williewonka
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| 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 ... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling The Ultimate Helix DIY Cable ? - I think so This version implements everything I have learned/tried over the past few years 2 x 20 guage UP-OCC 5N solid Silver wire from Parts Connexion, each wire in it’s own teflon tube for the Signal wires, ... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @bigslacker - That is correct - it provides the very best performance because The tube is quite rigid and does not collapse around the wire so the actual point of contact between the wire and the tube is extremely small the air gap inside the ... |