williewonka
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| When to choice XLR over RCA ICs. @atmasphere - RE: I see the really big advantage of balanced lines in that you don’t have to have an expensive cable with exotic materials for it to sound just as good as a cable that does have the exotic construction and materials. if by exot... | |
| When to choice XLR over RCA ICs. @cleeds - re: williewonka The best low mass RCA connector is significantly better at transferring an audio signal than the very best XLR connector is able to achieve ... Hmmm, that’s quite a claim. The KLE Innovations RCA have always been o... | |
| When to choice XLR over RCA ICs. @cleeds - RE: If all else is equal and the cables are being used between truly balanced components, I can’t imagine a scenario where unbalanced RCA connections could be better than balanced connections. Unfortunately all things are not equal b... | |
| When to choice XLR over RCA ICs. I’e given a good deal of thought about this particular question and from my perspective a very well designed single ended interconnect cable is every bit as good, if not better than an XLR cable due to several factors pertaining to geometry, insul... | |
| Monster Speaker Cables RE: Monster Cables are fine for box store components Unfortunately, Monster cables lack the more current design approaches and are not capable of making any components sound significantly better But well designed cables will provide a signifi... | |
| Should I update my manufactures power cords? @farne230 - Take a look at Audio Envy - they are a great place to start. For better performance on amps take a look at Zavfino - a little more pricey but worth it for amps like yours If you want to get some knowledge about cable science, take a... | |
| what is the groups opinion on VooDoo vs. Wireworld silver vs. Matthew Bond speaker cable? @rockymtnplantguy - take a look at this link to see what atributes make a difference in good cable design What Makes A Good Cable On First appearance the Voodoo looks to be one of the best of your options, but I see they use a silver/copper a... | |
| Monster Speaker Cables @denman - take a look at Audio Envy and Zavfino cables - they will provide much better performance and overall better bang for the buck. You’ll prpobably never look at another cable after trying either of those brands. Audio Envy is a little mo... | |
| Accuphase Line Conditioner PS1250 owners please comment on what power cord you are using @garebear - if you've invested in this unit then only the very best power cables should be used - like Hijiri, InAkustik and Zavfino Personally, if I were to buy a cable for this unit I would try this one from Zavfino OCC SILVER DART GRAPHENE ... | |
| Cable supports on the cheap... On a budget? take a trip to a dollar store buy childrens alphabet bricks e.g. A, B, C, .....Z buy some craft sticks hot glue a piece of the craft stick to opposite sides to stop the cable sliding off the block if your cables are heavy/stiff... | |
| power cable If you want to know what goes into making a good cable take a look at this thread What Makes a Good Cable Regards - Steve | |
| power cable @guitarlenn55 - if your system in on the budget end of the scale - use it on the Source components Budget oriented source components tend to have poorly designed power supplies so good cables will pay more dividends, whereas the amp will have a m... | |
| Duelund Tinned Copper Speaker Cables @magnumn - My speaker cables use 2 x 14 gauge solid OCC copper for the Signal wires and 1 x 10 gauge silver plated stranded Milspec for the neural wire When I tried the 2 x 14 gauge solid OCC wire for the neutral, the warmth and musicality that h... | |
| Duelund Tinned Copper Speaker Cables @mdrone - The main feature of the Duelund wire is their insulation, which gives them their clarity. The combination of the stranded wire with tinned coating and the nice copper they use gives them their more mellow musical sound. They are good a... | |
| Zafvino Silver Dart Graphene vs. ? @macg19 - take a look at the Hijiri thread Someone there might have ued Zavfino previously and can provide an opinion Regards - Steve |