williewonka
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| confused about 20 amp power cables @mintakax to start with, a cable with a 20 amp IEC and 15 amp plug is not conforming to north american electrical codes and should not be used. Granted, it will work, but if there is ever a related shock or fire event, your insurance would probab... | |
| Recommendation for phono stage Simmaudio MOON has some awesome phono stages that do not disappoint. Regards | |
| Rumble - turntable or background noise DG LP @sbsail9 - not all vinyl is equal - for example I have several albums from the TACET label TACET goes to a lot of trouble with the recordig of the music - superb but they fail with cutting the master the grroves are too close togethe... | |
| Fluance RT85N Reference Turntable - budget, or not ? @blackbag20 - the following might be considered heresy on this forum... Dipping your toe into the vinyl pool can end up being an expensive proposition - I know, I’ve spent over 20 years tweaking. It all started back in 1981 when I bought my firs... | |
| Fluance RT85N Reference Turntable - budget, or not ? @thecarpathian my previous TT was a labour of love, tweaked over many years, so I learned a lot about what can improve sound quality. Moving from a light plinth, supposedly designed to shed vibration quickly, to a more robust style that is design... | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? @aberyclark , take a real of this link https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/what-i-have-found-makes-a-good-cable It explains about cable design choices Regards | |
| Has it all been worth it? I sold my rig last year primarily because I had nobody to leave is too, and the thought of it being sold off for peanuts after I'm gone was bothersome. So I used the funds on my other passion - photography. But I still have my vinyl and just pur... | |
| Fluance RT85N Reference Turntable - budget, or not ? @thecarpathian re: they are made in Taiwan Yes, they are, but they are designed and engineered in Canada 👍 The build quality is excellent... The cartridge did make some strange intermittent crackling sounds, but that stopped after a couple of... | |
| Fluance RT85N Reference Turntable - budget, or not ? Whilst there are some nice TT’s mentioned here, it’s worth pointing out that the Fluance line starts asround $200 US. And the entry models come with the phono stage built in. Also it’s not a bad phono stage either Something to consider for someo... | |
| Anyone knows reputable places in Europe and Canada to buy NOS tubes from? @inna - Try www.thetubestore.com - Vacuum Tubes, Matched, Fast Shipping When I had a tube amp I purchased all my tubes from them because they were local (canada), had a great selection at a good price and provided great service. All the tubes wo... | |
| DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @mpower1001 - seems our PM thread has been locked Take a look at this thread for details on the DIY Helix Cables - see the first post for links to PDF files containing construction details Regards - Steve | |
| DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @zlib - the answer to your questions are ... it depends how sensitive your ears are in general, using regular wire for the DC power circuit should not degrade performance of the circuit that is using the 5v supply too much insulaton is not as... | |
| Audio Cables: All the Same? @jmeyers - I've been off the forums for a while, but scannong through this thread has prompted this post. I have been developing cables for over 12 years and have developed some "outstanding cables" i.e. according to others on this forum. So if ... | |
| DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @noromance - the purpose of the helix neutral is two fold #1... to stop the alternating voltage in the signal wire from inducing "noise" into the neutral wire, which utlimately is fed back into the neutral side of the circuits of the connected... | |
| DIY Helix Geometry Cabling One thing I forgot to mention - the Audiogon Private Messaging feature... for some reason, when I try to use this feature the following message is displayed You must have a verified phone number and payment method to send messages. Sin... |