williewonka
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| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @maxima95 - until recently, I too was concerned about this aspect. Here is my thought process We hear a lot from cable manufacturers about the safety aspect of cables, but home audio cables are "normally" fairly stationary. But if you are sellin... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling Me again :-)I’ve just tried a couple of thingsa 14 gauge Silver Plated Mil-spec wire as the neutral on an interconnect and the results were very similar to the double 16 gauge. But I had to use a 1/8" rod, which provided only just enough space to ... | |
| Do pure copper banana plugs make a difference in the quality of the speaker sound. @redwoodaudio - you are correct.Fortunately - you can "adjust" the KLE Bananas quite easily.I use an old banana plug similar to this one... https://www.amazon.ca/GearIT-Premium-Braided-Speaker-Plated/dp/B0713ZDBM2/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?i... I... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling NEOTECH Wire UpdateA fellow DIYer has just made me aware of this companyhttp://www.acoustic-dimension.com/NOTE: the pricing on this site is Euro's - but I have convert to UK pounds below to keep comparisons simpleThey have the 12 gauge Neotech Ul... | |
| Have you changed your mind about a brand? Was it you, or them? I was reading some of the other posts and just remembered my foray into Tube Gear...I frequented a store that actively promoted Raysonic - and I "admired" a very nice SP120.At the time, I was using a Yamaha 5.1 receiver in my audio system, so the ... | |
| Do pure copper banana plugs make a difference in the quality of the speaker sound. Banana plugs are great for experimenters and folks who make a lot of changes, but they don’t offer much contact area with the barrel they fit in to. You want maximum contact area. For the most part - I agree with this statementSome banana plugs h... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @mawe - the price you show is correct.My sincere apologies to everyoneI clicked on the wrong link by mistakeTaking exchange rate into account the UK price translates to $28.28 / meter, which does in fact make Sonic Craft the cheaper of the two.Tha... | |
| Have you changed your mind about a brand? Was it you, or them? @tomic601 - I have no doubt the Atom sounds good - most NAIM gear sounds great. Dynamic, detailed, neutral etc...But due to their design "direction" with their amps- i.e. having to replace the power supply capacitors after 10-12 years - I’ll never... | |
| Have you changed your mind about a brand? Was it you, or them? Probably gonna get slammed for this - but the following is MY experience...Way back in 1981 - I read up on turntables and scoured the local stores - to be told Rega was "the best" bang for the buckSo I ended up with a Rega Planar 2, with the glass... | |
| Do pure copper banana plugs make a difference in the quality of the speaker sound. I've used a couple of different connectorsFor spade connectors I use Furez silver plated copper - they have proven t be the best sounding spade connectors I have triedFor Bananas, Furez also produces a nice Silver Plated Banana - BUT the Bananas p... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @wig - your observations WRT any improvements observed when you replace the Teflon with Cotton sleeve will be most valuable.Based on my own observations with similar power related approaches, I think you should experience a discernable improvemen... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @wig re:... The coating on my Neotech was left intact. Are you referring to the Teflon insulation?If the answer is Yes - are you planning on trying the Neotech wire, replacing the Teflon insulation with a Cotton sleeve?FYI - all of my solid state... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @sns and @rx8man - thanks very much for posting your helix experience - it’s great to hear what others are trying and to see that the helix design is getting some very positive feedback from even more Audiogon members.But wait - there is another P... | |
| Phonostage recommendations under $3K @geof3 - thanks for that feedback.:-)The problem with this hobby - when a later model of a component you own is released, you can spend time wondering what’s so good in the latest version.Based on your feedback there would not appear be too much d... | |
| vinyl versus digital redux @seventies - what appears to be something that may be "quite achievable", certainly from a technical perspective - I think that it would be a considerable undertaking for any record label to setup yet another "stream" of source material to package... |