williewonka
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| Crazy question. Any upgraded 2 prong 18 gauge power cords available ? Benzman - RE: Probably may not make any difference in SQ but it could. :) I’ve had lots of experience making power chords for everything from a $300 mini system to systems exceeding $70k. My Mini system is in the garage and the new cables mad... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @donnylovely - not to my knowledge. Not sure there would be any advantage because... each twisted pair is a "ballanced architecture" i.e. one wire carries D+ve signal and one carries the D-ve signal there is no neutral wire to connect ... | |
| XLR & Spades: Which is best? Pure copper, plated gold, plated rhodium or ? My preference is for silver plated copper - it provides better transmisson/clarity and faster dynamics The tarnish does not bother me because it only appears on the visible parts of the connector that is not forming the actual connection rese... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @sasho - apologies for not answering sooner WRT have you tried 1 x solid core Neoteck Up OCC 12 AWG with original teflon or Cardas Chassis hook up 11.5 AWG wire Instead of 2 x 14 AWG bare OCC for signal In speaker cable Unfortunately I have n... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @escapevelocity - welcome ! #1 - I assume you mean insulating the two wires ? well I first tried two wires in one tube - then someone tried each wire in it’s own tube, so I tried it and it sounded better - improved clarity #2 - I have tried ... | |
| Inter Connects - What I know and don't know @ghdprentice - glad you enjoyed the post - and I definitely agree with your statement... There are lots of variables… which is why different companies have pursued many different approaches. Cables can get very complicated - if you let it🙂 ... | |
| Inter Connects - What I know and don't know @69zoso69 - - that Ludic Power cable is very affordable considering the materials crafttsmanship and design. It should be a very good performer The Zavfino cables should also perform very well, since I am yet to hear any negatice comments about t... | |
| Inter Connects - What I know and don't know @69zoso69 - here’s what I have learned in the past 10 yars of collaborating with many DIYers around the globe... Having spent many years investigating cables, I have had first hand experience of how different things can positively impact the soun... | |
| Phono Cable, is it necessary? @larseand - Many years ago I had a a Rega RB250 arm with the standard Rega cable offering. I upgraded the cable to a Cardas one piece harness into the RB250 Arm and the improvement was most noticeable I have since replaced that arm with an Audio... | |
| Phono Cable and interconnect compatibility...? @gochurchgo - Thank you for brining Audio Envy cables to my attention I had a chance to take a closer look at the Audio Envy Cable specs and assembly techniques. Here’s a "general summary" of the similarities between them... NOTE: Dielectric Co... | |
| Phono Cable and interconnect compatibility...? @gochurchgo - thats a tough one - I do not know Audio Envy, but from their web site it appears their geometry and the fact they also use OCC copper, I think, would put them in a similar league to the Zavfino cables, but without hearing both of the... | |
| Cross breeding of isolation racks I have a VTI steel rack and supplement component isolation with Brass cone feet on every component a granite tile (18" x 15") for the component ti sit on a layer of drawer liner foam between the granite and the shelf sorbothane pads between ... | |
| Solid core OFC vs stranded OCC copper @sasho - I have no experience with the Neotech NES 3002 2 x 9 AWG speaker cable cable. While it may well be a very good cable i.e. compared to other brands on the market, it’s touted benefits are proabably due in large part to the UP-OCC copper u... | |
| Really expensive systems that sounded great? @kenjit re: They have horrible measurements look at all those peaks and dips. you couldn’t get any more ragged. And yet in that same article the reviewer states... Summing up, the in-room response was wide and remarkably uniform in balance,... | |
| Really expensive systems that sounded great? Best system I’ve heard to date... Avangarde Speakers Audio Research amps But then - I do like a very fast dynamic presentation together with exceptional imaging. Some people find horns too analytical, but the Avangarde’s were just the right... |