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| Connectors Oxidation on silver is a very predominant misconception. Oxidation is just as conductive, however silver oxide forms in only a high pressure environment, and what we actually experience on silver is tarnish, which is silver sulphide and not as con... | |
| Connectors In my experience, connector differences can easily be heard. Generalities such as silver is one way and gold another can also be changed based on the quality of the actual base metals. Homegrown Audio offers connectors at a good price, though I fi... | |
| Connectors What connectors do you currently have, and what sound qualities are you looking to get from a change? | |
| What is Musicality? I think musicality has to do with the ability to express heart and soul, the ability to express a certain feeling and convey it in a way that listeners feel or relate to that same feeling. Musicality is expression of what is within one's self thro... | |
| DIY POWER CABLES IEC CONNECTOR Is it a stranded or solid core conductor? If stranded, Furutech's or Oyaide will work by splitting the conductor in half and inserting on each side of the centered screw in the termination slots. Good luck! | |
| Ayon CD2 is AMAZING Interesting how threads can always slip topics, though not always to ill effect.I can understand how WIG's experience with the use of the Berkely vs. Ayon 2 could persuade him not to go with the 5S. If he felt like the CD 2 had a tendency to be br... | |
| DIY Balanced Cables If using a twisted configuration, 3-4 turns per foot is ideal. More or less can be detrimental actually. Braiding is a good way, probably the best in this situation. True Litz would also involve a conductor moving from the very center of the signa... | |
| Is AES/EBU the same as XLR? 'so you never know what will sound good.'I second that! Have often been surprised. Give it a go and let us know. | |
| WBT Nextgen RCA connector evaluation & shoot-out Valuable link, thanks! | |
| How to remove tarnish from OLD Silver wire? Except that tarnish is not silver oxide but silver sulfide, which is not conductive. It is a good idea to remove it, and many new polishes are non-abrasive with protective conditioners left behind to prevent tarnishing. Getting a product as above ... | |
| WBT Nextgen RCA connector evaluation & shoot-out Some would say that skin effect is not of concern on a PC, and some would even claim to utilize it to make a better PC (LessLoss). I am not sure of the decision on a solid bar and not a hollow tube from Bocchino. On his website he had mentioned th... | |
| Replacement fuse for McCormack DNA 225 and RLD-1 No, use the furutech fuse instead of magnets. As good as magnets are, there is no protection, and you get all the same sound with the furutech. Sorry for the late reply | |
| WBT Nextgen RCA connector evaluation & shoot-out The problem with using pure copper or silver bars on power cords lies in the ductile nature of these metals. Given the amount of cycles of plugging and unplugging, the weight that some power cords have, and the fatigue factors of the metal, the ba... | |
| Replacement fuse for McCormack DNA 225 and RLD-1 Hello Paul,I used to work at Virtual Dynamics, and thought I might actually be able to help you out. I have the McCormack DNA 225 Platinum plus (stealth caps, transformer+, carbon transformer base) upgrade. Wonderful sounding amp, and it first cam... | |
| Should I Bi-Wire or Use Jumpers? I guess I should add that I did like Paul Speltz's cables bi-wired, and at that cost it is not so difficult to do as some. |