williewonka
Responses from williewonka
| How do I get the best soundstage? @hysteve - I finally achieved an oustanding soundstage (image) once I installed extremely good cables. Up to that point I had never experienced what a truly good image sounds like.- not even in some very good audition rooms in those high end audio... | |
| Audiophile Grade Wall Receptacle I use MRI grade from Pass and seymour - they clamp like a vice and have no ferrous metals in them. Since installing them I have not felt the need to change to the more expensive options from Furutech or other such "audiophile grade" outlets Inve... | |
| suggestions The Gryphon Diablo 300 is also a great choice and being integrated makes things "less complicated" because you would have fewer cables, which you should also budget for - look at Hijiri cables Then there are options from Simaudio MOON, or Bryston... | |
| 12AWG speaker wire @rbull11 - if you are "handy" - then take a look at this site http://www.image99.net/blog/files/d048bbacfce9bcad4a025be804771d9a-76.html They are excellent speaker cables that outperform many "branded products" Read more member opinions here...... | |
| Upgrade path question with $2k to spend @icegeek - I’m with @johnss - with the phono stage upgrade I would recommend the Simaudio Moon 310LP - then you will be able to hear improvements of future analogue upgrades - you will hear improvemetns from your existing cartridge Best Turntabl... | |
| Nain 282 vs audio research ls5mk2 @suso - Having owmed a NAIM amp it is my opinion that there are some questionable design descisions that have been made across the entire NAIM line... like their choice of DIN connectors for inputs and outputs DIN connectors perform poorly... | |
| Tubulus Argentus I2s @fthompson251 - I’ve never used one of these cables, but from what I have read on their web site they know what goes into making a great cable close to mono crystal silver silver solid core wire air insulation individually shielded twisted pa... | |
| My First DIY Power Cable @jbuhl - Since it is your first DIY Power Cable and you are on a budget I would recomment the following SonarQuest Silver plated Copper mains connectors they sell on Ebay for around $40/pair and the IEC connector grips like a vice for... | |
| Have audio cables really improved in last 20 years? @grannyring, like myself, is just one of many Audiogon members that has experimented with many different facets of cable design over many years. We investigate the latest claims from various sources We try things for ourselves i.e. if they see... | |
| Speaker cable solid and strand copper cable @audiosens - solid wires are better for all signal transfers. Grnated - solid wires can fracture, but I don't move my cables that often What may be causing your issues is the insulation on the wire the geometry of the cable. type of wire ... | |
| Have audio cables really improved in last 20 years? @paulcreed - YES! cables have improved immensly over the past 20 years There have been improvements in: type of wire now used Pure copper, OFC, UP-OCC copper and UP-OCC silver The higher the Conductivity Rating the better the wire ... | |
| Off axis cloud placement @orthomead re: To be clear, this is a problem on only approximately 10-15% of my vinyl, OK this may be something very different it could be an issue with cartridge/arm compatibility or alignment? or even tracking force? I might try a c... | |
| Power Cables and Wall Sockets @imaninatural - regarding yout original post it seems to me that power cables can only be as good as the in-home wiring coming to the wall socket. Is it possible that those who use expensive cables have improved the wiring to the socket? Havi... | |
| Moderately priced power and optilink cables? @m669326 - Take a look at Zavfino power cables Power Cables - ZavfinoUSA their OCC cables provide great dynmic performance and clarity but their entry level stuff is very good also Take a look at this link for what other memb... | |
| Off axis cloud placement @orthomead - you should be able to get the vinyl from any place that prints commercial signs in your area But before spending lots of money on this, execute a proof of concept go to the Dollar store and buy a plastic table cloth (cost about $5... |