williewonka
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| Question on Denon DL-103 retipping options and preferences I have the Audiomods Series 3 with a Soundsmith modified Denon DL 103 and as other posters mentioned it is not a perfect match to the Arm. However, the Zu 103 is a much better match due to the additional mass of the cartridge housing So being a ... | |
| Power Distribution @high-amp - I have a surge supressor installed on my Breaker panel - you can get varying levels of protection from $150 - $450 installed by an electrician. So far, we have had quite a few weather related power disruptions and it appears to have p... | |
| Power Distribution @high-amp - any of these are my preferred power distribution boxes https://www.furutech.com/2013/01/31/1537 I like them because of the quality of the outlets and the alpha wire used inside I especially like the f-TP615 Power Filter because the ... | |
| 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... |