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That's the conclusion i came to.
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I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.
I always knew you were a man of taste, Al
It just makes you wonder though what the hell these people are listening to who think it sounds good!
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Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
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Until you wire up your speakers with a $7.44 Walmart outdoor drop cord and get sound that rivals several hundred dollars worth of Cardas cable, of course. When I'm not listening, I can take my speakers outside and trim the weeds...I'm think that sometimes you get what you pay for in hi-fi...
Tim
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The cables thing never fails to amaze me. I just can't find anything more suitable for my system and my ears than my QED X-Tube 400. It's not expensive (£10 metre) but the way it works knocks me down every time I do a comparison. I've tried many high end speaker cables, I've read about construction types and made a few DIY cables, I've borrowed cables from friends that work amazing in their systems - but none have come close.Originally Posted by tfarney
Until you wire up your speakers with a $7.44 Walmart outdoor drop cord and get sound that rivals several hundred dollars worth of Cardas cable, of course. When I'm not listening, I can take my speakers outside and trim the weeds...
Tim
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That reminds me!...
I must dig out that weird stuff I was on about and give it a whirl in my current system, I've not used it for ages. Not sure how it'll perform, I'm sure I read/heard/dreamt that valve amps don't like Litz cable though. Could be wrong.
Only thing is, they're 10M long and I only need 3M. I could cut them up and make a bi-wire set but they're an absolute bastard to re-terminate.
Shian7
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ari mizu-no tsuki
Though it be be broken -
broken again - still it's there:
the moon on the water.
- Choshu.
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I think it's Naim, Exposure and NVA amps that don't like Litz cable.That reminds me!...
I must dig out that weird stuff I was on about and give it a whirl in my current system, I've not used it for ages. Not sure how it'll perform, I'm sure I read/heard/dreamt that valve amps don't like Litz cable though. Could be wrong.
Alien Entity
Location: North East UK
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I'm InSpace.
Yep, heard that too.
I guess there's only one way to find out.
Shian7
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Kudakutemo
kudakutemo
ari mizu-no tsuki
Though it be be broken -
broken again - still it's there:
the moon on the water.
- Choshu.
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