williewonka
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| Detecting differences among cables @turnbowm - I agree with your observations - well designed amps with large power supplies tend to show the least improvement when auditioning power cables on them - for the most part :-)However, the more budget oriented source components (i.e. <... | |
| Detecting differences among cables @jmeyers - WRT:I tend to think that the "nay-sayers" probably fall into two categories. There are those people who simply don’t own systems good enough to enable the differentiation that is there An interesting thought, but in my experience over ... | |
| Phono preamp worth it with MM cartridges? A good phono stage is always a good idea for MM or MCIn the sub $2k range I would take look at Simaudio Moon 110LP or 310LP.I have the LP 5.3 RS (basically the same as the 310) and I’m pretty sure it’s my last phono stage.They are extremely quiet,... | |
| Vinyl collection, now what? @hleeid - based on the turntable you are looking at - you will probably listen to vinyl.But if you do still want to digitize albums take a look at this unit... https://www.behringer.com/product.html?modelCode=P0A31 https://mediadl.musictribe... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @b_mueller - Thanks for the feedback, especially pertaining to the use ferrites - good to know.I've seen other posts that promote them, but I have never used them on my audio system cables.Cheers - Steve | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @mawe - thanks - I was NOT taking into consideration the implications associated with the number of strands and the width of each strand, together with the dielectric constant of the insulation - I was merely looking at the relative conductivity o... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @tomic601 - A friend of mine made a 24 ft long Helix cableHe actually used a 24ft long piece of COAX - stripped the outer sleeve and the shielding. - wound transformer wire around the outside of the insulation for the helix coil- added RCA's - not... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling Can anyone throw some light on this conundrum please - it's bugging me :-)I decided to replace the Live conductor inside my power distribution box.- the neutral wires are the same 2 x 12 gauge Mil-Spec wire I use in the power cables- the wire bei... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling I've just heard back from my European contact and he endorses a stranded Silver plated wire from Jantzen Audio and provided the following linkshttps://www.hificollective.co.uk/catalog/006-0051-jantzen-speaker-cable-13awg.htmlhttps://www.audiophoni... | |
| Dedicated Vinyl system next upgrade? @paulgardner ...Nordost was my first exposure to Power cables that made an easily discernible improvement- I was in a demo room at a show with about 15 other audio guys - so it was less than "ideal" listening conditions.- - The Nordost guy played ... | |
| Digital XLR vs Digital RCA @auxinput re:... Well, it was the previous Eichmann Silver Bullet plugs (which are the same thing). Actually - when you get down to the nitty-gritty, these are two "similar looking" RCA designs, that do have quite different levels of performance.... | |
| Dedicated Vinyl system next upgrade? I'm with the guys above that mentioned replacing the cables.The right Cables will make a huge improvement to any system and without great cables you are not hearing the best possible performance from your components.I have spent the last 6 years a... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling I’ll ask one of the European DIYer’s where he got his wire fromHe may have a couple of optionsStay posted - Steve | |
| Which cardas IC for Ayre components? Be aware of the consequences speaker cables can have on an amp... An acquaintance once used TOTL Cardas speaker cables on his Ayre amp and due to their very high capacitance it damaged the amp - it caused the amp to oscillate.He then tried those s... | |
| Digital XLR vs Digital RCA @auxinput - re: your statement I have done many tests on different RCA connectors, using RCA that are designed specifically for digital (i.e. DH Labs RCA-75) as well as several extremely expensive and high end analog RCA (such as WBT, Furutech, et... |