williewonka
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| Dedicated line w/ upgraded parts or power cond? Whart - "floating shield" is not quite the same as "floating ground"For instance, with floating shield, if you have a power cord with Positive, Neutral and Ground conductors, then all three should be connected at the IEC and mains connector - howe... | |
| Dedicated line w/ upgraded parts or power cond? Whart - have you tried a floating shield approach on your power and interconnect cables? | |
| Dedicated line w/ upgraded parts or power cond? Whart - Did you try moving the dedicated line(s) to the other phase? or the same phase?I keep all my stuff on one phase - just a foible I have - I used to work in a 3 phase environment and it could get a "little tense" at times - one phase is simp... | |
| Dedicated line w/ upgraded parts or power cond? All of the above posts contain valuable info, but as to which approach is beneficial really boils down to YOUR environment and how YOUR system works within it.Without knowing your environment/setup it is really difficult to assess which is "The Be... | |
| A question about power supplies I replace my dacmagic wal-wart power supply with a quality DIY unit and the deference was pretty amazing.This is definitely the little DAC that can when allowed to by the power supplyJust make sure it has enough current capacityI went a little ove... | |
| VdH The Mountain + AQ Oak Or All VdH Or All AQ I can't really comment on any of the cables you have listed, but I am a long-time VdH user of both their D102 MkIII interconnects and their Cleawater, CS-122 and D352 speaker cables.My NAIM amp is a bit finicky and requires low capacitance speaker... | |
| If I plug my CD player into a power conditioner .. My personal "Power Discoveries"...What I experienced within my system was the "amount of benefit" attained when replacing a power cord was directly related to the quality of the associated component.e.g.- My Naim amp (my most expensive active comp... | |
| If I plug my CD player into a power conditioner .. QUESTION: Does your amp have a Good power cord - if yes, then switch cords and see what happensSince you have a dedicated line - you've already ventured into the `Power Zone`As you have probably read on Agon - for many of us, power components (cab... | |
| How much do you need to spend on a DAC to... Teajay - would you know how the Schiit Bifrost compares to the Zdac?Thanks | |
| Simple & Cheap Way to Cut Turntable Vibrations Here's some commercial products...FIM Platinum Isolation BearingsSymposium Rollerblocks Rollerblock Jnr.Isobearing Designed not to roll away :-) | |
| Technical help selecting phono interconnect Nick - what cartridge are you using at presentWhat are your likes/dislikesCheers | |
| Technical help selecting phono interconnect Nick the 102 mk III is 37pf/meter - but the later versions are 61pf/mhttp://www.vandenhul.com/products/cables/the-d-102-iii-hybrid-halogen-freeThe card as rewire is around 60pf/m and is considered low, so I think 125pf/m should be fineBe sure to p... | |
| Tubes/SS Power Amps? If you consider NAIM amps as good and if the rest of their gear is the same as my 5i - then they run very coolMy 5i is on 24/345 (vacations) an never gets warm - Except in winter when my hands are cold :-) A few gotchyas...- naim recommends only t... | |
| What's improved the most? Wires of all types!- Copper is now at very pure levels- Silver conductors are an option - gold alloy for the rich- Shielding has improved - up to three shields on some interconnects- cable design using difference conductor diameters & shapes- ... | |
| Power Conditioners. Do you need one? Is your environment noisy?In my case, the improvement in sound was due to the better quality outlets on the conditioner gripping the plugs tighter.I eventually got rid of mine and my system has never been happier :-)What I did do ... |