williewonka
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| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling A few posts ago I had mentioned I had tried Bare Wire inside a clear PVC tube on my speaker and power cables and the improvements were very positive. I’ve also been monitoring the bare wire inside the PVC tube for signs of oxidation and as of toda... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @duffyd - Any change will have an effect on sonic performance. Some might say "give it a whirl" since you already have the wire.- But you have to consider how to connect the cable to the binding posts- the KLE Innovations bananas will no accept su... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling Has anyone ordered wire from SKYCRAFT ?Prices seem good and uses PaypalWIRE TEFLON 10 AWG 300/600V - Skycraft (skycraftsurplus.com)12/1 TEFLON 12AWG GREEN - Skycraft (skycraftsurplus.com)US Orders Only unfortunatelyThanks in advance | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling I just heard back from EVR and they said they are not a supplier of wire above 1-2 feetThey suggested trying this place...I selected the wire typehttps://www.awcwire.com/productspec.aspx?id=reduced-wall-tfe-transit-wireIt is a "reduced wall" insul... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling Eastern Voltage Research - seems to have a problem will selling large quantities e.g. 150 feet.A contact tried to order this amount and had his order cancelled citing "export concerns", which was strange because he was in the USAWhich I find stran... | |
| Blue node 2i vs other devices I started with the Apple TV, then switched to my computer with a Bifrost DAC via USB and then moved up to the Node2 and now I have the 2I.The Node 2i is a significant improvement to all other options I listed above and for me - well worth the upgr... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling I have just been made aware of this vendor for the Mil-spec wire (NOT Cryo’d) for the power cables - their prices seem pretty good 12 AWG, Mil-Spec Wire - Eastern Voltage Research Unfortunately they do not sell the 16 gauge wire for the Interconne... | |
| Rega RB3000 @ronin35 For a similar price take a look at the Audiomods arm - they are so much better than anything Rega has to offer at the same price and will fit the Rega turntable perfectly. www.audiomods.co.uk I have never regretted getting mine - a supe... | |
| Best means of isolating digital equipment i.e. DACs, CD transports, wall warts etc. @jc4659 RE: @williewonka I would think that your power cords are making more of a difference than avoiding the daisy chain since they are all tied together at the wall but I’m not an EE. I might have agreed with your statement IF I had implement... | |
| A question to the Sound Engineers out there @8th-note - Many thanks for your post, that has cleared up a lot of the "unknowns" that had resulted in seeing the images of the recording studio. The biggest of which was basically...How could the sound engineers possibly know what the finished t... | |
| Best means of isolating digital equipment i.e. DACs, CD transports, wall warts etc. @jc4659 - the best way I have found to isolate components of any kind is to ensure they are NOT plugged into receptacles that are "daisy chained" together in a parallel configuration.The daisy chained approach is often used in many power strips an... | |
| Spades vs Bananas vs Bare Wire Treated with Caig Deox My preferences...I prefer NOT to use bare wire, just because the contact area can be fraught with issues like micro arching, oxidation low area of contact i.e. depending on the wire usedI do prefer Bananas, but these too can have problemsthe area ... | |
| DIY- NeoTech at Parts Connexion @erik_squires - take a look at this DIY option - lots of members like them :-) Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling | Audiogon Discussion Forum I now use Solid Neotech UP-OCC copper wire on all my Helix cables and it is very goodRegard... | |
| Looking for upgrade advice Of the two - I would get the MMF 9.3 - this TT is very well designedEven the MMF 7.3 is another great uprgade from the Fluance rt85 Regards - Steve | |
| Schiit Modi Many Thanks - my friend decided the Schiit was his best option. |