williewonka
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| An IEC with grip @zlone re: crimp, solder or bare wire... There are several discussions in the forums around these options so a few years back I figured it was worth trying all three My preferences are... Crimped and soldered spade terminals provided a distin... | |
| An IEC with grip @zlone - one thing I forgot to mention - the Sonar Quest has an excellent internal wire clamping design. I use small spades on the ends of the wire and the Sonarquest allows you to easily insert the spade into the clamp - so there is lots of room... | |
| An IEC with grip @zlone - I use Silver plated Copper Sonarquest from Ebay They grip like a vice SonarQuest C25-Ag(T) Aluminum Alloy CRYO AG Silver Plated Audio Grade IEC AC Power Plug Connector When you compare them to other plugs you wil see that the clamping ... | |
| confused about 20 amp power cables @ditusa - thanks for that info. Its interesting that UL allows this practice. Goes against everything I was taught in college in the UK, but that was some 50 years ago So I guess it boils down to personal preference as to how safe a person would... | |
| confused about 20 amp power cables @ditusa while you can clearly buy such a cable, for a receptacle the code states... A single receptacle installed on an individual branch circuit shall have an ampere rating not less than that of the branch circuit. So my interpretation is ... | |
| confused about 20 amp power cables @mintakax to start with, a cable with a 20 amp IEC and 15 amp plug is not conforming to north american electrical codes and should not be used. Granted, it will work, but if there is ever a related shock or fire event, your insurance would probab... | |
| Recommendation for phono stage Simmaudio MOON has some awesome phono stages that do not disappoint. Regards | |
| Rumble - turntable or background noise DG LP @sbsail9 - not all vinyl is equal - for example I have several albums from the TACET label TACET goes to a lot of trouble with the recordig of the music - superb but they fail with cutting the master the grroves are too close togethe... | |
| Fluance RT85N Reference Turntable - budget, or not ? @blackbag20 - the following might be considered heresy on this forum... Dipping your toe into the vinyl pool can end up being an expensive proposition - I know, I’ve spent over 20 years tweaking. It all started back in 1981 when I bought my firs... | |
| Fluance RT85N Reference Turntable - budget, or not ? @thecarpathian my previous TT was a labour of love, tweaked over many years, so I learned a lot about what can improve sound quality. Moving from a light plinth, supposedly designed to shed vibration quickly, to a more robust style that is design... | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? @aberyclark , take a real of this link https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/what-i-have-found-makes-a-good-cable It explains about cable design choices Regards | |
| Has it all been worth it? I sold my rig last year primarily because I had nobody to leave is too, and the thought of it being sold off for peanuts after I'm gone was bothersome. So I used the funds on my other passion - photography. But I still have my vinyl and just pur... | |
| Fluance RT85N Reference Turntable - budget, or not ? @thecarpathian re: they are made in Taiwan Yes, they are, but they are designed and engineered in Canada 👍 The build quality is excellent... The cartridge did make some strange intermittent crackling sounds, but that stopped after a couple of... | |
| Fluance RT85N Reference Turntable - budget, or not ? Whilst there are some nice TT’s mentioned here, it’s worth pointing out that the Fluance line starts asround $200 US. And the entry models come with the phono stage built in. Also it’s not a bad phono stage either Something to consider for someo... | |
| Anyone knows reputable places in Europe and Canada to buy NOS tubes from? @inna - Try www.thetubestore.com - Vacuum Tubes, Matched, Fast Shipping When I had a tube amp I purchased all my tubes from them because they were local (canada), had a great selection at a good price and provided great service. All the tubes wo... |