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Asa: The reason I addressed you the first time, whenever that was is that I felt you were here to patronize and not to bring a constructive contribution on the very subject of the topic. This you have proved yourself to be true beyond any reasonab... 
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Sorry for keeping out of discussion for so long, been quite busy lately. Hope everyone is doing fine?Bwhite: Why the sarcasm? So, you have some expensive amps, do we need to establish you as a god or something? Don't take it personally, Ivo did no... 
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"I tried ferrite magnets a year or so ago with various cables (not the OTA) and found them to supress the HF's (less noise, but also less music)."Same here... I was trying various ferrites for years and never have gained results I was hoping for. ... 
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»In short, let me just say that I was shocked that Storatos could function as such an excellent power cable for these power-hungry units, fast enough to cover their sudden demands in energy. »Slawney, you are continuosly surprising me with your pi... 
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"Sead: "Please, don't use OTA from cartridge to phono stage!" Sead, I hope you spend a little time discussing what makes this prohibition necessary. There is something mysterious here..."Slawney, nothing mysterious, simply OTA is too rigid not to ... 
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Please, don't use OTA from cartridge to phono stage!My mention of this scenario was not in the reference of OTA but a dedicated armwire.Seadp.s. Will write more but just got back from a trip and noticed this which, IMO was something that needed an... 
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Slawney,I agree with you that OTA can be tricky in a phono cable and that using an additional shielding can be a value added. My findings also correspond to yours in respect of the lenght being an important factor when used as phono cable. In my p... 
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WBT, Cardas and similar RCA conenctors are exactly what 47Labs has tried to avoid with their delrin RCA connectors. For us it is clear that excessive metal used for a "solid construction" has very little to do with good and fast transient response... 
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Dekay,»…. Once again, all of the posts failed at the "cross hole" section which is without a doubt a structural weakness in the design. I realize that tooling expenses are quite high, but would suggest eliminating the "cross hole" entirely and ins... 
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Sorry for the lack of contribution to the discussion for some time but it was impossible for me due to an increased workload.To understand why there might be problem with making contact, one must look into the design of female RCA connectors (the ... 
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Trelja,I feel the need to thank you for participating in the discussion on lacquers. I think it is a valuable contribution.Listening to you speaking is almost like listening to my lacquer specialist and I mean it in a very positive way as this guy... 
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I will try to comment on the recent posts in one, just to save the bandwith, if you don't mind.»… if Stratos is just OFC, that any other decent OFC from a reputable supplier, cannot be used in its place?«Justin, nobody said other cable can't be us... 
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Hi,47Labs cable is not aged.It's performance over time is comparable to other modern high quality cables, meaning that it will last without degradation pretty long but not forever as it is the case even with the cables their manufacturers may clai... 
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How to kill a web forum discussion?1. Ignore the poster who initiated it. Especially if he has a very precise question targeted at a particular group of people. (How does he dare? Who does he think he is? I will teach him some respect. Oh mama, I ... 
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Dear Mark (aka Asa),I am terribly sorry if I’ve left you with an impression that I have a desire to go into discussion with you because I don’t have any, whatsoever. These days I discuss only with those I find intellectually stimulative and refres...