williewonka

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Wire gauge.
@danmar123 - gauge can make more of a difference if you are using a stranded wire. i.e. you will need a heavier gauge to handle the transient peaks of the lower frequencies If you are using solid wire... then the Gauge selected can be ligh... 
Turntable - The Next Step
@gnoworyta - having gone through a complete rebuild of my 1981 Rega Planar II Turntable - total cost over $2000 - I would recommend switching to a Music Hall MMF 7.3 It has the following great features music hall’s unique dual-plinth construc... 
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
@sns and @lewinskih01 - Interestingly enough, another member has just built a balanced power cable and he likes what he hears. Basically, you have identical live and neutral conductors inside the helix coil, where the helix coil is the ground wir... 
length of interconnects for passive preamp
@majorc RE: I want to purchase shorter interconnects to get it to sound even better A better qulaity cable like those offered by Zavfino of 0.5 or 1 meter long will help to achieve your goal. Also - what speaker cables are you using? Regards... 
length of interconnects for passive preamp
@holmz - as I said in my previous post Granted - using as short a cable as possible will reduce capacitance and inductance So I guess we agree ! - to some extent 🖕 BTW my statement  using any old piece of wire is defeating the purpose of h... 
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
@lewinskih01 - assuming you mean Single Ended Triode amps... To my knowledge - Cables using the Helix design do not perform well under the following circumstances... Helix Speaker cables when connceting to Amplifiers that are designed using a... 
length of interconnects for passive preamp
@holmz - My experience with passives is pretty limited My NAIM 5i MKII had a passive pre, but it was integrated so the complications of an interconenct did not exist However - I purchased it for the natural, uncouloured sound it produced ... 
length of interconnects for passive preamp
@holmz - WRT wire types - i.e. Stranded vs. Multi-strand vs. Solid Stranded wires do not provide the same level oif dynamic performance and clarity that solid wires do, but that does not mean I do not use them - I use them for the neutral conduct... 
Is PS Audio the only game in town for Power Regenerators?
@timo62 - Perhaps not as "elegant" as Audio Power Generation systems, but I do now people are using them - the YETI Goal Zero Goal Zero Yeti 1250W Battery Powered Portable Generator | The Home Depot Canada I believe you can leave them plugged in... 
What software are you running on your music server
@petercanada - Another vote for Audirvana ! I ran it on my iMac many years ago ago it was very good I’ve since moved onto a Bluesound Node 2 with all CD music now residing on a NAS drive. What I like about the Bluesound/NAS solution sound q... 
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
@pindac - a device that has a thought gone into to it, that will enable it to work as an improved interface with the Cable Design. The short answer is... Anything is possible! However - getting it accepted across the entire audio ind... 
Cable question
@secretguy - you can spend a lot of money on cables, especially digital cables. When you say you have ordered a COAX cable - does it have RCA plugs? If yes then we can assume the RCA's are built for digital use i.e. their impedance matches... 
length of interconnects for passive preamp
@holmz - My apologies - what I provided are the Phyical cable specs, which to me are the most important - i.e. type of wire type of insulation i.e. dielectric characteristics cable geometry But since you asked so nicely, here are the elect... 
length of interconnects for passive preamp
@holmz - the cables I provided links too in my previous post are great examples of a very good commercial cables. There are better, but these provide best bang for the buck from a commercial brand However the "specification" for the DIY cables I ... 
Upgrade Cart/Subplatter on Rega Planar 2 or Step up to Clearaudio Concept
Step up to Cleaudio concept. As I learned about what makes for a good turntable my Rega the mod’s just kept piling up as follows Change the Baslance weight to lower the center of gravity change the subplatter to a metal subplatter change the...