williewonka
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| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @wig + @grannyring - Glad you are still finding improvements :-)POWER CABLE UPDATE... So I had some Neotech 12 gauge left over and decided to upgrade the live conductor on one of my A/V power cables. NOTE: I did NOT remove the insulation of the Ne... | |
| Mad Scientist IC’s @renisnceman - the Node 2 is not a grounded unit- it only has a two pin plug and is known for creating hum with some amps.I have the Node 2i and if I disconnect my phono stage the hum is present. My phono stage is correctly grounded and when conne... | |
| Mad Scientist IC’s @renisnceman - WRT the hum1. is the hum a 50/60 Hz mains hum? or is it higher or lower in frequency2. is the hum a constant level?3. or does it get louder as the volume is increased?4. what speaker cables are you using?Which model Jolida DAC do yo... | |
| Turn Table Decision @bkrpdx - I like the look of the Music Hall 3.3 (in your budget) and the 5.3 (just over your budget)Regards | |
| Turn Table Decision If the above procedures did not workHere’s a quick debug procedure that might help...- get a length of wire - about 6 ft- attach one end to the ground pin only on a mains plug - strip about 1/8" of insulation from the other end- you now have a gro... | |
| Tinned Copper Cable vs. Bare Copper Cable for speaker wire? @jayctoy - I do actually have my own DIY Helix cables - see this link for details My Audio Alchemy (image99.net) Unfortunately, performance comes at a price and the link above only promotes the best performing cables to date - as such, they ma... | |
| Tinned Copper Cable vs. Bare Copper Cable for speaker wire? @1xtechnologies - Having tried many wires over the past couple of years my preference is for a solid bare wire (no insulation), but this leads to the problem of oxidizing.Tinning may provide a partial solution, but mixiing metals degrades performa... | |
| What is the order of importance of the parts of an analogue rig? @sokogear - there are a couple of things I consider very Important in an analogue setup using a Rega TT...I guess this could be considered part of the Tone Arm, but the "method" attaching the TT to the phono stage - i.e. "the interconnect". You ca... | |
| Phono stage hum - Rega Aria OK - this may be the problem ...- the Aria is not "grounded" via the mains cable - it’s ground point is "relative" to the neutral side of its circuit - which SHOULD be at ZERO volts- the images I have seen shows ONLY a 2 pin mains socket.Even if t... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @facten - welcome to the Helix Club :-)As @wig said - give them a couple of hundred hours burn-in for a stable sound - they will still improve a little after that - generally a bit more in the area of fine details.They can exhibit some strange beh... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling Speaker Cable Update - with just over 250 hours on the cables they are settling down nicelyThere were some moments where things got "Twilight Zone" strange, but they did not lastThe improvement I was most intrigued by was the perception of three ... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling I was recently asked...Do you consider these cables shielded? For example, could the ICs be used on a phono stage and keep noise out?And here was my response...---------------------------------I've had some good and one bad result in this area. I ... | |
| Biggest "pleasant surprise" components you have owned? My DIY Helix Power, Interconnect and Speaker Cables.YES - I consider them just as important as componentsMy DIY journey started around 10 years ago with some pretty standard cables using bulk wire and pricey connectors. Then after reading many art... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @rx8man - thanks for the post - the enamel "insulation" has Dielectric Constant of around 3.2, which is higher than Teflon. But now I am left wondering if the thickness of the insulation plays a significant role.Like @stringreen posted - It woul... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling WRT bare wire - the one advantage of the PVC tube is it is perfectly clear, so I can see any oxidation. The wire is very bright right now and easily seen.I'm wondering if coating the wire with a very thin coat varnish or urethane would work?Anyone... |