williewonka
Responses from williewonka
| I have a Teres 245 setup for Rega arm. Question re Origin Live arms @scowler1 - +1 for the Audiomods. I purchased the original series III tonearm with the silver litz one piece harness about 9 years ago and have not looked back easy to install - plug and play with rega arms amazing build quality superb track... | |
| Rotary mixer to single ended triode amp Zavfino cables are excellent and they have cables to suit many budgets I prefer cables that use UP-OCC copper or silver Regards - Steve | |
| Next Upgrade? @tcotruvo - while Blue Jeans cables are adequate, they are not going to get you the sound quality you are seeking I would recommend Zavfino cables for a noticeable improvement Start with the speaker cables and then get IC’s and then power cables... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling This is the one I use, inside a larger teflon tube ConneX Wire 20awg OCC5N Silver Wire Hook-up (partsconnexion.com) It's definiely better than the Neotech insulated wire Regards | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @lewinskih01 - re: and what internal wiring you use? Helix geometry or regular? Maybe it doesn’t make a difference. Others have told me that using the hElix geometry on any type of connection will improve sound quality i.e. for signal tran... | |
| FInally I have a noise issue @holmz - RE: Should I wind a copper wire around the thing and attach it to the preamp ground as a test? Wrap a wire round the neutral of one of the phono plugs and ground it at the outlet BTW - it could be the souce and NOT the cable I had... | |
| Do you consider cables to be a "component" of your system? @vinylmisterd - re: I always wondered why there is never a discussion of the quality of cabling/wires used “inside” the components we buy when discussing external cables/wire. Just thinkin’ There are those that go to great lengths in replacin... | |
| Can cables have a shelf life? @dynguy - all cables require a "settling in" period even after simply being reconnected.- normally 20-30 hours In your case, some break-in may be required but it should be shorter than what is required for new cables - maybe 50 hours But that de... | |
| Do you consider cables to be a "component" of your system? @coralkong - YES! - cables are components and very important ones at that The world of cables has changed tremendously in the past couple of years. Zavfino makes great cables at reasonable prices that actually work. great for entry level... | |
| Panels on the ceiling @knighttodd - you might want to try this before going the panel route, mainly because it is easy, effective and cheap.to try. A few years back in my old house the room was 12 x 15 x 8 (high) I hung a piece of vinyl behind the listening positio... | |
| Cable recommandations @hausera - since you appear to be into DIY, take a look at this site My Audio Alchemy (image99.net) The cables are excellent performers - fast and detailed with exceptoinal imaging. Regards - Steve | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @mbolek - This goes back to the days when I used stranded wire for both neutral and live/signal wires I'm not so sure it is still applicable to cables that now use solid wires for the Live/Signal conductors Regards | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @ketchup .... Interconnects 60+ hours to sound good allow up to 250 hours to sound their best Speaker Cables 40+ hours to sound good allow up to 200 hours to sound their best Power Cables 40 + hours to sound good 100 Hours to soun... | |
| Best XLRs under $500 a pair @bobbyloans - take a look at Zavfino Arcadia OCC Interconnect Cable - ZavfinoUSA - or The Fusion - Solid Pure Silver & OCC Copper - ZavfinoUSA The picttures show RCA, but they come in XLR also - see he drop down list excellent dynamics ... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @ketchup - I have tried a few different sized coils - one of them faily close to the signal wires and the sound was very good. I think the coil being at almost 90 degrees to the signal wire provides te biggest benefit and not the distance from th... |