williewonka
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| DIY Power Cables Instead of Used @sfcfran - you have reached the same conclusion I have also come to.If you need two runs then use 2 runs of 12/2 and NOT 1 run of 12/3.- there is just too much noise in a 12/3.BTW - I tried an experiment with mains cables - turns out - as long ... | |
| DIY Power Cables Instead of Used @sfcfran - Well last evening I installed the "revised" helix speaker cables with the helix being wound in the opposite direction and it appears that as indicated on my web site - it made a discernable improvements - across the board.So if you a... | |
| What speakers work well against a wall @scottwsmith - as a general "rule of thumb" you could use any speaker that has either1. a completely sealed enclosure2. a bass port located in the front of the enclosureOf course this is not definitive, but as a "guideline" it eliminates rear por... | |
| DIY Power Cables Instead of Used @sfcfran - here is the update to the helix design - got it done today.Just waiting on some feedback from Yordan on his findings, but other than that it is completehttp://image99.net/blog/files/b4d5249616a56bdabfd28b5580db6cec-79.htmlAs for the f... | |
| DIY Power Cables Instead of Used @sfcfran - I recall bumping into a discussion on that quite some time ago You are correct - I added the Power Helix design in 2015 and made a couple of refeences to it elsewhere on the forums here at that timeI have been promoting more actively... | |
| How Long Should One Wait Before Switching When A/B ing @zyac39 Having performed several auditions, mainly of cables/connectors, the one thing that makes A-B ing very difficult is the fact that the connectors on cables need to "seat" (or settle) before providing their best perofrmance- The settle time ... | |
| DIY Power Cables Instead of Used @sfcfran If by DIY you actually mean attach plugs onto a piece of bulk power cable - then I agree with @elizabeth - there are many choices from cable vendors that will retain resale value and perofrm betterHowever, if you are willing to take DIY t... | |
| SOTA vs VPI (or stick with my Rega?) @gritter2 - having gone down the road you are considering here is a link to all of the mods I completed on my Rega Planar IIhttp://image99.net/blog/files/category-turntable-mod0027s.htmlBasically - I have replaced EVERYTHING! - the only thing left... | |
| Does anything better Jelco arm ~$1000 @sbank - re...So does anybody else have a suggestion besides those already mentioned?Take a look at this one...http://www.michell-engineering.co.uk/tonearms/I do not believe the Michell is the same league as the Audiomods, but it is much better th... | |
| Does anything better Jelco arm ~$1000 @sbank - I just took a look at the Nagra BPS and it looks as though the KLE RCA will fit OK, The minimum distance beween centres for KLE Innovations RCA's to be connected with ease is around 15mm (i.e. with a 1-2mm gap between the RCA housing)Rega... | |
| Does anything better Jelco arm ~$1000 @sbank - I cannot offer an opinion on the Jelco arm, but I do own an Audiomods Classic II arm with the bead-blast finish - since 2013.I have the version with the micrometer VTA - which allows for precise resetting of the VTA back to a pre-defined ... | |
| KLE Innovations Silver HarmonyRCA's - not silver eh? @ricevs - Hmmm - well Mr.Ric Schultz of Electronic Visionary Systems (EVS, USA) - where do I start... They made no effort to correct anyone or reveal the truth until someone filed off the silver of one of the "pure silver" ones and saw it was copp... | |
| KLE Innovations Silver HarmonyRCA's - not silver eh? @maxima95 - I stand corrected... It was advertised as KLEI PureSilver™ I have to agree - most people reading that might "assume" they were solid silver, simply because they do not understand the significance of the (TM) symbolThe TM applies to th... | |
| KLE Innovations Silver HarmonyRCA's - not silver eh? I believe the RCA's were advertised as PurSilver(TM) - which is just a trade-marked name.Since then KLEI has removed all reference to p[ure silverIt does not alter the fact the Harmony range of plugs are the best on the market right now. They offe... | |
| It is not about cable quality anymore, it is about the sheer number of them! @erik_squires - I know where you are coming from :-)I had a HT surround system and found it too complexWe have just moved, so I took the opportunity to check out a different approach.I ended up with...- VMedia TV Box for streaming TV content, Net... |