williewonka
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| Bluesound Vault 2 As the previous post noted - hard drive failures can be devastating!I have the Node 2 which streams digital content from my NAS drive.The NAS drive has RAID mirroring, so if one hard disk in the NAS fails I simply replace the defective hard disk a... | |
| Most useful tweaks that are sensible and really make a noticeable improvement Not sure if you consider Cone feet part of isolation, but from what I have read they drain vibrations from component cases as well as isolate.Also, if you are into vinyl and want to get the best from a cartridge that has a plastic case then try th... | |
| Power Cable for Yggdrasil DAC I would give KLE Innovations power cables a tryhttps://kleinnovations.com/kle-innovations-klei-products/klei-gzseries-cables/klei-ac-power-cable/Regards | |
| I've never believed much in cables, that said... (USB) @dep14 - The generic USB cable has some basic issues...- Signal and power in the same cables causes noise, which may degrade USB chip performance- USB power from the computer is noisy and inconsistent - again degrade USB chip performanceBest way t... | |
| Power Cable ~ $300 - Which to get? Nordost, Audioquest, Furutech, Shunyata, Zavfino? @milercarbon1 - a couple of years ago I got to compare these cables to top of the line products from highly regarded companies such as Cardas, Kimber Cable, Neotech, Audioquest and a few other commercial brands.All of the Helix cables, power, inte... | |
| Power Cable ~ $300 - Which to get? Nordost, Audioquest, Furutech, Shunyata, Zavfino? There is no such thing as a good DIY power cord. Kit or otherwise. Cryo or otherwise. There just isn’t. PeriodIf you really believe the above statement then PLEASE - ignore the rest of this post because you’ll think it is nonsense and I for one do... | |
| BFA Banana Plugs @golden210 - there nothing is wrong with bare wire - it’s just that some people prefer a specific style of connector.To their ears it provides some specific benefit that they prefer.In my system I prefer very specific cables and connectors, becaus... | |
| Anticable Cables: what do you like about them thread? @yping - in the past you have spoken very favourably about KLE Innovations cables - Are you now looking for replacements?Just curious :-) What I like about their IC’s is the helix geometry. It provides very good results and eliminates most issues ... | |
| BFA Banana Plugs @jrpnde - Take a look at the KLE Innovations Banana plugs...https://kleinnovations.com/kle-innovations-klei-products/klei-harmony-banana/klei-classic-harmony-ba...I have used several types of banana plugs in the past and the gold plated spring var... | |
| Spade vs bare wire I have tries all three methods and Stopped using bare wire one I used the following. Here are my favourite connectors...#1. KLE Innovations BananasPro’s...- extremely well engineered- no colouration- improves signal transfer over every other conne... | |
| Is it time in your hobby to build a speaker kit? I'm not really into DIY speakers, but a fellow DIYer passed this link on regarding cabinet constructio and the guy in the video seems to make sensehttps://youtu.be/EEh01PX-q9IEnjoy | |
| Most important technical aspects of speaker wires? Capacitance, inductance, etc... @alexb76 - I have used a selection of bulk cables from a few different manufacturers over the years and my favourite bulk cable is from DH Labs - similar performance to Furutech, but a lot cheaperWhat technical parameters should be considered? - g... | |
| UTurn Orbit or Yamaha YP D10 But how does the U-turn sound compared to the Yamaha?I was impressed by the features of the U-Yurn- belt drive around the outside of the platter for consistent speed/Quick start-up- low centre of gravity counter weight for improved tracking- acryl... | |
| Newbie looking for speakers Let’s hypothetically consider you only had 5k to build a system that makes you happy.I assume you are talking a simple system with a digital source...(Used) Tannoy Eyris speakers ($800)(Used) Naim 5i MKII ($700)Bluesound Node 2 steaming player ($5... | |
| Speaker wire... Diy? @ieales - re:Helix Cables are utter nonsense, as is the verbiage on the web page.Have you tried them? obviously not Many others around the world have tried them and prefer them to commercially available products.I leave it at that :-) |