williewonka
Responses from williewonka
| Oxidation on surface of cable under clear jacket I've had this a long time ago and I just tossed them the green is oxidation and it impacts the sound. it's because the insulation becomes porous over time once that happens there is no repairing them Replace them with Audio Envy cables t... | |
| Will increasing speaker cable AWG make a difference in sound quality? Whilst increasing the gauge of the wire invariably changes the sound in some way the original post talks about Improving Sound Quality... Increasing speaker cable size (for example w/AQ the cable sizes move up in size from 15AWG to 10AWG) improv... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling Oooops - in my post above I wrote with the KLE Innovations spades you get almost 1 sq cm of contact area That should have been... with the KLE Innovations BANANAS you get almost 1 sq cm of contact area Apologies - Steve š Ā | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @donnylovely - Glad you are enjoying the Helix Speaker Cables RE:... I think I need to move my speakers to get the bass back in the new sound stage. I know what you mean - I had a similar experience. HOWEVER - before you go around moving you... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @tecknikĀ - see below For the live wire youāre stating live wire 2 x 14 solid and neutral wire 1 x 12 stranded. Why not 2 x 14 solid and 4 x the length rather then 2.5 donāt you want more coverage of the live wire. Shouldnāt live and neutral wire... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @tecknikĀ (Steve) - glad to hear the Helix Power cable is proving to be beneficial. You may hear some degraded quality around the 20 hour mark, but then it gets much better by around 50-60 hours For my source components (a Bluesound Node 2i and a... | |
| AudioQuest vs Cardas XLR @jeffreyw - for alternate cables brands post the same question on the Hijiri thread Hijiri Thread Hijiri seems to be getting a lot of attention from forum members that have a wealth of cable knowledge - I trust their opinions I'm sure someone w... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @lemonhazeĀ - CCC copper isĀ preferred by some to OCC copper - I believe there is very little between them, so this wire should work well. The dielectric constant of theĀ Polyethylene insulation is comparable to Teflon Polyethylene 2.2... | |
| Are Cardas Parsec cables Overkill for Zen Stream? @lg1 - Audio Envy cables should outperform the Cardas because... they use OCC copper - for crisper dynamics Cardas use OFC they use a better dielectric insulation - for improved clarity Iāve had lots of experience using high perofrma... | |
| Should I upgrade my speaker cables? @mariobeniteziv... First - 1000 watts is the max output of your amp, so unless you are using it to drive speakers in a very large hall I doubt very much that you are coming anywhere close to using 1000 watts of power Second, Classe amps are a hi... | |
| Oyaide P004 and C004 plugs @digsmithd - agreed - The Sonaquest IECās provide the best "clamping" of any IEC connector I have tried - their contacts are noteceably thicker than other brands and I often insert them into a spare socket to loosen them up a little before inserti... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @lemonhaze - The Furutech Alpha wire was one of the first wires I used as a Helix PC, because I had used the Furutech bulk cable for some earlier PCās. Having said that it was tragic to butcher such a great bulk cable, just for the conductors š ... | |
| New Pass amp X250.8 @robshaw - Take a look at cables from Audio envy Zavfino They both have cables in your snack bracket However, the Pass Labs amp has an exceptional power supply, so you might need one of the higher end products from Zavfino to hear the more ... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @lemonhaze - I think you will be OK with the thinner wire assuming you are building the signal conductor using 2 x 22 gauge with each wire inside itās own Teflon tube ? The 18 gauge neutral should also be OK with the 2 x 22 gauge signal conduc... | |
| Oyaide P004 and C004 plugs @jasbirnandra - have you considered that the Furutech plugs you are using may not be the cause of your harshness? We tend to attribute the changes to sound to the latest system/cable change we have made, but in the case of power plugs, it might j... |