williewonka

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Upgrading - what amp to choose
Gh - thanks for the info.Hegel peeked my interest initially and I tried the Hegel h300 today,but it's early days and lots more amps to audition.I'll be sure to check out the Parasound if I can find a local dealer.Looking into the Krell 300I - soun... 
KLE Innovations zFLOW Cables: REVIEW
An Update....I took a trip to an audio store today...- the purpose was to audition a Hegal H160 Integrated amp- I took down a CD of my most telling tracks- I listened intently for almost 2 hours - just me in the store, so no incidental background ... 
Speaker cable suggestions
Infection - to quote you..."so the input from all you guys is extremely important & appreciated"So I thought I'd give you some input on a little side trip I took to an audio store today...- the purpose was to audition a Hegal H160 Integrated a... 
Speaker cable suggestions
Infection - I know what you mean - I was fortunate to be asked to audition his products.If you should go with the zFLOW I would appreciate hearing your opinion of their abilities on your setup, since I'm investigating a Gamut integrated as a possi... 
Speaker cable suggestions
I'm going to make a recommendation that some might think a little "bold" just because of their rather plain look - take a look at the KLE Innovations website and their zFLOW22 speaker cables.You might be thinking that from their understated appear... 
Cables for Focal Utopia Diablo
Lucky Boy - for other budget options I also own (or have owned) ...- the KLEI gZero6 SC and KLEI gZero20 IC's - another great combination and a little less expensive - and- the KLEI gZero2 Speaker cable - which matches nicely with the KLEI gZero6 ... 
DIY extension cord- Help
DH Labs has some excellent bulk cable for a very reasonable price. About 1/3 the cost of Furutech and about the same level of performance.Regards 
DYI cable
Are you planning on fabricating the cable from scratch or using some brand of bulk cable?If fabricating from scratch - What cable architecture are you planning on using?- spiral, braided, parallel, twisted etc...What is your budget?How long are th... 
Cables for Focal Utopia Diablo
For components/speakers this good I would go with KLEI zFLOW22 speaker cables and also get the zFLOW33 IC's. They work exceptionally well together and will provide excellent detailing with amazing imaging and a very controlled bass.I've tried othe... 
TT cables, Need help
Take a look at Anticables 2.2 Performance Series.I would use them throughout.Their architecture is perfect for TT use, but get the screened version from the TT to the phono stage. Regards 
Directional cables - what does that really mean?
Cbozdog - Mitch2 indicated above that the effect of grain boundaries phenomenon is perhaps "minimal"But something that has far more impact on SQ than grain boundaries is the cable architecture itself.Here's a summary of what I have tried and obser... 
Directional cables - what does that really mean?
The different cable theories I have encountered have mostly been covered above, but I think the following should complete the story.1. Cables with shield connected at one end.This is referred to as a floating shield design. The purpose of this des... 
KLE Innovations zFLOW Cables: REVIEW
Jafant - These cables have just been released and as such there has been little time to compare them to any other manufacturers cables in a side-by-side comparison.But in the past I have assessed other models in the gZero line-up to be superior to... 
KLE Innovations zFLOW Cables: REVIEW
Yping - as I said above - I have to take stock of all my existing components and their abilities before chasing more cable upgrades - I am on a budget here :-)BUT - If I won the lottery tomorrow I'd get them ;-) Cheers 
REVIEW: KLEI gZero20 Interconnect
Yping - I think you'll find the 20's will continue to get better over a few months of playingMine have been in the system for just over 7 months and I still find subtle improvements about every week.As for your system sounding better than more exp...