williewonka

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Help me build speaker cables please!
@toddverrone - Oooops! - I was not very clear on this, but I was simply talking about using two conductors the same length and running them side by side with a 1/2" air gap between themThe neutral should be wound "snugly" around the signal conduct... 
Help me build speaker cables please!
@toddverrone - you know what it's like in this hobby - one past glory funds the next adventure :-)I didn't want to "colour" your own assessment of your cables by stating what I thought about my own DIY Helix cables, but suffice to say, they surp... 
Help me build speaker cables please!
@JRUNR I've only tried Signal's Silver Revolution power cables, but I was impressed, i.e. for a commercially available product.I've heard good things from other members about their silver IC's, so I would have to believe their speaker cables would... 
Bluesound vault 2 - load songs other than ripping from cd?
.....755 - contact their support or look at their help database - they are both very goodRegards... 
Help me build speaker cables please!
@toddverrone - another very quick burn-in update..They say "man should learn something every day"So here's what I learned today...- In an earlier post I mentioned the effect of phasing on instrument placement i.e. changing position in the image-... 
Help me build speaker cables please!
@toddverrone - a very quick burn-in update..At the 12-18 hour mark the cables threw a bit of a "wobbler" - they presented some noticeable anomalies...- the image became unbalanced...- certain instruments appeared to come directly from one of the ... 
Help me build speaker cables please!
@toddverrone not being able to wait for the bananas to arrive, I crimped some bananas from an old pair of speaker cables onto the Helix.Here are my findings...For starters - 16 gauge appears to be perfectly adequate for bass reproduction- the bass... 
Help me build speaker cables please!
@toddverrone  - just finished te second cable.Second one was easier, but I now have blisters on blisters - and that was using gloves.:-(Will keep you posted as to the soundCheers 
Help me build speaker cables please!
@toddverrone - UPDATE...Todd - I’ve built one of the cables with the conductors that I have identified above and I encountered some minor annoyances...Construction...- I used two layers of 1/4 inch shrink tube to protect the 16 gauge mil-spec sign... 
Help me build speaker cables please!
@toddverrone FYI - I just purchased these bananas - I think they do spades as well.http://www.audiophileanswers.com/Nerve_Audio_Silver_Ultra_Low_Mass_Banana_Z_plug_Co_p/931-090.htmAnother spade/banana option is Furez - great quality and the do wor... 
Speaker Cable Suggestions
@ - walnut - KLE Innovations gZero6 - best bang for the buck - even in their stableI have not found anything better to dateSee http://image99.net/blog/files/category-klei-gzero6-sc.htmlRegards - Steve 
Help me build speaker cables please!
@toddverrone - for IC’s I use a ratio of 3.0 times the length of the signal wire.For the latest Power cable I increased that to 2.6 because I used a smaller gauge (14) neutral conductor and wanted maximum coverage to maximize the screening ability... 
Help me build speaker cables please!
Todd - I was so pleased with the performance of a single run of the gZero2's on my Bi-wired Tannoys that I just put quality jumpers made from a similar gauge/type wire as the cable,s at the speaker endI'm guessing, but I think the Helix cables (us... 
Help me build speaker cables please!
Todd, 6.5ft is pretty manageable with the helix geometry.It starts to get cumbersome around 8 ft. You just need a long room or hallway to keep the conducts from tangling.Regards 
What are you using to rip your cds to a hard drive?
Kenrus - No need for a fancy new disk drive - the one in the PC is perfectly fine. After all it transfers data for large companies, so it's good enough for me :-)The drives in the various "vaults" are no different - but some like to believe they a...