williewonka
Responses from williewonka
| OK - Now What…? I would invest in better cables - Power, speaker and interconnects - the Triode Wire Connectors are not doing justice to the Diablo and the rest of the rigTake a look at InakustikJust my opinion - Steve | |
| Power cable choice, does it matter for subs? If you want to HEAR the difference between cables - try listening to Church organ musicit contains the "textures" that most bass lines in music lacksIf you want to SEE the difference between cables - take a video while playing church organ music a... | |
| How much difference does a phono preamp really make? @audionoobie - I had budget phono stages for many years and the improvement from one to another was marginal - even when I tweaked power supplies - the improvements were incremental.I then decided to invest in the analogue side of my system and pu... | |
| Can a Bluesound Node 2i power supply really be upgraded? @lanrmack - you could try putting good cables on your Node 2iGranted, this IS NOT a cheap solution, but it migrates nicely to the next streaming device you buy and you DO NOT have to dive into the guts of your NODE 2i to apply it.I have the Node 2... | |
| Lousy IEC Connections I use SonarQuest Silver plated on Copper from eBay (other plating materials available).They have superior clamping (like a vice) and the "arms" that clamp the pins in the IEC Chassis socket are noticeably thicker than other plugsI've tried many br... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling Apologies - I had to repost this because I made a mistake on the interconnects - I now use 2 x 18 gauge bare UP-OCC with each wire inside a Teflon tube with a gentle twistFor speaker cablesSIGNAL WIRE: 2 x 14 gauge bare UP-OCC wire,with each wire ... | |
| Dolby Atmos - is it for Audiophiles? Because it could become pervasive amongst streaming companies | |
| Naim introduce a turntable - the Solstice Special Edition There has always been a "simple elegance" in the design of NAIM components of the pastBut I do not see anything "elegant" about this TT - simple yes - it is simply a big round lump on top of a rectangular lump - with an arm stuck on the sideAnd it... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @pindac - the PC Tripple C copper is very similar to UP-OCC copper, in that the crystalline structure has been modified to allow for better signal transfer.I have not tried the PC Tripple C, but from the literature I have read it looks as though i... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @grannyring - I agree - I think it's much like selecting a pair of speakers - each person hears differently, so different people will have their own preferences.as to what type of speaker they will choose.There is no right or wrong, just a persona... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @ eugeniy - RE: " how far were the hot and neutral wires?"I think you are referring to One other thing I tried was using the 2 x 14 gauge wires as the neutral conductor (but NOT coiled) To try this I used two sets of Helix speaker cables, but I di... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling UP-OCC bare copper wire from Parts Connexion vs. other sourcesI have just installed 2 x 14 gauge (effectively 11 gauge) solid signal wires made from the bare UP-OCC copper from Parts Connexion in my speaker cables - each wire is in it’s own Teflon... | |
| Need opinions on ceiling reflections @milpai - I don’t know if this will help, but here are details of my current room.... It is much like your own, but with two dropped (sofit) sections and a beam that run cross the room, as opposed to the length of the room as in your case .The roo... | |
| Need opinions on ceiling reflections @milpai - One thing I have tried tried worked very well in a couple of very different rooms is a vinyl blind behind the listening position.It is fastened at ceiling height an extends down between 15"-18"You could simply use a piece of vinyl and pi... | |
| Help buying first analog rig - Clearaudio Concept or Rega P6 @cd318 - I get what you are saying "..but I really like the concept wood ascetically, it would fit nicely in my rustic/industrial decor which has a lot of wood. HEY GUES WHAT? - the 9.3 come with a walnut plinth option ! :-)I came through the scho... |