williewonka
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| Are cables really worth their high price because of their geometry? @thyname - many thanks for your comments. It has been while since I used Kimber Cables and my comments reflected the TOTL cable I used several years agoTheir Naked series (IC's) are a departure from their long time braiding approach and will defi... | |
| Are cables really worth their high price because of their geometry? @ hiendmmoe - The Geometry of a cable makes a significant difference in cable perofrmance...e.g.... In-Akustic cables have a simple geometry "conceptually", but building them is where it gets extremely tricky, with lots of custom parts and excepti... | |
| Should a stereo soundstage be 3D or 2D? Perhaps the reason why some live concerts appear two dimensional is because of the two really large "walls" of speakers each side of the stage.Even orchestral concerts are mic'd these days - but if you get in the right concert hall, you will defin... | |
| Should a stereo soundstage be 3D or 2D? @twoleftears - I think you are correct, in that the first two channel recordings were by comparison to later recordings simply using the two channels to achieve instrument placement in a single dimension across the image. Then sound engineers disc... | |
| Should a stereo soundstage be 3D or 2D? +1 what @gregm said.With the right speakers, room acoustics, components, and let’s NOT forget cables - a good recording will immerse you in the performance and the size of the venue and its related acoustics will will become very apparent.I have a... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @roberttdid WRT.. Your cable is not going to make a bit of difference to the temp of the Powernode. It has a switching supply and nothing your cable does is going to make any difference to the efficiency except maybe make it worse. Since you did... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @dbass - I concur with what @wig said :-)Plus - in addition to stellar low level performance, I find I am able to listen to music at significantly louder levels without fatigue. e.g. Classical music can be a little overbearing at higher levels wi... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @stringreen - very similar, but only their IC's - they employ different geometries for speaker and power cablesRegards - Steve | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @roberttdid - yes it's infra red, but a pretty good one - for the amp I measured in two very specific places - on the faceplate near the heatsink and on the heatsink. Each time the music has been played for a similar length of time and at a simila... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @roberttdid - I have been advised by many in the past of the points you have posted above (and more) and have been "ridiculed" in my approach and design.Many people on the various forums where the helix design have been discussed would "appear" to... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @gregm - I use the 16 gauge Mil-spec as listed on my web site with the Mundorf wire and it works extremely well.If oyu use any thicker gauge then it would be difficult to attach the RCA housing because the finished cable is too thick.Regards - Steve | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @dbass - the solder you have chosen is very good, so it will provide great performance sonically.The main reason I specified WBT 4% silver on my web site was to get the point across that a "quality solder" should be used..When I first started usin... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @wig , @grannyring @dbass - I've just been listening to a pair of 1 meter IC's that now has a single strand of 18 gauge VH Audio Solid Copper, in place of the single strand of 1mm dia (17-18 gauge) Mundorf Solid Silver/gold wire. FYI: I did not ... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @hnnaum - that looks like a very good substituteGood Luck - Steve | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @hnnaum - that wire will NOT hold the coil shape.My self and others have tried different wires for the neutral and all have found that the silver plated Mil-Spec wire provides the best performance from a sound quality perspective, but also holds t... |