williewonka
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| Does this make any sense? I have tried bi-wired cables and single cables (with jumpers) from a single set of L/R outputs on my amp With the "right"cable, bi-wiring seemed to offer no benefits in this case - just more expensive.If Soyuz have bi-wired speakers you might want... | |
| PC suggestions for a Gryphon Diablo 300 If anyone is into DIY you might want to take a look at these...http://image99.net/blog/files/category-002ahelix-interconnect-cable.htmlhttp://image99.net/blog/files/category-002ahelix-speaker-cable.htmlI have spent around 3 years developing these ... | |
| Why are the vocals on some records hidden behind the music on my system? @scooby2do ... So after you set the pin to the height of the front you move it to the back and back and forth until they match (same height at both ends, then it should be level (i.e. parallel to the record) at which time you can make your up o... | |
| Binding Post Jumpers - New Product!!! @loftarasa - Yes - the binding posts can be a "hindrance". But so can the Bananas and the actual wire used.If you look at the photo of the jumpers you will see that the neutral jumper has a twisted geometry and is of a thicker gauge. This is the d... | |
| 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... |