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McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer
That's putting the🔨down!  
聖HIJIRI Users thread
I was introduced to Gestalt Audio by Grannyring. To say Colin is an *Honest* stand-up gentleman, no-pressure dealer, would be an understatement. I ordered cables from him and he delivered on a dime, always answered or returned calls immediately.... 
Member Make Zero Sense
I rub jeanie out pop barbara eden my cricket chirpin pants tighten luvin it  
USPS records delivery delays
Discog CD ordered from Romania, USPS tracking NEVER updated, thought it was still in transit or stuck in some bullshit customs.Checked P.O. Box for the hell of it today, sitting between junk mail for 3 weeks, way to go USPS. 
DAC Shootout Starts This Weekend
Nice, intelligent thread, Verdant jumped a lot of hoops in keeping things relevant and in-line, thank you.I can imagine what turntable owners with multiple arms and cartridge combinations go through for various recordings and preferences!FWIW, I o... 
Lousy IEC Connections
A piece of heat shrink worked good for me. 
Worst Concerts You Have Attended ??
Drunken, drug impaired, lousy performances.I’ll save the grief, $$ and listen at home. 
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
Steve, TL-3NI’m already hearing what you describe, a car horn blowing outside, someone scuffling or coughing in studio.Haven’t heard a mouse fart yet🙄You’re totally correct about power supplies, good, better, best will pretty much determine percen... 
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
Aside from the variable wire type selections, the sonic attributes of the Helix design concept in general enabled me to actually re-discover my "older" (80’s) CD recordings in a very analogue, musical way, big surprise🙄I’m a huge Frank Marino/Maho... 
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
I also replaced the 5 runs of VH Audio 18 gauge on the live conductor for the power cord used on my conditioner with two runs of the Neotech 12 gauge solid core copper in Teflon.I dry-crimped the copper spade ends, then soldered where the wire pok... 
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
My listening experience showed too much insulation had a tendency to "closed the sound in" although it would be "quiet" A thin seal coating on the copper would be preferable AND keeping conductors separated in air, yet in a spiral-type configuration. 
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
Anticables Web: "How durable is the red coating?The red coating will not wear off under normal conditions. The red coating can be scraped off with a sharp knife edge, yet a sharp knife would also cut any typical cable as well.The great thing about... 
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
Steve, the Inakustik has a 20amp IEC, this limits swapping, unless I get an adapter. 
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
Main Helix PC into: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/the-full-review-inakustik-s-ac-3500p-power-station-and-ls-400... All other PC's: http://madscientist-audio.com/presta/power-cords/71-power-cord-with-power-purifier.html 
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
Grannyring built me an RCA Double Silver Helix Digital that makes my system so listenable and fatigue-free, I don’t want to leave the room.I can attribute this by not only the nature of the Helix design, but the quality components used and build p...