williewonka
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| Power Cables and Power Conditioner I'm with Kenny - I had a power conditioner, but found things got much better with good power cables and a power distribution box that had no filtration - just a breaker for safety and some very good outlets on the back. I also plug the amp directl... | |
| Proac Rake angle? I would contact Pro Ac - they will let you know which practice is bestTilting them can upset this alignment - depending on the speaker deign. They could end up sounding much worse in other areasDo you hear a difference if you align your ears with ... | |
| Help me build speaker cables please! Todd - me again :-)From what I understand, one method of construction that appears to work- only the signal/live wire needs to be silver - stranded will be better for longevity (more flexible)- you can get away with a single 18-20 gauge conductor ... | |
| Looking for a Phono pre around 1K I have the Simmaudio Moon LP 5.3 RSSounds excellent, takes most cartridges, dead quiet (even at full volume) - connect with good cables and it really excels.You can get a seperate power supply, but a great power cable will work just as well.You’l... | |
| Hearing is believing?........power cables....... @toddverrone and - @initforthemusic - thank for the feedback - much appreciated.Todd - I find that the bigger the transformer in a component then the more subtle the improvementsYou mono blocks probably has a very large transformer and lots of c... | |
| Hearing is believing?........power cables....... For my own enlightenment - I would like to understand from members with tube components in their systems...Have you experienced significant improvements by installing a quality power cables on your tube components - or were the improvements of a m... | |
| Hearing is believing?........power cables....... Dynaquest4 - WRT audio component manufacturers would surely provide better cables with their equipment and the same goes for outlets, connectors etc...However - pretty much all audio components re designed to a "Price Point" and are generally ... | |
| Hearing is believing?........power cables....... @toddverone You’re a pusher! And if you mean it in the "other sense" - Again - Guilty as charged :-( Gonna get you hooked on "the Helix" (LOL)Cheers :-) | |
| Hearing is believing?........power cables....... @toddverrone... You're a pusher! Sorrrrry - Guilty as charged :-(I tend to get over enthused about this stuff - I've seldom had anyone provide feedback on the Helix beforeRegards... Steve :-) | |
| Hearing is believing?........power cables....... Todd - I hear ya (LOL) I just finished a 9ft extension cable...- LIVE: 9ft of DH Labs Power Plushttp://www.silversonic.com/docs/products/PowerPlus.html- NEUTRAL: 3 x 24 ft -14 gauge conductors - Cryo Mil-Spec silver plated stranded Copper https://... | |
| Hearing is believing?........power cables....... Nonoise, I think that if those that do hear a difference can explain exactly what differences were heard, then those people that have a hard time believing, will actually take the time to listen more intently from that point on.Personally I find n... | |
| Break In Experiences with Anti-Cables level 2.1 speaker cables? Just took a look at a few other forums on the Anticables products and it would appear that they do have a high capacitance as Almarg suspected. Nice catch Al :-)High current solid state designs do not like high capacitance speaker cables, it cause... | |
| Hearing is believing?........power cables....... Todd - if you do try the CAT5/6 Helix version- use two twisted pair (i.e. 4 conductors) for the Neutral - leave twisted- one twisted pair for the "floating shield" and only connect it at the source end - leave twisted- one single piece of CAT5/6 c... | |
| OK, Monitor Audio RX6 or Tannoy XT6F I’m a big fan of Tannoy - so that’s my vote.You do have to toe-in the Tannoy’s such that if the a line was drawn from axis of each speaker the lines would cross about 6 inches in front of the listener.I have a pair of Mercury F4’s on my AV system ... | |
| Hearing is believing?........power cables....... Todd - Since you have the KLE Innovations RCA’s on an existing IC, I would encourage you to try them on a Helix geometry.I had originally installed the Silver Harmony onto a pair of Stager Silver Solids - a great commercial Tight-twist IC for a re... |