williewonka
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| Any Downside To Installing A Whole Home Surge Protector? No downside here - one thing i did notice I’m in a new house and the breakers always seemed super sensitive i.e. some of them tripped whenever we had a power outtage Once I installed the surge protector the breakers now seems to work ... | |
| rca plugs - comparisons? @lloydc - When it comes to RCA plugs I onty use KLE Innovations Harmony plugs.- they are the easiest plugs to attach to the wire I have ever used I have tried each model (except the Perfect harmony) and settled on the Absolute Harmony. I did try... | |
| Question about using scrimping cable ends when making AC power cord @rait44 - I have made many power cables and I CRIMP and solder small spade connectors to the wires in the cables. I use silver plated copper mains connectors I use Solid UP-OCC wire for the conductors a crimp-only joint can work loose over... | |
| Denon DL-103 retipped with micro ridge stylus on boron cantilever & denuded body +1 for a mod'd DL103 👍 I had a standard DL 103 on my Audiomods Classic arm, which uses a rega arm tube, so it was not really compatible. MOD #1 - I epoxied the cartridge to a brass plate, which had a similar impact as adding the alumunum shell ... | |
| What I have found - Makes a good Cable ! @mbolek - keep us updated here when you get the CCC wires. The Zavfino wires look very interesting - 13 gauge might be good for speaker cables or mains cables? Cheers - Steve | |
| What I have found - Makes a good Cable ! @rarerace - my "benchmark cables" are the latest recipe of my DIY Helix Cables. I have not actually tried either the In-Akustik or Hijiri cables to date. So how could I possibly recommend them? During the development of the DIY Helix cables I e... | |
| What I have found - Makes a good Cable ! @corelli - over the years I have used several solders with varying degrees of impact. leaded solder were among the worst lead free solders were a little better high silver content solders were one of the best but I now opt for eutectic solde... | |
| What I have found - Makes a good Cable ! @noromance - can you provide links to these wires? I have only seen the Furutech bulk speaker cables and power cables. Thanks | |
| Do power supply units/cables make a difference in sound quality? @baumwoll - having spent many years investigating cables, I have had first hand experience of how different things can positively impact the sound we get to enjoy from our systems I have has success implementing cables on mini-systems costing as ... | |
| My First DIY Power Cable @twoleftears - yes I used Viborg once - they are about the same quality and level of performance as the Vanguard products - there is not much difference between Viborg and Sonar Quest performance wise I prefer the Sonar Quest because they... | |
| My First DIY Power Cable @jbuhl - The choise is actually pretty simple - ask yourself what is the main metal used in the plug... for best results - it should be PURE copper it should not be any other material, such as.. beryllium copper, teryllium copper Bronze or... | |
| How do I get the best soundstage? @hysteve you said... I have a better than decent digital system. I.e. Pass integrated amp, Innuos streamer and USB reclocker, Ayre DAC with Less Loss power cable and firewall, Volti speakers. I’m my dedicated listening room the digital system is... | |
| Question for Acrolink / Mexcell power cord owners ; especially the 7N PC 9900 model @garebear - I have not tried this power cable, but I am very familiar with cable design approaches and this cable looks to be very good. However, another cable that would probably offer a very similar level of performance is the Hijiri brand. So... | |
| Sound color with different jumper materials, @audiosens - I have tied a few different jumper recipes and also exchanged emails with a fellow DIYer in Europe, who performed even more extensive tests. Here's what I settled on... the jumpers are 20" long - that was the optimum length he bel... | |
| PANGEA AUDIO AC 14SE MKII SIGNATURE POWER CABLE OR WHAT? @mceljo - take a look at Zavfino cables - their entry level products are very good, but if the budget can stretch a little fiuther, their OCC cables are excelent performers on any component Their interconnect and speaker cables are also excellent... |