williewonka
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| My system....what and how will cabling impact? @lawmnsuu - take a look at Inakustik cables. They are extremely good and very articulate and open sounding.Nordost are another company, but you would have to look at their higher end cables to do justice to your components.Regards - Steve | |
| Moon 390/330a cables Moon gear will respond very well to the very best cables you can afford.I would recommend anything from the Nordost Line that fits your budgetI have the LP5.3 RS phono stage and using the very best cables (power and IC's) with it made this unit so... | |
| Why get a separate DAC I use excellent power and interconnect cables on my node 2 and I haven't bothered thinking about trying a separate DAC because it sounds so good.But my cables are extremely good and cost more than the Node 2, Regards - Steve | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @wig - Glad to hear that the benefits justified the expense :-) You are probably the first to report what sounds like a "significant improvement" as opposed to "marginal", by using better wire for the neutral, but then is is UP-OCC copper, which a... | |
| The Good, The Bad and the Ugly THE GOOD - my Bryston B135 Integrated amp - love it !!!not the best looking amp on the marketbut it is very functional, with lots of inputsexcellent sound, huge image, great bass, very articulatesuperb dynamics20 year warranty !!!Made in Canada :-... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @t_ramey - I would advise against "mixing metals" on the signal or live conductors of Helix cables.Back in time, I tried silver plated copper wires for the signal on IC’s and they impacted clarity.Since then I have use one OR the other, but never ... | |
| Isolation for Granite Surface Plate @oldskoolmark - I believe you can get MDF in different densities, but it is a special order from specialist outlets.I buy mine from Home depot - it works wellI wouldn't worry about it because using materials having different densities with some ... | |
| Isolation for Granite Surface Plate @oldskoolmark - An approach I use to prevent ringing is to employ a "sandwich" of differing materials.My rack has a steel frame. Between the frame and the MDF shelf is a thin layer of Sorbothane on the frame strutsbetween the MDF and the granite i... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @provst - Since the Double Shotgun approach will provide the very best sound quality I would use a double helix with a ratio of 3:1Regards | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @provst - I just looked back at the @grannyring post you mentioned and your understanding is correct.But saw no mention of the ratio in that post, so I think the ratio of the Helix coil should remain 3:1 Neutral to signalI generally reserve a high... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @marcus87 - RE: I have some questions left before placing my order and would highly appreciate your kind answers:1. Should I handle the 2 unstripped Neotech wires similar to stripped ones (twisted closely every inch)?2. Should the twisted live wi... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @abolive - I prefer Neotech Provided the speakers are 6-8 ohm I might try something like this- 1 x 14 gauge for the speaker SIGNAL wire for LF- 2 x 18 gauge for SIGNAL wire to HF. - use the same 1 x 14 gauge for both HF and LF neutral wires. I hav... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling POWER CABLE update.In the past couple of weeks I have revised the design of my power cables. I now use two slightly different variants:For SOURCE components - I use 2 x 16 gauge bare UP-OCC copper twisted together (1 complete twist every inch) ins... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling A HELIX SPEAKER CABLE QUESTION - Do I have to use the Beads?I’ve been asked this question a few times and always respond that the beads provide better sound quality.But that has always been for cables that use a single wire for the signal conducto... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @abolive - re:... Do you think the Helix is interesting for RCA/XLR cables ? Not quite sure what you really mean by this question and I interpret it as one of the followingWould benefit the sound compared to cables you currently have? - I would... |