Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
I have been an avid user of the Duelund cabling for over two years now and have used them exclusively in my system with great results. I have built many for friends and have used a full loom of interconnects, speaker cables, power cords and an extensive wiring modification for a previously owned balanced power conditioner utilizing Duelund 600V PolyCast wiring which was transformative. My cabling desires can be a little addictive as I have owned and evaluated 40+ brands of cabling costing more than an entire stereo system!
Over the past six months I stumbled upon a thread here on Audiogon in regards to a Helix designed cabling and as you probably already know, I just had to look a little deeper into this cable design…After a month of studying and sourcing parts, I decided to reach out to the designer/architect, Williewonka who gave more insights and philosophy on how the cable came into existence.
That conversation got the ball rolling in converting one of my KLE Duelund interconnects to Steve’s Helix designed which only entailed replacing the neutral with a Mil-Spec 16 AWG silver-plated copper wire with the neural wire being 3 times longer than the signal wire and of course the “Coiling” of the neutral wire : )
After the modification was complete, I was not sure what to expect from the Helix cabling but I was quite shocked with the results with “ZERO” burn-in time…The sound stage became much wider/deeper with a much tighter/focused image and clarity/transparency is like nothing I have ever heard in any cabling regardless of cost. In fact, I just sold a full loom of a commercially designed Helix Cable that’s renowned around the world and has more direct sale than any cable manufacturer; these $200 DIY Helix Cables walked all over them…
I believe you will hear the same results as I have and have heard back from friends who have already modified their Duelunds with the same results; WOW! Remember the cables will need 200+ hours to burn-in and settle into your system. My system is now 90% DIY Helix to include IC, SC, PC and Coax with each cabling adding its beauty of an organic and natural presentation that draws you into the fabric of the music.
You can tailor the sound of your cables using Duelund, Mundorf silver/1% gold, the outstanding Vh Audio OCC Solid Copper or Silver with Airlok Insulation or your favorite wiring and you can change it at any time…
http://www.image99.net/blog/files/category-diy-cables.html
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/difference-in-sound-between-copper-and-silver-digital-cables
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/adding-shielding-to-existing-cables
Enjoy,
Wig
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@pindac After reading through some to the cable description, AR seems like they prefer that the conductors are run in parallel. May have to try another version with this config and leaving their insulation intact.
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This is great news, that there is enough happening to already see if a little more can be extracted. As said previously, the SPV-AV Triple C, was the Cable I had to give a Burn In Period. Initially a short period was required to experience a gathered presentation. After a Short Period of use and a A/B Comparison with the Cable it was replacing, it had already shown it was a alternative presentation. After a revisit to A/B with approx' 1 Month of usage, the original used Cable was not in with a chance anymore. I would suggest to stick with your creation for an extended period and get quite familiar, with what is on offer. Individuals I have introduced this Wire to through demonstration. Now Have this Wire as a Internal Tonearm Wire, Interconnects, Internal Wiring in Phonostage and Pr-Amp, Speaker and Power Cables. They have even gone to the expense of SAEC SL-5000
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@mbolek Hope the Holiday Period has been enjoyed by yourself. As an inquiry, has the Holiday Period allowed for any additional periods of creating a assessment of the PC Triple C Wire in use. On another forum that I not a member, but where I have been a influence of the use of this wire, I have seen a reference to SAEC XR 3000 Cables as being potentially the best VFM Cables. As this individual making this claim has been demonstrated the SL 5000, with SAEC Supplied RCA's and Low Mass / Low Eddy RCA Connectors, they are used to the better end of SAEC PC Triple C Wire Cables. The statement did not claim to be using SAEC Supplied XLR Connectors or an Exchange XLR Connector. |
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