williewonka
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| What equipment should I invest in next? @ssmaudio - you might want to take a look at the following...Avantgarde Uno or Duo speakersInakustik Cables - all of themThe Avantgarde are the best speaker I have heard to date, because they are extremely articulate and natural sounding - and I h... | |
| VTI audio rack, any good? I just purchased a 4 leg VTI rack and I am very happy with it.But I did not think the little "dent" in the top of the leg, where the spike of the rack above "locks into", was deep enough - one good nudge might dislodge it, sending the whole system... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @wig - did you use bare wire inside the teflon tube?I found that using the bare wire in Teflon tubes did not require anywhere near as much burn in as the wire with insulation, but then the connectors and neutral wires were already well used, so t... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @wig - nice looking cables - but how do they sound???Better than you previous Helix Cables ? How much better?What changed?Don't just leave us in suspense - LOLThanks for the update :-) | |
| New Arm or New TT and arm? I currently favour the Music Hall mmf 9.3 or 11.3They seem to have got almost everything right and you would be moving forward with newer technologyAbout the only thing they are missing is a one piece harness, which I like very much.You could try ... | |
| Has anyone made interconnects using Duelund 2.0 Silver Foil? @jcny111 - I used Mundorf Solid silver bare wire with 1% gold, But some prefer the VH Audio UP-OCC solid silver.However - when I tried the UP-OCC solid copper from VH Audio it outperformed the Mundorf Silver/gold by a noticeable margin, I then tri... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @Luisma31 - From what I have read the Atma-Shere amps appear to be Balanced Differential Design, which means the HELIX Speaker cables WILL NOT perform their best when connected to these amps.As suggest in an earlier post for another member, you ... | |
| Has anyone made interconnects using Duelund 2.0 Silver Foil? @jcny111...+1 for the Helix - but then I do have a little bit of a bias :-)Seriously - give the Helix a try. A few members use them and love themYou might be able to use the silver foil as the signal conductor if you can insulate it.But the UP-OCC... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @mawe - #3 is correct - BUT #1 should be UP-OCC Silver - thanks for brining it to my attention :-)Here’s the correct list - and I’ve deleted the post with the mistake---------------------------------------------------------------------------------... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling So an updated list is now on my web site - I will endeavour to keep it updated as I hear about more instances, so keep them coming :-( HELIX Q & A | My Audio Alchemy (image99.net) Regards - Steve | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @twoleftears - thanks for that - yes they are - I’ll update the list@provst - I cannot find anything on the Gryphon site that states they have Symmetrical, Complimentary, or Balanced outputs. They are PURE CLASS A - but they were mentioned earlier... | |
| A Better Bluesound AC Cable? @calvinandhobbes - I with you on that score - I now consider cables more important than my components.I’ve been auditioning and building cables for over 6 years and had the opportunity to try cables on a variety of systems AND that time also allow... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling HELIX INCOMPATIBILITIES.Amps that use Symmetrical, Complimentary, or Balanced outputs will not sound their best with Helix Speaker cables and the list is growing dailySome D’Agostino ModelsSome Audio Research ModelsVitusSome Musical Fidelity High ... | |
| A Better Bluesound AC Cable? @calvinandhobbes I forgot to add DETAILS - micro details to be precise - those little reflections, echo's and reverberations off venue walls.and ceiling - what I call "Venue Acoustics". Those add a more realistic element to the music and with it ... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @pindac...RE: the IK Mains plug - take a look at these UK Mains Plugs | Hifi Collective RE: the wires you mention:when I first started developing the Helix cables I tries several excellent smaller gauge wires - 28, 24 and 20Over time, and wi... |