williewonka
Responses from williewonka
| Binding Post Jumpers - New Product!!! @david_ten - I cannot provide any scientific proof - but yping has tried using the bananas simply as connectors and heard improvements.Scroll to the bottom of the first "page" of this thread for his commentshttps://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/h... | |
| Why are the vocals on some records hidden behind the music on my system? @scooby2do - In my previous post I mentioned that the top of the cartridge should be parallel to the playing surface to achieve the correct SRAHow do you accomplish that?Some arms - like the rega has a tapered arm tube, so setting the arm parallel... | |
| PC suggestions for a Gryphon Diablo 300 @rshad0000 - I'm not surprised by your findings with your amp/Pre-amp - others have reported similar findingsRE: speaker cables and IC's - the best commercially available cables I have tried are from KLE Innovations - I have reviewed most of theri... | |
| Kimber 12tc questions @mesfen - I agree with Elizabeth - I would replace the bananas - if the ones you have are not exactly 4mm dia - you will always have an issue.I prefer the KLE Innovations Banana plugs...https://kleinnovations.com/klei-classic-harmony-banana-by-st... | |
| PC suggestions for a Gryphon Diablo 300 On amps as well built as the Gryphon line, adding an expensive power cord will probably not effect sound quality as much as you might like to believe.I have experimented with lots of different power cable geometries on different components in my s... | |
| Why are the vocals on some records hidden behind the music on my system? @scooby2do - before you get playing records - sounds like you are adjusting tracking force to set the VTA?The upper limit tracking weight should not be exceeded. You should not use it to set VTA/SRAMost cartridges(but not all) are designed such ... | |
| Why are the vocals on some records hidden behind the music on my system? @scooby2do - your Soundsmith Aida Has an Optimized Contour Line Contact Stylus - these require the MOST PRECISE setup!I would highly recommend setting it up using the Best Mint Protractor first (or a protractor that provides for the same amount of... | |
| Why are the vocals on some records hidden behind the music on my system? @scooby2do - Since your CD’s sound fine and some albums sound fine it would appear everything is in in phase.How old is the cartridge?--- could just be old age - the suspension of the stylus may be shotIs the Anti skating set correctly?Is the styl... | |
| Bluesound node 2 to usb dac @bakalovb - Are you using the stock power cable and what IC's are you using.The NODE 2 performs much better with good cables - Power and IC'sI recommend products from KLE Innovations - because they actually workFor IC's - try the gZero3Any of the... | |
| PMC 24 and Canalis Cambria two way floorstanders; What is the advantage to this design?: @sunnyjim - Ah but if the world were "more sane" we would have no Bugatti, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Pagani, McLaren - to name but a few - and that would be an awful shame - wouldn't it? :-)After all - they are all striving for some sort of "perfe... | |
| PMC 24 and Canalis Cambria two way floorstanders; What is the advantage to this design?: @sunnyjim - the question I was answering in your OP was Is there any advantage to a 2 way floor stander to a 3 way system?? However, "Value" is more a personal assessment of a productCompanies are seldom concerned about Value - they just want y... | |
| PMC 24 and Canalis Cambria two way floorstanders; What is the advantage to this design?: @sunnyjim - It makes for a much simpler crossover design - hence eliminating the issues that come with a more complex crossover.As nitewulf posted - it also aids coheranceIn a "good" 2-way design, the design of the drivers is where the "money" is ... | |
| Recommendations for music network player @pophaudio - MY DIY journey started out of necessity - like many others I did not like the price of cables that proved to be uninspiring.Then I got into experimenting with different geometries and it grew from there.Net result was the Helix cable... | |
| How much difference could a simple Banana plug make? @lak - It would appear you have been far more adventurous than myself. @yping I have tried a few but have always kept away from the high priced plugs because they do not offer anything outstanding from a specification/engineering aspect that lead... | |
| How much difference could a simple Banana plug make? @yping - they sound good from the get-go, but sound a little nicer after 120 hours |