oldhvymec

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Sell your $$$ cables and conditioners... affordable LITHIUM is here!
This discussion has gone off trail. Could we go back to discuss the benefits of running our gear on batteries. This is the discussion, pros, cons. Pros: Very good source of clean energy. Cons:  No cons as long as WE FOLLOW the operating instru... 
Sell your $$$ cables and conditioners... affordable LITHIUM is here!
Everyone has their own fear threshold. Evolution is noticing your fear based beliefs and transforming them into the infinite possibilities that is our diving nature. If you do not want to grow then you will defend your fear based beliefs......... 
Fixed my power problem for $140
I forgot, the repair was a pure copper bus bar out of a 14 dollar Home Depot sub panel, and about an hour of swearing while replacing it..LOL 
Fixed my power problem for $140
HelloI had something close to that happen in my shop setup. Come to find out at the breaker box I had a bad or burnt, bus bar. The breaker contacts to bus were arcing on ONE rail. The old owner ran an old AC arc welder (70s) out there. burnt the b... 
Capacitors for HP filters in tube amps recommendations?
You need to be cautious when recommending CGO/NPO ceramics for audio (particularly coupling not bypassing) applications. I have question for you.Can you use a PIO russian .01 or a pair of .015they come in 100-1000 v.  There were a few differen... 
Screw on banana/spade connectors
Yes spades. Actually read the fine print and I can order w spades. Checking on cost.So your hooking directly to a speaker, just wondering, active or external XO?I can't help myself, wondering about the application. Female spades? I only ask beca... 
Future of cables!
No opinion, just an observation and statementInteresting indeed, To vibrate or not to vibrate, that is the question?I feel another sonnet coming on. I read this stuff and really, "It's better than eatin' bugs". Time to feed the chickens..LOL  Sim... 
Sell your $$$ cables and conditioners... affordable LITHIUM is here!
Did you read what I wrote?. I did not remove any of the heat sensors on the heatsinks or otherwise....just the one on the bottom of the battery. I did not remove any of the "two hour fire protection" or whatever? you imagine. I read exactly wha... 
Speaker cable recommendations in my budget
gdnrbob3,100 posts   If you are looking for cables, know that many are system dependent, so doing a lot of homework will be to your advantage.I would PM John Rutan (audioconnection) for some unvarnished information.Bob I didn't realise that so... 
Moving cables around killed dynamics for days anyone else experience this?
Last time I was in Toronto , which is nicer than any American city, it was on a very large body of water .erik is 1000% correct . I believe he lives in the only City in USA that could give Toronto a small run . Montreal as well, which has the To... 
Moving cables around killed dynamics for days anyone else experience this?
There is no strange voodoo happening with cables moving. 1) changing antenna effect (rfi) 2) induction by magnetism off other cables (emi) 3) picked up leakage current from other cables. 4) dielectric absorption can change for a little while whe... 
Speaker cable recommendations in my budget
 I really only want to spend less than $150 but, I’d go to $200 if there some phenomenal cable that would rock my world. Used an option? Lots of great deals ALL over. I've see 1000.00 cables go 1/10 their original price.Second why change after ... 
Screw on banana/spade connectors
My speaker terminals don't accept bananas so I was trying to find a solution that was a solid connection. These cables are not available w spades.Hello, so what type of connection do you want, spades? Like on a bare speaker, male spades? So you ... 
Screw on banana/spade connectors
These spades or banana male are loved by many (me).http://www.wbtusa.com/pages/bananas_spades.htmlCut off anything, strip, nice fresh wire, attached. I like these too, great ends, and not a slot screw, a hex,  can really get it tight, if you ti... 
DIY cables
williewonka1,999 posts02-24-2020 12:37pm@audiomaze - take a look at these...http://image99.net/blog/index.htmlThe perform great, having exceptional dynamics, clarity and details and an enormous image.. Wow, the direction of the wind makes a dif...