nyev
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| What type of wire for dedicated 20A AC lines? Good discussion, thank you. Just to reiterate my question: what “10 AWG or better” wire to get, that is solid core copper. So, assuming I wanted to get this caliber of wire, which should I get and where do I buy it? | |
| Nordost Valhalla 2 - Susceptible to Noise? @steakster , @dancarlson10 , interesting discussion around Nordost. I too am rapidly developing a neurosis around noise, as my system taunts me after midnight when everything is fantastic. I know precisely what you are talking about @steakster whe... | |
| Results with Shunyata Venom Defender I forgot to note one other anomaly - my sound cut out for a second on three occasions when I plugged in the Defender. Most of the time plugging in the Defender this didn’t happen. Might be a sign my system is strained to it’s limits with my one ci... | |
| Results with Shunyata Venom Defender I tried up to two of these devices. The “lean” effect was increased with two, and noticeable with one. It’s possible this is specific to my setup. My Diablo 300 draws a lot of current. And all my gear is on one 15A circuit. This is not ideal, a... | |
| Nordost Valhalla 2 - Susceptible to Noise? @dancarlson10 , thanks, what grounding device did you use, and how does it hook up to your system? | |
| Nordost Valhalla 2 - Susceptible to Noise? I’ve been avoiding the 20A dedicated line due to the fact that I have no crawlspace or attic, and as such would need to rip out a lot of drywall to run the new lines. However, just today my local dealer told me to consider running the line outsid... | |
| Nordost Valhalla 2 - Susceptible to Noise? @tunefuldude , I do note the great reviews of the PS-Audio regenerators, but I’m actually more excited to try the Niagara 5000 and Torus RM20 for two reasons: The Niagara and Torus get just as good reviews at way less cost. Plus, one pro review w... | |
| Niagara 5000 Vs Torus RM20 or PS Audio Power Plant 12 @audioquest4life , I recently demoed the Sigma V2 NR and the Omega QR and commented in another thread. I found the Sigma to be slightly harsh in the upper mids, but only noticeable after extended listening. The sigmas were very “detail forward”. H... | |
| Nordost Valhalla 2 - Susceptible to Noise? Lol…. So I’ve since watched an Audiosciencereview that is passionate as always, where Amir “proves” that it is impossible for RF to harm speaker cables. I put “proves” in quotes because while his explanation makes sense to me, I also am not an e... | |
| Why Is Hi Fi Gear So Darn Expensive? I’ve been looking at speakers lately and noticed the grilles for Magico speakers cost $850 or something. The grilles! There is nothing fancy or special to make them cost that much. This is just one of many, many examples. On one hand it seems ... | |
| Nordost Valhalla 2 - Susceptible to Noise? Would added shielding help - something like this which I could cut to line my speaker wire with…. https://www.amazon.ca/Shielding-Conductive-Earthing-Blocking-Ripstop/dp/B07V2W916T/ref=mp_s_a_1_25?crid=K0PQS20WDUNX&keywords=emi+shielding&am... | |
| Nordost Valhalla 2 - Susceptible to Noise? @battbot , yes, but in my case the difference is night and day….. sorry for that! But seriously - during the day the sound is downright dull and boring. At night, it is SO different. Immersive soundstage, detailed, musically engaging, like a ve... | |
| Niagara 5000 Vs Torus RM20 or PS Audio Power Plant 12 I’ll look into that line noise eliminator. Some audio equipment vendors also have devices purported to do this (Shunyata has their inexpensive Venom Defender which simply plugs into a spare socket on the same circuit as your audio gear). Regardin... | |
| Niagara 5000 Vs Torus RM20 or PS Audio Power Plant 12 @gwng8 , just finished watching that video you linked - thanks for that, I enjoyed it. Good perspective. Without being an electrical engineer myself I do wonder if there are other ways of testing/sampling etc that might yield different conclusions... | |
| Niagara 5000 Vs Torus RM20 or PS Audio Power Plant 12 @gwng8 , maybe you have good clean power, making conditioning unnecessary, and making the Torus do nothing? I can tell my power is clean after midnight, my system becomes downright holographic. If adding a Torus did nothing to my sound when ... |