mwh777
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| Power cords known to produce good bass @jumia Yes, I did do the re-terminating myself. Before I continue, in all fairness, the term "el cheapo" I used to describe the cord ends that Transparent uses was a poor choice of words. Their cord ends are not poor quality products. It's that on... | |
| Power cords known to produce good bass @jumia Due to my inadequate explanation, you have misunderstood which cables I'm wanting to improve. The cables that are the issue are the ones made with the Acrolink 7NP4030 II wire. I am a big fan of Transparent Audio cables largely because of t... | |
| Power cords known to produce good bass Thank you all for the excellent input. Yes, I should have said good - quality - bass in the header. Lots of votes for Audioquest so far. @vinci92 I did have an early version Shunyata King Cobra way back when. That was an amazing power cord. Unfor... | |
| Preamp Advice/experiences needed I have a Calypso Eclipse. I won't touch a lot on the sound quality side but, it's very satisfying to me. First, taking a logic, practicality, common sense view, it has several features that are major reasons why I have it. It has a large easy to s... | |
| Unscrupulous ebay buyers There are scams galore out there. He might be keeping the good one that you sent and sending back a bad one that he already had. | |
| Cartridge position on headshell . . . Looking at images of your tonearm and your description of the lack of space between the back of the cartridge and the wiring leads reminds me of the big headache with most Linn tonearms. Small head shell. Some cartridges are just too big to fit on... | |
| A public service announcement Another "ARP" alcohol related purchase. | |
| Occasional Sound Imbalance Issue I'll start by saying that there are plenty people here that are smarter than me so, feel free to tell me that I'm way off course here. What is there that definitely changes when the system is powered down for 12 hours? Heat. The heat build up in t... | |
| Has anyone used Smart Imports of Japan? Yes, I have bought many sets of Oyaide power cord ends from them. Completely legit, no worries. | |
| Best Power Cable Component Hierarchy In my opinion, what cord should go where, is more about finding the best synergy than about any particular formula. I say that power cords usually are component dependent. The sensitivity of a component to different power cords is variable in my e... | |
| Wiring 2 outlets to 2 dedicated 20 amp circuits with a single 10/3 electrical wire. My three takeaways on this thread: One - to the layman electricity can be confusing and strange and yes electricity can do some unexpected or difficult to explain or even outright bizarre things in certain circumstances. Two - the layman that wa... | |
| Couple of Line Conditioners... I once had an old PS Audio conditioner called the Quintessence and a couple of their in wall mini conditioners, don't remember the name of them. Didn't like any of them. I think the nickel plating and the "high purity brass" used for the conducto... | |
| How Important Are System Cable Upgrades and Where to Start? I agree with both of the above posts. Focusing on cables, I also am in the power cords first camp. I have found that power cords often are component dependent. I suggest buying various used ones to find what works for you and your components. | |
| A suitable cart and possible practical tweaks for a Rega Planar 3... Replacing a very old cartridge is a good idea since the suspension is likely to be very tired. However, there are various theories and opinions about how to apportion your spending for an analog setup. One viewpoint is to spend in approximately th... | |
| IeGo Power Connectors I have used the un-plated copper IeGo 8055 on many cords. Due to me having a hearing condition known as Hyperacusis, most plated power plugs and receptacles sound too bright to me. One thing that I have found about the copper plugs is that they ca... |