williewonka
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| Power Cable Suggestions Needed @brylandgoodman Take a look at Zavfino cables. Their entry level cables start around $150 The OCC cables will improve the dynamics of your system and improve on the details and bass textures, but they are a little above of your budget, but they... | |
| Unexpected issues with Rega planar TT, a respectful manufacturer product? @niodari - WRT your original question My question was, if they have some instructions to replace their "premium" built-in RCA cable, that I could follow for the replacement. Depending on the arm, this can be tricky because the point where the... | |
| Question about Bi-Wiring @jay73 - unfortunately I recently sold those speakers with he Jumpers on them and I did not take any pictures. But they are very simple I used two pieces of VH Audio UP-OCC 18 gauge copper wire for each jumper 20 inches long strip the ins... | |
| Never Spend More On Cables Than Your Equipment Cost$$$$$$$$$$ @jerryg123 - my apologies - but the last part of your statement did seem to be - a tad on the skeptical side ? 😉 But I do get where you are coming from - it can seem a little absurd to those that have not experienced a great cable - i.e. until t... | |
| Never Spend More On Cables Than Your Equipment Cost$$$$$$$$$$ @jerryg123 RE: .... but sticking a $600.00 PC on a $699.00 DAC is a freaking waste of money. IMHO. So here’s the problem with this particular train of thought... to start with that "$699 DAC" seldom had a "substantial power supply", because... | |
| Unexpected issues with Rega planar TT, a respectful manufacturer product? @niodari I have(or had) a Rega Planar II - I purchased way back in 1981, when I had very little knowledge about turntables. Over the years I discovered the many poor design choices about that particular Rega The head and bearings on the origi... | |
| OCC cables anyone? @oldhvymec - thanks for responding - much appreciated 👍 @noromance those are my cables Take a look at this thread to see what other members think of them https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/duelund-conversion-to-diy-helix-geometry-cabling I... | |
| Question about Bi-Wiring @jay73 RE: So, you literally mean copper wire terminated to spade or banana plugs with the specs that you mentioned? Exactly - here's the problem with those plates they are most probably made of brass or even some copper alloy like Copper ... | |
| Power cable for an Auralic Aries G1 @zavato - Take a look at Zavfino cables - they should improve things a lot They use UP-OCC copper, which improves dynamics and details Regards - Steve | |
| Question about Bi-Wiring @jay73 - ditch those little plates that couple the terminals and replace them with real copper wire. Make each jumper 20" long make each jumper from 2 strands of solid UP-OCC copper wire 16 gauge or 14 gauge will suffice use some sort of co... | |
| biwire? and best way to do it? @leemaze - So it appears you have not bi-wired at present, and I am assuming you are using the little jumpers that come with bi-wire speakers? Get rid of the jumpers and replace them with copper wire jumpers - make each jumper about 20" long. Th... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @mbolek - you have touched on a subject that I am yet to observe, despite having tried it many times with a variety of cables - e.g. power, interconnect and speaker cables. I do not doubt the observations of others - i.e. a cable sounds better in... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling RE: The Ultimate Helix DIY Cable - I forgot to mention that when winding the helix conductor .. I initially cut both the wire and the tubing to the appropriate length I left enough wire to form a 1" tightly twisted section at each end of th... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @fai_v - this appears to be an older amplifier. The balanced symmetrical design is relatively recent, I also saw no warnings on picture of the amp (rear view) that indicates the amp is a balanced symmetrical design. I believe the Helix cables wi... | |
| Who loves Cotton ?? @erik_squires - when used as an insulation Cotton performs better (i.e. improved clarity) due to its lower value of dielectric constant (Dk). Vacuum is 1.0 Air is 1.1 Cotton/silk is 1.3 Foamed Teflon (e.g. Airlok) is 1.4 Teflon is 2.2 PVC ... |