williewonka
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| And the biggest influence on sound quality is... So my system had reasonable components and cables and I had albums that sounded very good and others that sounded less than stellar. Some pressings sounded well engineered and pressed whilst others seemed to lack the same amount of finesse. I em... | |
| Do You Unplug Equipment During Thunderstorms? As one person above said, if there is a ground strike near your house, it raises potential of the ground in the immediate vacinity to incredibly high voltages which feeds back into anything that is connected to the house ground AND POOF Whole hom... | |
| Do I need upgraded power cables? @bzawa take a look at this link What i have found makes a good cable It talks about what elements of cable design can improve performance. Cable are the heart of my system and improves every aspect of audio system performance. I've applied ... | |
| DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @raf90 - apologies for my delay in answering your posts. Unfortunately, I have taken the web site down due to the expense of hosting. But the first post of this thread contains new links to pdf files that shows how to build them. Regards | |
| DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @nightlyfly - sorry not to reply to your PM, but that feature requires a credit card number and I do not enter that into any app, so I have to respond via this thread. Your question... Hi Steve I am preparing the Helix cables, I use copper / te... | |
| An IEC with grip @zlone I use these https://www.amazon.ca/SPEEDWOX-Crimping-Electrical-Terminals-Connectors/dp/B0C6Q96CZC?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A3TX3Z5Z5OFI4X Hope that helps | |
| An IEC with grip @zlone - another good iec connector is Viborg. Available on Amazon Very close to Sonar Quest. They also have silver plated copper versions. So, You can probably tell I am a fan of silver played copper. I have tried other materials but have foun... | |
| An IEC with grip @zlone - I've tried solders with different silver content, which are better than normal solder, but I've found that eutectic solder performs better. It has a single constant melting point and solidifies very fast, which makes for a much better ele... | |
| An IEC with grip @zlone re: crimp, solder or bare wire... There are several discussions in the forums around these options so a few years back I figured it was worth trying all three My preferences are... Crimped and soldered spade terminals provided a distin... | |
| An IEC with grip @zlone - one thing I forgot to mention - the Sonar Quest has an excellent internal wire clamping design. I use small spades on the ends of the wire and the Sonarquest allows you to easily insert the spade into the clamp - so there is lots of room... | |
| An IEC with grip @zlone - I use Silver plated Copper Sonarquest from Ebay They grip like a vice SonarQuest C25-Ag(T) Aluminum Alloy CRYO AG Silver Plated Audio Grade IEC AC Power Plug Connector When you compare them to other plugs you wil see that the clamping ... | |
| confused about 20 amp power cables @ditusa - thanks for that info. Its interesting that UL allows this practice. Goes against everything I was taught in college in the UK, but that was some 50 years ago So I guess it boils down to personal preference as to how safe a person would... | |
| confused about 20 amp power cables @ditusa while you can clearly buy such a cable, for a receptacle the code states... A single receptacle installed on an individual branch circuit shall have an ampere rating not less than that of the branch circuit. So my interpretation is ... | |
| confused about 20 amp power cables @mintakax to start with, a cable with a 20 amp IEC and 15 amp plug is not conforming to north american electrical codes and should not be used. Granted, it will work, but if there is ever a related shock or fire event, your insurance would probab... | |
| Recommendation for phono stage Simmaudio MOON has some awesome phono stages that do not disappoint. Regards |