williewonka
Responses from williewonka
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @camrector - I’m not disputing your claims, I was just pointing out that the wire that is sold as OCC copper by my "Trusted sources" performs significantly better than OFC copper and even Mundorf solid silver wire and therefore would provide the p... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling @camrector very glad to hear you are liking the Helix AIR cables 😀 Sorry to hear that you are encounting issues with sourcing the OCC wire. Personally I use any f the folowing companies parts connecxion bare OCC copper and OCC siver wire neo... | |
| Recommendation for speaker cable to use with Magico speakers @ghdprentice - Take a look at Zavfino cables and also Hijiri cables for a more refined listening experience Regards - Steve | |
| Cable upgrades @jimboman - take a look at this thread for some detials on what makes for a good cable what makes for a good cable .At least you’ll have a bit of knowledge before you go shopping If you are not into DIY then take a look at Audio Envy Cables... | |
| What was the first power cable that you noticed a difference in the sound? @tubeguy76 , what's on there is the latest. Just read the section on the AIR adaption as well. Unfortunately the app I use to maintain the site does not track when changes are applied, just created date. Let me know what you think and if have q... | |
| What was the first power cable that you noticed a difference in the sound? For the DIYers out there... Furutech bulk cables - better than stock cables, but that’s about it DH Labs Bulk cable - just as good as furutech, but much more affordable My own Helix IMAGE DIY AIR geometry cables Helix IMAGE DIY power cabl... | |
| Bluesound Node settings @kingbr - treat your Node to an Audio Envy digital cable (USB or RCA) Also get an Audio envy Power cable for the Node I found there was a noticeable improvement across tha board by replacing the interconnect and power cables. I connect the Node ... | |
| A great interconnect between Soulution 751 and 725 @renatocomes - it’s really easy to throw money at a problem in the hope that a more expensive cable might yield better results. I’ve been building my own cables for over 15 years and fallen nto that trap e.g. I thought companies like Van den H... | |
| Bananas vs Spades - for Jumpers? @nyev - checkout the KLE Innovations Bananas Here’s my review of them - it will tell you everything you need to know KLEI Banana plugs They are designed to stack, so they are ideal for jumpers Bananas or spades - well consider this... KL... | |
| When to choice XLR over RCA ICs. @atmasphere - just thought I would let you in on my own single ended journey... I’ve always been a DIYer with all things pertaining to cables and originally built my own using Van den Hul wire about 11-12 years ago a friend convinced me to sta... | |
| A great interconnect between Soulution 751 and 725 @renatocomes , Take a look at Audio Envy. Don’t let the very affordable price deter you, they are very good performers OCC copper Low dielectric constant insulation Gold plated copper connectors Purchase by the foot Another brand is Zavfi... | |
| When to choice XLR over RCA ICs. @atmasphere , a very good and affordable cable is Audio Envy OCC copper Very good insulation with low dielectric constant value Gold plated copper xlr connector You can purchase by the foot You should hear a significant improvement in dyna... | |
| When to choice XLR over RCA ICs. @atmasphere - RE: I see the really big advantage of balanced lines in that you don’t have to have an expensive cable with exotic materials for it to sound just as good as a cable that does have the exotic construction and materials. if by exot... | |
| When to choice XLR over RCA ICs. @cleeds - re: williewonka The best low mass RCA connector is significantly better at transferring an audio signal than the very best XLR connector is able to achieve ... Hmmm, that’s quite a claim. The KLE Innovations RCA have always been o... | |
| When to choice XLR over RCA ICs. @cleeds - RE: If all else is equal and the cables are being used between truly balanced components, I can’t imagine a scenario where unbalanced RCA connections could be better than balanced connections. Unfortunately all things are not equal b... |