williewonka
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| 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... | |
| Help me build speaker cables please! Todd, that sounds like a very good plan. The CAT5 is a known entity for you and will let you hear the benefits of the Helix geometry. Replacing the signal cable at a later date will build on what is hopefully a very good speaker cable.This is very... | |
| Help me build speaker cables please! Todd - take a look at these conductors from DH Labshttp://www.silversonic.com/docs/products/hookup.htmlI like DH Labs wire a lot, as you know - best bang for the buck in my booksBTW the pricing on the AG- wires is incorrect - the price on their we... | |
| Power Cables and Power Conditioner @John_G - re: What are "MRI outlets"? Does it make a difference to have them in at every point on the circuit, or just where the audio equipment is plugged in? MRI Outlets are a step up from Hospital grade outlets - they have superior clamping an... | |
| Help me build speaker cables please! Todd - I have not "dismantled" either gzero2 or 6 cables, but the visible part of the gZero6 leads has two conductors twisted tightly together for the neutral - the signal conductors looked identical. The individual neutral conductors may have bee... | |
| Help me build speaker cables please! Todd - I know exactly where you are coming from - I was that way too - up until quite recently :-) I used to have 10 gauge Van den Hul D352 silver plated copper that I thought were terrific.Never found anything to better them. I started with VDH 1... |