williewonka
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| Cables more hype than value? Macdad - the investment in developing cable architectures, choosing a wire and plugs, spec-ing you own cable designs is significant and a whole different science compared to circuits and quality parts.I asked a manufacturer the same question and h... | |
| Schiit Bifrost with USB & Uber upgrades The latest updates to the digital side of my system include...- The new Schiit Gen 2 USB upgrade- Incorporation of the v-Link192 USB/SPDIF converterThe Digital to analogue conversion circuits and the UBER Analogue circuits of the Bifrost are super... | |
| A-B testing of cables Thanks Al - Nicely putAbsolutely, the circuit has to be "complete" for it to work. I guess my problem is the "vision" people tend to get in their minds that an actual return signal flows in the neutral side.But if the neutral side of all component... | |
| A-B testing of cables Gorquin - since, and I quote...."I'm open to learn something proven by science"I'll share some of my experiences....- I was installing a new light fixture in the hallway that employs a two-way switch - i.e. you can turn on/off from either end- to ... | |
| A-B testing of cables Gorquin... you say..."There are no moving parts in a cable"Fact: there are billions - of electrons, proton etc. Just because you can't see it movin - just sayin :-)- There is also the effect a cable has on the performance of the connected componen... | |
| Does a Good 20 amp cable Make a Difference ZY - OK - but what plugs into the conditioner ?The amp(s) or just source components?Thanks | |
| Best HDMI cable for sound - your experience Not what I'd call audiophile grade - but I find the Beldon HDMI cable to provide very good sound and picture and much better than the other two cables I have tried.A/V and surround sound is not really my bailiwick, so I tend to spend very little o... | |
| Cables more hype than value? ZD542 - I think it makes more sense to some people that a more expensive component provides better performance rather than cables - after all, they employ things like quality circuit boards, quality electrical components, quality power supplies - ... | |
| Cables more hype than value? Tpcarter - cables can make a difference to systems of all price points.Personally, I've had great success upgrading power and speaker cables on my Yamaha mini system ($340) and my neighbours boom box ($250) benefited in clarity and bass control wi... | |
| Does a Good 20 amp cable Make a Difference Zyac39 - what are you planning on plugging into the power conditioner?If the amp is not going into the conditioner you may only need 15 amp cable.What make/model is the conditioner?I have all my low current devices into a power distribution box - ... | |
| What HardDrive Do You Use? I use Seagate server grade drives in my NAS in a mirrored RAID config. They are quiet and very tough.Started out using regular drives and they failed in a few monthsRAID is very tough on drives, so server grade is important - according to my frien... | |
| Does a Good 20 amp cable Make a Difference Max - I watched the review you posted (most of it) and the one thing that stood out for me was that the reviewer seemed to think that he should be hearing improvements that another person had experienced.He talked of not being able to hear an appr... | |
| Does a Good 20 amp cable Make a Difference Zyac39 - not having experienced Cardas Power cables I am unable to provide any value as to their capabilities.Information on the Cardas Golden pcs architecture seems a little sketchy at best, since I have found multiple architectures for the same ... | |
| Does a Good 20 amp cable Make a Difference Cz - your statement "ROI in power cable is always worst"In general, I would agree with that, since many companies still utilize a more standard cable architecture and use pretty poor connectors, especially in their entry-mid level products.But hav... | |
| Does a Good 20 amp cable Make a Difference Czarivey - if your comments pertain to my post, then I guess the point I was trying to make is...- simply moving up to a larger gauge will often do little to improve performance unless you are dealing with a high current draw devices.- however, ba... |