williewonka
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| Cable suggestion Do you have a good power cable on the Ayre?Things got a lot smoother as I upgraded the power cable on my DAC - also got a lot more detailed and spacious - even using the USBJust a thought :-) | |
| DIY AC cable...which bulk cable? Heyimderrick - since you seem like a handy guy - are you game for a simple cable tweak ?Once the cables are burned in, instead of just inserting the bare cable into the connector, crimp small spades onto the conductors and then insert those into t... | |
| furutech bulk ac cable Update.....Fp-314Ag - 15 guage - good for source components. I've since replaced these with DH Labs Encore 14 guage, which I find has better dynamics and detail. Turns out I wasn't comparing apples to apples - the Furutech FP-314Ag power cable did... | |
| SOTA diy speaker cables Along the same lines as Mitch2 - here are my current preferences...Interconnects - I use Stagger Silver Solids - added my own ETI Silver Bullets- - low capacitance and very transparant with lots of detailSpeaker cables - Van Den Jul d-352 bulk cab... | |
| SOTA diy speaker cables Oooops - That should have been DIY Cables | |
| SOTA diy speaker cables Csontos - you might find this site DIY cables a little more in tune with your needs - it has a whole host of audio DIY projectsEnjoy | |
| DAC suggestions for Bryston B 100 integrated? What is your budget?What inputs do you need? E.g. USB, toslink, s/pdifHow many of each input?What max sampling rates do you require? E.g. 24/96, 24/192, or higherWhat type of digital? e.g. pcm and/or dsdSome have headphone outlet - do you need tha... | |
| How Does Gold Wire Handle? Compared to copper, gold is a poor conductor - you would be building an inferior cableIf you use a single strand then either copper or silver would be much betterGoing to multiple strands of copper you have to think about stopping the conductors f... | |
| SOTA diy speaker cables Is anyone able to any identify any brands for which high or low capacitance cables present problems?My own personal belief is that some amps sound best with low capacitance cables and some amps sound best with higher capacitance cables regardless ... | |
| Audiomods Series 3 Review After a few very important power cable and speaker cable connector upgrades I am now able to hear the full extent of the improvements this arm has brought to the systemBased on the improvement brought about by these changes, I believe this arm has... | |
| FUREZ products - anyone used them? After a couple of days burn-in the bananas are proving to be quite amazing - the spacial imaging has become very focused leading to much improved clarity.Did I think they would make such a profound difference? - no, but I am delighted they have - ... | |
| Schiit Gungnir DAC - anyone have one of these? Eagertrader - after having the Bifrost in my system for a few months now, I can tell you it only gets better :-) Since installing it I have upgraded the interconnect to a pair of Stager SilverSolids - with Eichmann Silver Bullet RCA connectors and... | |
| SOTA diy speaker cables One thing to remember - some amps do not like high capacitance speaker cables - it can cause some of them to oscillate, degrading the soundIn the u-byte2 article I looked at, the cables were rated at 800pf for a 5.5 meter cable - that's 145pf/mete... | |
| furutech bulk ac cable I have the following cables in my system Fp-314Ag - 15 guage - good for source components. I've since replaced these with DH Labs Encore 14 guage, which I find has better dynamics and detail.Fp-3TS762 - 10 guage - the best cable I have - dynamic, ... | |
| FUREZ products - anyone used them? P.S. - Furez also have some very affordable 10 gauge speaker cable that may just perform as well as the bananas.BTW - I have NO affiliation to Furez - but I do like to give praise where its due. |