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Location: Nottingham UK
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I'm Huey.
True and I've ordered some black mamba's as well, they too could be interesting.Originally Posted by Marco
They're fantastic, aren't they?
Quite simply, I haven't heard any better cables anywhere, ever, - at any price! 'Giant-killing' gear offering the highest SPPV value is undoubtedly what it's at with hi-fi...
Marco.
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I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.
I think you can take that as a given
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
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.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Location: Nottingham UK
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I'm Huey.
Somebody also recommended Maplins OFC copper as a link between external crossover and speaker terminals, which has to be a pee take.I think you can take that as a given
Marco.
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Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK
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I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.
Why not? Give it a go - remember, there are no 'absolutes'!
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
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.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
Member
Location: Nottingham UK
Posts: 96
I'm Huey.
Why not? Give it a go - remember, there are no 'absolutes'!
Marco.okay, death by cable
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Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire/Panteg is where my late father was born
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I'm Chris.
Any of you guy's ever tried Hitachi 102 ssx LCOFC speaker cable' its rather good i bought it from Kevin scott of definitive audio nottingham, it was a big surprise for me.
He also sold me an interconnect made from standard copper with an outer braid and the worst cheap'n'nasty plugs you ever saw' and do you know what it sounded bloody good ' i asked him why the cheap plugs and he told me it gave a really good tight contact.
They were about £160 again i asked him why so much , and he said for every good one they made about 10 had to be thrown away' as a real bitch to solder those cheap plugs.
His current one's use neutric plugs, i am sure that Guy knows Kevin so he may be familiar with these cables .
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Location: A Strangely Isolated Place in Suffolk with Far Away Trains Passing By...
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I'm David.
I've recommended Maplin's 50 strand in red and black for re-wiring the insides of old Speakers like mine which came with 17 strand (less than) bell wire. What was good enough for Epos ES14's is ok for me (the wires look to be the same make, but someone will come along and tell me I'm mistaken no doubt)
I can't go on and I can't go back, I don't feel so matter of fact,
I tried and tried to make good sense, What's the good to try it all again?
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Location: South Wales
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I'm NotTakingLifeTooSeriouslyTheseDays.
hi chris,
i still have some of that hitachi cable somewhere, ive had it for years, and i agree, its a good cable.
anthony,TD...
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Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire/Panteg is where my late father was born
Posts: 4,381
I'm Chris.
Hi Anthony
Yes its quite surprisingly good' though there is always something out there even better i guess ,the black mamba looks interesting.
Don McCorleone
Location: Galashiels
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I'm inthescottishmafia.
Yes the Mamba I find very good.Quite seamless top to bottom.
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