williewonka
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| 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... | |
| Audio stands for Turntable and amp isolation ? Thre best rack/stand I have used to date is from Lovan - cost around $400 for a 4 shelf unitIt's their entry level stand similar to this one...http://www.lovanaudiogroup.com/sovereign-series.htmlBut buying the stand was only the begining...- I add... | |
| KLE Innovations Silver HarmonyRCA's - not silver eh? @ypingping - the difference between the various models is in the thickness of the silver coating.But it's not just about the thickness of the silver coating - KLE Innovations has complex formulas for each plug that pertains to the construction of ... | |
| DIY Power cables: quality wire? I have not tried any of the Cardas cables.For epaker cables and IC's I have tried Van den Hul. They are pretty good and very nidely made.About the same quality as Furutech | |
| DIY Power cables: quality wire? I’ve trierd two furutech bulk cables and preferred the bulk cables from DH Labs - mainly because they are 1/3rd the price and the difference between them musically is subtleDH Labs are built for home audio environments - low EMI/RFI and no liquids... | |
| What is the most important component in your system. My cables !!! - without them nothing would work :-)Seriously - my cables are still the most important component.- they allow the components to work as designed- extract EVERY ounce of performance from each component- they are responsible for the s... |