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| Best DIY power cable. Why not make? @Leezmaze - $10-30 may get you a 12 gauge extension cord - then you have to add plugsLike thesehttps://www.ebay.com/itm/Vanguard-For-Audio-24K-Gold-Plated-IEC-connector-US-plug-C-120G-P-120G/1813...or thesehttps://www.ebay.com/itm/pair-Rhodium-Pl... | |
| Best DIY power cable. Why not make? @geoffkait - I frequently use the nylon "expandable" sleeve of different types because of its insulation propertiesSome questions in my mind...- does Carbon fibre sleeve conduct electricity ?- if so it could be dangerous on mains leads if it touc... | |
| Best DIY power cable. Why not make? @slaw - how about....1. completely remove a piece of the cable's outer jacket, such that you can insert the wires comfortably into the assembled plug2. cut a piece of heat-shrink that is long enough to cover the exposed wires into the plug, in ad... | |
| Best DIY power cable. Why not make? Sorry I’m late to the game - Thanks for the mention(s) guys :-)Here is a brief history of some things I have tried...Started with Bulk Furutech FP-3TS762 (10 awg) and FP-314Ag-II (14 awg) cables and Vanguard IEC/mains connectors- these were better... | |
| Curious How These Nordost Speaker Cables Do What They Do @almarg and @ieales - thanks for taking the time to explain.Cheers - Steve | |
| Curious How These Nordost Speaker Cables Do What They Do @almarg - I think the lightbulb analogy is not a great example because the bulb is connected between two terminals that are both carrying an alternating voltage/current - I agree in that scenario there would be the same voltage on the +ve and -ve ... | |
| Curious How These Nordost Speaker Cables Do What They Do @ieales - I find your comments in response to my post a little perplexing... People, Electronics 101: Ohms Law : An amplifier / loudspeaker is a series circuit and the same current flows through all of the components . Actually Ohms law states The... | |
| Looking for speaker suggestions @stevea11757 - sorry about that - I looked at the price of the Shaniian Hawk speakers below and made a bit of an assumption :-) But the Avantgarde are superb sounding speakershttps://www.audiot.co.uk/products/shahinian-hawk-2-speakers-9706.asp... | |
| Curious How These Nordost Speaker Cables Do What They Do @freediver - in addition to the many comments above regarding purity of conductors and different material types - I believe a couple of other factors in cable performance is the "geometry" and "size" of the conductorsGeometry: is how the conductor... | |
| Looking for speaker suggestions One speaker that has impressed me of late is the Avantgarde Duo.They were by far the most detailed and most musical speakers I have heard - period.The sense of "Air" was exemplary. Recordings in live venues were the most realistic I have ever hear... | |
| Choosing a new phono cartridge @slaw - one last comment - stylus types "finer" than elliptical (e.g. shibata and contact line) require very precise setup. Paper type protractors will not provide the required precision - mirrored protractors like the Mint Best protractor should ... | |
| Sota Sapphire what cables? If you want really great cables take a look at the KLE Innovations products.I’ve tried every IC from the gZero2, up to the gZero20, which is an excellent cable.But every cable from the gzero3 on up will outperform most other cables on the marketHe... | |
| Tweeter Blown OR Crossover? How to check? The polarity DOES matter - because you could connect the tweeter out of phase with the main driver - then it would really mess with the phase of the other speaker and they would never sound right.So make sure you record which wire goes to which t... | |
| Choosing a new phono cartridge @slaw - I'd never heard of Axel before, but it appears they provide similar services.Soundsmith now has their own carts, as well as the repair side of the business.I purchased a Denon 103 from Soundsmith that they had "tweaked" - it has a ruby ca... | |
| Choosing a new phono cartridge Scooter, ever considered having soundsmith replace the cantilever/stylus with something that will improve the resolution of the dynavector?Their TOTL stylus is superb and a ruby or boron cantilever will improve the sound.Their more advanced stylus... |