williewonka
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| Dac: Old vs New @tonyjack - have you thought of upgrading your cables? Todays components really are better than many systems allow them to be. Upgrading the cables allow modestly priced components to excel to levels I did not think possible I’ve achieved great ... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @lemonhaze - glad you finally had a positive experience with the Helix 🖕 WRT: I now have about 40hrs play time and yesterday I found a little of the magic missing. That will correct itself at about the 60 hour mark. But... they keep getting ... | |
| How to test speaker cables by ChatGPT @zlone - How does ChatGPT test for the following aspects of a cable ? dynamic performance clarity and details noise floor imaging There was no mention of conductivity - the type of metals used dielectric constant - the type of insulati... | |
| Rhodium plated audio grade wall socket @cainullah - Take a look at this link on electrical conductivity of metals Electrical Conductivity You will see what metals conduct the best. Rhodium is way down the list and is used only because it is hard wearing and it looks nice and shiney ... | |
| The Right Speaker Cables @derfman66 - Take a look at Audio Envy - OCC copper + great insulation + modest price They should make a noticeable difference If that does not turn your crank - take a look at Zavfino - they are the next step up from Audio Envy and their TOTL ... | |
| Digital coax cables Take a look at Audio Envy - very affordable and very good Also look at Zavfino - their TOTL cables are excellent, but a bit $$$ Regards - Steve | |
| Cable recommendations/Spendor @tlh28 - most brands of speaker do not require a specific TYPE/BRAND of speaker cable - with the exception of perhaps electrostatic speakers and Horn Speakers. The amp driving them on the other hand can be a whole different kettle of fish... h... | |
| Anyone Using Voodoo Infinity Digital Power Cables Take look at Audio Envy or Zavfino - they would likely outperform the Voodoo products Both offer good value for money and great improvements in performance Also, labelling a power cable as "DIGITAL" is utter nonsense. doing that makes people ... | |
| An interesting experience with power cable. @samureyex - what you are experiencing is quite normal because generally speaking... Amps tend to have a more robust power supply capable of handling the dynamics of transient peak audio signals Source components tend to have have a lighter du... | |
| 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 😏 | |
| 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 @tecknik - see below For the live wire you’re 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 don’t you want more coverage of the live wire. Shouldn’t live and neutral wire... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @tecknik (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... |