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Copper tarnished = copper oxide which I believe is non-conductive, wheres silver tarnished = silver oxide which remains conductive

I have DIY silver interconnects with a teflon dielectric sheath...

I have always stuck to one type of metal as well, either pure copper or silver. Each time I tried silver-plated copper, it seems to be artificially bright or adds a "tizziness" to the sound which...

I have been using Switchcraft RCA's for years. If there are good enough for Shindo, who am I to argue....
They are cheap and reliable

I have purchased silver wire from Tempo Electric before when making my own DIY interconnects. Good to deal with IMO and very fast shipping with excellent packaging

I use two runs (+and-) of .51 mm silver wire with Teflon tubing in a custom configuration with a floating ground connected to the amplifier end and have found them to be excellent in terms of tonal...

Absolutely agree. It can be system dependent and the construction/design of the cable has significant influence on the sound. I make my own pure silver interconnects with teflon dielectric and prefer...

Although the sonic character of the amps will be different, it may be useful to take into account speaker load/sensitivity and power requirements to drive them properly.

The early Kimber Kable 4TC and 8TC were great value cables. The new ones like the Select are crazy prices IMHO

I measure capacitance and resistance on cables that I have made for interconnect use. Good to know that the values of each cable is identical or close to each other.

Agree. I have made my own interconnects for years and have found that to be the case. Type of Dielectric material used in the insulation or sheathing also affects the sound IMHO

Metrum Onyx DAC. Lovely sounding DAC. Makes you tap your feet and get up and dance.

In agreement with other comments, adjusting crossover point of the sub and levels with main speakers is a time consuming process. It is also dependent on the sub placement and room interactions with...

It's a shame that manufacturers like Stan have to modify their perfectly good products to run with flawed implementations from other products (sic Mac)

Is ther a filter on your amplifier's sub-out. If not, your main speakers will be running full range, so you will need to adjust the crossover point on your sub and match level so that the bass is not...

You could line the inside of the enclosure with a Mu-Metal Mesh which are connected at all sides (like a Faraday Cage)

Are the skate board wheels cast iron? Perhaps using cast iron wheels will improve vibration damping even further. I have used castor wheels under my valve amp and to me there is a noticeable...

The model numbers refer to...First Watt amplifiers?

I used the RRP for Hugo by mistake

Isn't the Chord Qutest about £1800? If so, then you could also consider the Metrum range of NOS DAC's e.g. Amethyst or Onyx

I think it used the HDMI connection to allow use of your TV remote, so maybe your OPPO remote may work as well. I use my TV remote for basic functions but for greater control, I use a wireless...

Yes, it plays just about any video file format. And because OSMC is software, updates should provide support for new codecs. I had WD media center and support for the firmware stopped after two...

IMHO, The Caiman 2 with all mods that I am using has been an excellent sounding DAC, and the SEG is an upgraded version of the C 2. It certainly punches well above it's price point. Certainly worth...

A Caiman SEG from Stan would yield substantial sonic improvements without breaking the bank

The good old squash balls have been used as isolation platforms for decades...and it does work for some components. You can tune to desired resonance by trying the different bounce rates available...

Maybe a small Whoopee cushion :)