williewonka
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| DIY power cord / cords - really good There are several commercial products on the market that look very interesting...- Nordost has some very good PC’s. They tend to be very expensive, but they do work - I have observed some good results from 2 of their top end PC’s.- Anti Cables hav... | |
| DIY power cord / cords - really good @randy-11 - RE: none of the above will "make a phenomenal change" but search up the bottle head power cord It sounds as though you have done some comparisons between the cords mentioned and the Bottlehead?What equipment did you use for the compa... | |
| DIY power cord / cords - really good If you are referring to the black/orange neutral wires - they are purchased already twisted, so they are in fact one of the easiest cables to make - but they sound amazing.Th photos at the end of the link are for a bi-wire cable, which is a little... | |
| Opinions @luvrockin - something I've found that helps me when "listening intently" is selecting the perfect tracks to highlight system performance...I start by listening to tracks that have lots of venue acoustics - I tend to use classical quartets or live... | |
| DIY power cord / cords - really good working on some diy audio connects as well...anything you could recommend in that department? Funny you should ask about Audio Connects :-)Same geometry - just a smaller scale...IC’s...http://image99.net/blog/files/4127b5fe2694586e383104364360373... | |
| DIY power cord / cords - really good @grindcore - I have also used the Vanguard, both the gold plated and the silver plated versions.If you lookup the conductivity of the various metals you will see that silver is the most conductive metal. Rhodium is far down the list, but is much... | |
| DIY power cord / cords - really good If you want to try another DIY design take a look at...http://image99.net/blog/files/be8de0c383c5434907610d6b55049e69-75.html It employs a helix geometry and you can tailor the gauge to suite the component.I use a 12 gauge for source components an... | |
| Shipping B&O RX2 Turntable Joel - For the Tone arm see this link for arm supporthttp://www.ebay.com/itm/Bang-Olufsen-Beogram-RX2-Turntable-with-MMC5-Cartridge-needs-tip/13201890703...For the platter I would layer a coule of pieces of "pink" so that they hold the platter in ... | |
| Which is the best Buy: Shielded and Unshielded Ethernet Cables? I agree with what @sfcable states - only you know your environment.Are you in a particularity noisy environment like an office - or a quieter space like an apartment or house?Screened Ethernet cables are really designed to maximize transmission r... | |
| Opinions @luvrockin - it sounds as though you are aware that a good cable is only as good as your weakest link - be it a cable or a component.- i.e. If you have decided on a cable, then all of the cables in that signal path should be of similar quality.If ... | |
| Shipping B&O RX2 Turntable The best material I have used for packaging is the 1/2 inch "Pink" polystyrene foam used for house insulation...- you can easily cut it with a carpet knife for a very custom fit- it absorbs lots of shock- it can take a pretty hefty blow from a s... | |
| Can I mix 5 ohm ( Front L/R) and 8 ohm (Surround & Sub) in a 7.1 speaker setup ? Provided your amp can drive 5 ohm speakers it should be fineYou will probably find the sound levels are out of whack, but you should me able to adjust those separately by speaker grouping (i.e. front/rear/center and left/right balance etc...If you... | |
| connect 2 different wire gauge to pos and neg speaker terminal Al - I just found this book and it is making things a lot clearer for me Audio Engineering Explained https://books.google.ca/books?id=aLDpAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT224&lpg=PT224&dq=is+the+neutral+condu...Let me know what you think pleaseCheers -... | |
| connect 2 different wire gauge to pos and neg speaker terminal Al - thanks for the informative responseHowever, I need your help again...Let’s take the IC connecting two components as an example...- the signal conductor has an AC signal on it- the neutral conductor is connected to the neutral sides of each co... | |
| connect 2 different wire gauge to pos and neg speaker terminal @almarg - you raise a point that has puzzled me for a very long time After all, they are conducting the same current, just in opposite directions at any given instant Granted, the current may be flowing in the opposite direction in the signal co... |