williewonka
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| Help buying first analog rig - Clearaudio Concept or Rega P6 Personally, I would go for Musichall 9.1 or 11.1 - whichever suits your budget.Both of these turntables seem to have a great feature listThe 9.1 MUSIC HALL MMF9.3 TURNTABLE – Vinyl Sound music hall’s unique triple plinth constructionone-piece... | |
| New Bluesound Node – First Impressions @gg107 I can’t comment on the NODE, but my Node 2i when fitted with exceptional cables excels in every way. The improvement is night and day.I would believe the NODE would probably respond in a similar manner when connected using great cablesThe s... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @jambaj - Thanks for taking the time to reach out to the engineerSo basically - the designer of the Cayin amp has elected to use a "sacrificial resistor" as a circuit protection deviceAnd here was I thinking that’s what fuses were for.:-)But serio... | |
| Can an unused cable break in? Think about the mechanics of a Connector - i.e. ANY connectorthere are pins and there is some sort of "gripping mechanism" (normally spring loaded in some manner) to hold onto those pins once insertedsimply inserting a plug into a socket creates a... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @jambaj - I don't want to worry you, but regarding So I actually had the Cayin HA-300 for a year and 5 months, and two months ago, my one of Psvane ACME 300b tube flashed white and resulted in a -20dB drop on my right channel. Turned out it frie... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling One last thing - I have compared the the LCR measurements of the Helix cables to some other cables - and they are basically "Goldilocks Cables" - i.e. not too firm and not too soft :-)- i.e. Their measure values were in the "middle of the pack" - ... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @jambajAs I said in one of the posts above, Unfortunately, component designers can push their designs very close to a "limit" to squeeze out every ounce of performancethey do not know what components and cables you will be using with their produc... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @jambaj - It’s likely the problem would have occurred at some point in time, even with the Morrow Power Cable because it sounds like the tube was on the brink of failingTubes can be problematic at the best of times, especially when used in designs... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @jambaj - since...the sound is still there even with the Morrow PC AND since it appears to be intermittent AND since changing the tubes did not fix the noiseI am starting to think that some other internal component, like a capacitor, is starting t... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling Here's a video of one of the tube related issues Two Types of Tube Amplifier Hum and How to Determine the Source - YouTube Regards | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @jambaj I have read about (and observed on YouTube) noises (i.e. hum) that do not change volume when the volume control is adjusted on tube gear. It can be due to the design of a specific brand of tube.It is related to the actual "design" of the p... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling UPDATE: regarding Balanced Symetrical AmplifiersA few weeks ago I posted some updates to my web site identifying some amps that would not sound their best if a regular Helix cable were used with them.I have now posted an adaption to the helix des... | |
| Right angle wall plug on power cables You mean like these ones? Furutech FI-12L(R) Rhodium IEC - Furutech 15A/20A Plugs & IEC - (takefiveaudio.com) Furutech FI-12LM(R) Rhodium Wall Plug - Furutech 15A/20A Plugs & IEC - (takefiveaudio.com) A bit on the pricey side, but if ... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @diertiti - UP-OCC is a process and to be able to use that particular "code" i would have to guess that it is very tightly controlled and therefore the quality is consistent across all brands.I would also like to think that Parts Connecxion also h... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @mawe - try Parts Conenxion for "naked" UP-OCChttps://www.partsconnexion.com/occ6n-copper-hook-up-wire.html.They carry most gauges suited to the Helix CablesBut I am still not certain whether the "Air" adaption on the neutral is worth the effortRe... |