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Question about assembling my own DIY AC Cable
@rayleigh    I have each one.of those plugs. Theory one I have not bought is the first 48 plated in silver. I have a few sets in rhodium and a few sets of the very best rhodium plug as well. Lol I cheaper out and bought four sets of the 48 rhodi... 
Does raising speaker cables off the floor really make a big difference?
@millercarbon +1 0n lowerline insulators.  Lol i took a bucket in from the shop a numer of years ago ran them through the dishwasher  then tried  them a bid difference.  I made wood triangle stands before  they helpped the insulators  an even  big... 
House Wiring Does Make a Difference!
Make sure it is copper that is feeding your home not aluminum wire be ready for a huge ju.p up if you change your  main feed to copper if it isn't  already  
Does a turntable make a DRAMATIC difference?
Fi d yourself a used lp12 if you want to kill the Rega for not much money  find an itok Valhalla  or better huge improvement  over the Rega.   
New power service
Likely  not code north of the border yet  would be my guess  
Weak Link in chain as I upgrade from mid-fi?
Well just my thoughts when you are looking around you have to hear different  systems  and get to understand  what is making eCh systems  sound as it does. Get to know as many audio files  that live around you. People always up grade and you have ... 
New power service
@ erik_squires what would you suggest for one. I have never cares for any type of surge protector  in my system  tried a bunch  years ago and I just gave up on the idea and plugged everything  directly  into the receptacles. Most years I unplug th... 
New power service
@soix  if you do decide  to look into it. Have them take the meter off the meter base that took about half a minute  the meter has a couple of large  spades that push into the receptacle.  Lol kind of like a king sized plug in. I should see if I c... 
New power service
@carlsbad yes that is likely  the burns look old the service  to the house was redone 20 years ago and likely  that is when it happened. I was luck because  the house is in an area where they upgraded the wiring  so I can put in the two hundred am... 
New power service
@jea48 no it is underground  from the back alley. I had the line hydro vaced  so the cuty did not have to splice the line to the new service the line goes into the garage  and main panel there and the house is a sub pannel now instead of the other... 
Do older power cables still hold up to newer ones?
I would concur about a plug change on your current cords. I think the biggest difference  is in the plugs. These will likely  shock you if you change them on your dedicated  lines. And should not blow your budget to bad. Buy one try it before  you... 
New power service
@lak I have 6 dedicated  lines into my room. All on 20 amp circuits all on the same leg of the box. All the wires are the same length in the wall to the receptacles.  Mostly furutech  rhodium  top of the line receptacles 55 if I remember  the numb... 
My Major System Upgrades in 2022 and Impact of Each
I think building  a system  is a lot like fune art paintings.  So happy for you now that you have a masterpiece!    Regards  
Looking for good recordings of female vocals I have not yet tried...
Lol I have over ninety percent of those me signed but I have two more that I have not seen yet that I believe  are very special. First off Nana  Mouskouri. A d Anne Murray    https://www.google.com/search?q=YouTube+Nana+Mouskouri&client=... 
Down sizing
Ayre k1xe.