the Defy 7 have really come through,,,I was concerned as i modded the Cayin cd player with M caps, the preamp with M caps and then t... 
stereo setup for newbie
Advice FREE, Go tubes, do not go SS. Thats all I have to suggest. The SS groupies will tell ya, go SS. You take your pick.  
DIY interconnect just arrived ~~navships~~, true High Fidelity
PTFE= TeflonOK that explains why cutting the sleeve off the THHN Home Depot wire was so dif with a  new razor blade. I was like , what is this stuff. Tougher than leather.