williewonka
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| 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... | |
| Best streamer/DAC for up to $1500 @cakyol - FYI - the Bluesound products also has tone controls built into the software interface You can customize by the selected player e.g. My Soundbar does not have tone controls but my Pulse Mini and Node 2 allows adjustments to Treble an... | |
| Percentage of cable cost @tmsorosk - to me - 28% is not unreasonable - since my streaming device has cables that cost more than the streamer I did NOT tie myself down to a percentage of system cost - I figured I can calculate that once I get the right cables for my syste... | |
| Power cord suggestions for Hegel integrated amp/dac? @gritter2 - take a look at Zavfino cables - they use the latest developments in wire, Insulation and cable geometry and they sound excellent for a reasonable price https://zavfinousa.com/ This cable should improve dynamics, image and clarity ht... | |
| length of interconnects for passive preamp @majorc - In my rack, the minimum length of interconnect I could use due to shelf spacing is 1/2 meter (20"). So i use a 24" Custom cable for some added "wiggle room". For a passive stage - I would want to use the very best cable possible to maxi... | |
| Best streamer/DAC for up to $1500 @cakyol - Given that source components costing around the $1500 mark generally have an inadequate power supply, which impacts their performance, I have taken a different approach in my streaming solution For me - it makes sense to have the least ... |