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| Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend? Here is a modification of above speaker cables: Twist the red and black wires together, one pair at a time. Then, put all of them in one large bundle and slide into some nylon flex housing in a color that complements your system. Use the red for t... | |
| DIY cat 6 FEP "TEFLON" You might try using one half of each twisted pair for the hot signal and the other half for the ground. This will increase capacitance a bit but it will lower inductance, which is the real problem at these currents and impedances. Note that a tigh... | |
| Always on ? Speaking of leaving stuff on, the old Spatial Coherence preamp required 7 days to warm up, per the owners manual. Actually, it really took 6 weeks. If you are thinking this is a design flaw, you are thinking right. Of course, it only drew 4 watts ... | |
| Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend? I just read all the posts on this thread; a very interesting thread to say the least. Here is my suggestion:Go to radio shack and buy four spools of solid 18 gauge wire in both red and black colors. Each spool has 60 feet of wire and you will need... | |
| Best Pink Floyd recording CD or LP All of them, some are just better than others. My wife is into Pink in a big way, which works for me. | |
| Good Y Cables? Sugarbrie has it right, I just bought two pair of Monster cable Y's, one male and two female. They are made well and look good. The cobalt cables Dan mentioned look good too and the price is fair. | |
| Looking for a source of vibration dampening sheets I don't think this will do what you want, but it is so inexpensive, you ought to look at it. At the local hardware store, you can buy sorbathane peforated mats, which go in your kitchen drawers and cabinents to keep things from sliding around. The... | |
| Why do digital cables sound different? This is a very interesting post. Everyone who posted a comment is right; well, maybe except the one about Nicole Kiddmann. Ideally, it shouldn't make a difference in which digital cables you use, but really, just because it is one and zeros, it is... | |
| Spatial Coherence Yeah, I still have mine, I never sold it. I do have other preamps I use. Still, the old Spatial does have coherence which the new tube stuff only hints at. Thanks for getting back to me. I have always wondered where the old high end gear goes? Do ... | |
| termination of power cables It isn't a hard task. You can find a wiring book at most hardware stores for a few dollars, but what you want you can just read it there. Make sure the black wire connects to the gold and smaller tab, green or green/yellow is ground, and white is ... | |
| Unusually good power cord for the money? Yes, buy a 14 gauge power cord with IEC connectors on it at your local hardware store. About 10 bucks and it has about 3 or 4 times the conductivity of regular cordsets. | |
| Always on ? If you are worried about lightening, then be sure to unplug everything. If your house is hit by lightening, it is unlikely any surge protector will survive to protect your gear. There is simply too much energy in lightening. | |
| Always on ? I am speaking from the viewpoint of an electical engineering consultant who designs audio gear for a living. It is true that thermal cyles will cause electronics to break down. The shock of turn on and turn off is even more dramatic. However, if t... |