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Copper Sleeve over IEC
Nasaman,Yeah you could probably get away with steel or aluminum too, but copper is pretty easy to get.. Brass would be really heavy and pull on your connection a lot depending on the thickness.. Standard Wattgate connections you will need exactly ... 
Copper Sleeve over IEC
I would be curious however if a couple of the shields are just simply NOT having any negative effect, but also not doing anything positive but lame ducks, like the ones possibly on the preamp.. So if you get a chance let us know.. But again it wil... 
Apple TV vs Wadia 170i?
Although I have not used Either... The cheaper, more direct, and quality ergonomics solution for many reasons does point to the Apple TV being the way to go. I am setup for it, but gonna wait it out another year or 2 for better models with a littl... 
Copper Sleeve over IEC
Yeah the blu tack is perfect for this application and semi-permanent, and has better mechanical and damping properties as well. Plus leaves no residue on the copper or your plugs which is nice, so you can test this out where you want and reverse i... 
Copper Sleeve over IEC
You can skip the double sided tape and just use a bead of Blu tack on each side of the Body and it will slip on tight and the blu tack will just ball up underneath and keep it super solid without vibration.. also this way it is removable with a li... 
Copper Sleeve over IEC
For those ordering I decided to take a Watt gate / marinco IEC and AC plug end to my nearby Ace hardware... Warning NOT ALL THE copper fittings are going to fit, Problem is that ONLY the fittings with a 1.25" ID(Inner Diameter)will work, most of t... 
Copper Sleeve over IEC
ZU audio does in fact do this on their top power cables, not copper but custom cut aluminum housings. And I believe they are also filled internally with an Epoxy such as mentioned above with filling the IEC with Silicone, because you cannot take t... 
What could I expect to hear from a Class A amp?
Class A is the opposite of what A-B and Class D type equipment needs.. So Class A and Tubes need "LITTLE" time to warm up and sound there best... My Class A gear gets to good hot and excellent sounding idle in less than a Half hour.. Same with mos... 
How important is EMI and RFI rejection?
So too get a grasp on what we are actually talking about performing hereĀ… Please explain what your doing to mod your grounding scheme? It seems that basically the explanations above is going into each component of the system and actually disconnec... 
Any vinyl experts out there?
Table isolation... You need to physically make sure that it is on a heavy well damped surface... Like blocks of wood 2 X 4's stacked, or a good Sand box... This will isolate and make it cleaner sounding. There are about 100 other tweaks, but you s... 
thin, very flexible, warm sounding interconnect...
The Zu audio Varial, its super flexible, very thin, feels like a rubber tube with just air in it, super light weight etc... Its a premium cable, good reviews on it if you look. Its very smooth open and to the warm side of the spectrum, also you ge... 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
DgarretsonYou will have even more shocking results using the Clarity MR on your woofers than the tweeters :-)Thats where the clarity really excells, best bass I have heard from any system, WAY more impact than any mundorfs have in Low frequency re... 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
Duelund resistors to help out here.... Bigger soundstage, better dynamics.Mundorf Resistors for half the price of the MILLS at about 1 to 2 dollars each are slightly better... The mills seem to narrow the sound a bit, and are not as clean.Yes the ... 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
The clarity MR's will be as smooth and blow away any mundorfs over time... Probably around 500 hours or so.. Mainly the Mundorfs are great for midrange and hi's on speaker crossovers, but if your using in amps or other electronic full range signal... 
Which Blue Ray player to buy ?
Well depending on your independent needs, if you want the best of the best video, and excellent audio possibly with an external dac with low money in mind regarless of cost on higher end units... here is the link to read direct comparisons of almo...