One very worthwhile - and relatively inexpensive - upgrade I've done several times (for myself and for friends) is to refresh the sound in vintage audio...
For a little more expense, I prefer the Northcreek Zen caps to the Axon/Solens. Also, they have 100uf and 200uf models that sound nice... big beasts, tho! Of...
Greetings Free Music lovers. The latest FM Tuner review is up on the Tuner Information Center. This is the first tuner reviewed for 2005 and the 77th one so...
Hi all, just after reading a lot on jumping CD, it's my turn now (sadly)... A couple of evening ago, while trying to attach to a wall a decorative photo given...
I have questions on a type of cable found in my workbench junk box. On the surface it looks like a typical microphone cable found anywhere. There are two...
Hi Jim, I reply just in order to share ideas, being absolutely a dummy newbye. The geometry I hope I've understood reminds me a sort of xlo type (i.e....
Jim, It's probably been close to 40 years since I looked at mic cable but it's one of those designs in my memory at least that has what I'd call "mutual"...
Hi Robert, I just bought a Sansui TU-317 and I'm planning on upgrading it similar to how you did your tuner. Mine is still in stock form and audio quality...
Thanks for the responses to my question. The spiral strands I mentioned are made up of flat copper wire called tinsel, I believe. Used for long flex life. I...
... I have one difficulty with all this, and it is to do with reatining the balnce of a good spkr, emphasising that I have been alert to the impact capacitor...
... I have one difficulty with all this, and it is to do with reatining the balnce of a good spkr, emphasising that I have been alert to the impact capacitor...
Jim, Just a idea but I think the answer might be in the LC characteristics of the cable. Perhaps measuring it against the char. of a "standard" sheilded...
Hi Jim, as for digital cables, people (and me, too) generally find "the shorter the better". If you have the possibility, shorten it! HTH, Stefano ... Thanks...
Well, hey, you do have a constant reference for evaluating other equipment, including amplifiers, don't you? :) My long-term story - I have been using a pair...
New home page photo. Sorry but I had to show of my latest Bottlehead Foreplay preamp. Finished yesterday. The flash photo doesn't do it justice. I've added a...
tah Roger, YES. It is good that they've revealed everything I've done, eg. even that golden ratio positioning of spkrs eats ordinary unequal path lengths. ...
As for the capacitors, I will wait until the house remodeling is done, since among other things, the wife wants a nice thick plush carpet, with lots of padding...
I think I'll throw it 2 cents...probably not worth much more but what the heck! After about a year and a half of trying various combinations I've found that...
Yes, I've heard the changes you describe by changing caps in old speakers - some more pronounced than in others. IMHO, I like the changes I've heard thusfar....
hello fellow tweakers, I have bought a near mint Revox A76 Fm tuner. I have also installed an outdoor dipole fm antenna (75ohm copper co-axial connecting the ...
Yes, you came to the right place. Inductors and resistors should not deteriorate over time, unless they are overloaded with too much cuurent, which is evident...
I somewhat think that caps do deteriorate over time but the main issues to consider is that caps are much better now than 20 years ago and even the cheaper...
Ah, that's good useful information. Thanks Roger, et. al.! Now how would I determine the inductance value of the coil in a speaker just by looking at it (or...
What would be the best gauge of wire to use in electronic? 16 - 18 gauge for higher current applications, but in general is 20 - 22 gauge good for audio...
Tough question indeed, stripping teflon wire. :) The stripper that we have at work that I use on teflon is a thermal stripper made by Teledyne Kinetics, model...
Thank Roger! I asked around and someone showed me a stripper called a 'hot tweezer' which works like you describe. I'm gonna get me one! Sure beats nicking...
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