williewonka
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| Need some help picking my first MC Cartridge One thing about the Denon 103 that is not discussed above - tweaking ! I started with the 103-conical stylus and loved it over the other MM/MI carts I had tried But @jasonbourne71 is right about the Shibata stylus - it recovers more details I h... | |
| Upgrade from Bluesound Node What cables (power and IC's) are you using on the Node? The Node ups it's game considerably when treated to very good cables Take a look at Audio Envy or better still, Zavfino - select cables that have OCC copper or silver in their contruction ... | |
| Any point in upgrading stock cables for a LPS? WRT @yoby’s post above - if you construct DC power cables using solid OCC copper or OCC Silver (even better) you should notice an improvement in dynamic performance, compared to the more standard OFC copper wire generally used. Even though we are... | |
| Speaker cable lifters. @tattooedtrackman - the answer depends on your cables - you said they are thick,which suggests a complex cable geometry They probably take into account the effect of different floor coverings I doubt if risrs would make any improvement ... | |
| Any point in upgrading stock cables for a LPS? @macg19 - thanks, hope you can make use of the info If you have some spare time - take a look at https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/duelund-conversion-to-diy-helix-geometry-cabling to see what others have contributed to the Helix Cable d... | |
| Any point in upgrading stock cables for a LPS? @macg19 - from what I can see the Node N130 has a mains 2 pin power socket did the LHY LPS noticeably improve performance? I have the Node 2i and I have replaced the stock power cable with an excellent DIY cable of my own design - it significa... | |
| Any point in upgrading stock cables for a LPS? @macg19 - anything that needs to be plugged into the main supply will benefit from a good power cable I’ve heard benefits from my $350 mini system to a $70k system My own "Audio system" is around $20k (MSRP) and it sounds amazing Here’s my site... | |
| MM Phono Stages With Greater Than 40 dB of Gain? @neonknight - Take a look at Simaudio Moon phono stages Their gain is selectable to match almost an cartridge and exceeds 40db They are dead quiet and extremely detailed without sacrificing musicality they produce exquisite music they requir... | |
| Mains Power Cable DIY @smaarch1 - take a look at this DIY cable - it is excellent http://www.image99.net/blog/files/be8de0c383c5434907610d6b55049e69-75.html Here are some member reviews of the Helix Cables https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/duelund-conversion-to... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @camrector - instead of teflon, use a nylon expandable sleeve, you wull not see the "lumps" and its' much more flexible Regards - Steve | |
| RCA versus XLR interconnects One of the factors that has not been discussed above is the design of the actual connectors XLR conncetors convey the signal via low mass pins - this works much better for the delicate signals involved RCA connectors generally tend to have a r... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @camrector - no need for the Teflon tube - it would make the cables very stiff It is very easy to insert the finished cable into an expandable sleeve and it will not degrade performance at all. The cables on the web site are without sleeve so pe... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @tecknik - I have great repsect for the Nordost approach, since they were one brand the started me down this path. At this point in time the formulas I have posted work well for me and I like to keep things simple so that other can try them witho... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @tecknik , interesting post. I tried 4 wires for the live and found it did not improve things over the two wire version. Can you post pictures of the cables and construction techniques on your system page Cheers, steve | |
| MM Cartridge to MC Cartridge @prufrock28, @mijostyn - re... Grado can make a great cartridge I agree, however, way back when I tried a Grado on my Rega, it had a hum, which got louder as the cartridge got cloaser to the Motor you can ground the motor to eliminate this,... |