tplavas
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| Cable INteracion Question It sounds like the SAS IC is a Kimber-style cable made with Jena Labs wire. Does the cable have a strong stress-relief at the connector? Perhaps the solder joint was damaged in shipping. I'm not sure if that Vampire connector will let you look ins... | |
| W and M Audio Speaker cable and Interconnects I find it interesting that they put ferrites on their interconnects. I can't think of another company that does that with analog IC's. I tried it once, and found the result to be a 'closing-down' of the soundstage, and a loss of air. Do they have ... | |
| digital power cables on preamps Feel free to try any PC on any component. Also, don't fall into the 'heavier gauge is better' trap. The type of gear, number of components, number of AC lines, and use of powerline filters can all affect the 'optimum' PC choice. Audiogon is a grea... | |
| Longer Power Cords Sound better? Zaikesman, you should keep equal-length PC's on your amps. No matter which side of the length argument a person falls on, we're in agreement that length does affect sound. I would think that having unequal-length PC's would affect soundstaging.I'l... | |
| Longer Power Cords Sound better? LOL, I guess I left you scratching your head eh?You understand my position clearly on points D and E of your post. Let me clarify the rest: For A), I said electrical measurements would show a shorter cord to be better. Meaning better performance i... | |
| Recommend Power Cable for Aragon 4004MK2 amp Rotarius, yes, the connectors make a big difference. Simply 'refreshing' your connections by plugging 'n unplugging can make a difference. But it's definitely not all there is to the PC phenomenon. | |
| Longer Power Cords Sound better? Zaikesman, if you plan to compare the effects of PC length, I'd suggest changing the PC that connects your power conditioner to the wall. By affecting a number of components at one time, the sonic effects of the change in length should be somewhat... | |
| Longer Power Cords Sound better? Perhaps I missed the 'Physics' to which you are referring Grant. Where in the linked item did Caelin elaborate on why "longer is_always_better"? I read an opinion that he doesn't recommend PC's shorter than 3ft. That's not really a practical probl... | |
| Longer Power Cords Sound better? Actually, Caelin Gabriel doesn't say shorter is not better. He say's shorter is not automatically better. And I still disagree. If a pc sounds 'worse' in a shorter length, then it's the wrong pc for that application. If you're sticking with one sp... | |
| Longer Power Cords Sound better? C'mon you guys, be serious here. Everyone knows it's how you 'make contact' that counts. I find plugging n' unplugging really fast for a minute or so to do the trick... | |
| Longer Power Cords Sound better? In a word; NO.If your PC sounds better in a longer length, then you've got the 'wrong' pc. Of course, by wrong, I mean 'less than optimal', not 'horribly awful'. I've listened to pc's in roughly .5awg increments between 9awg and 13awg, and in .5 f... | |
| Recommend Power Cable for Aragon 4004MK2 amp I was a power cable disbeliever for years. I intentionally avoided doing any comparisons, for fear I'd hear a difference where there "shouldn't" be one.Then I bought a piece of gear that didn't include a pc, so I was forced to buy one. And that wa... | |
| Where to put your best I guess it depends alot on what that pc is. If it's a big brute, I say put it before your conditioner, or on your amp (straight to the wall). If it's a 'lighter' cable (<10ga), put it on your source component. If you don't know the gauge, then ... | |
| Cable Synergy I should be clear that when I talk about natural, organic dynamic relationships with power cables, I'm referring to musical dynamics; both macro and micro, although I really don't much care for those terms. You certainly don't lose 'macro' dynamic... | |
| Speltz anti-ic's vs Nordost QuattroFil Stehno, an excellent post. I think the success of the Speltz cables probably says more about how over-priced some of the 'name' cables are. There are too many cables on the market that are $100 of technology (maybe), and $2000 of marketing. And I ... |