Hi Tom_nice. I looked for the article but could not find it in the archives. I'm glad that smaller wire worked better for you. But did you go from a bigger stranded to a smaller solid core? I do not use stranded at all. It's all solid core. I got rid of $5000 of MIT cable and interconnects for $150 of home made stuff. 10 gauge power cord, 14 gauge speaker wire and 4 strands of solid core 18 gauge per interconnect. This stuff smashed the MIT. It's not even a question of preference it's just way better. Yes infinite amounts of conducting material does not mean the sound will be infinitly improved. Actually to much wire could be bad since wire does store and release energy and the more wire the more it will do that. I've found that to small of wire will dull the sound not letting the details through. So someone may prefer that if they had a harsh or bright system . Basicly I feel that my system is not forgiving at all. If I have a weak link anywhere my wire will let me know where it is. Anyways It takes experimenting and all I can say is the stuff I have is doing an incredible job and I've gotten huge improvements from upping the gauge in my interconnects the other day from 2 18 gauge strands to 4 18 gauge strands. Also Allot of systems may not have the clarity to notice a difference. (by the way I'm not refering to your system in anyway because I have never heard it. I'm sure it sounds great). System:Thiel speakers, B.A.T vk-200 amp, and reference line preeminence one series 2 preamp. NO LINE CONDITIONING no need for it. I just use my home made cords for that too!
Balanced to RCA Adapters
Has any Audiogon member utilized an adapter for converting RCA single ended output to Balanced. I seen at Purist Audio website describes these devices--www.puristaudiodesign.com. My primary current setup is cd player direct to amp utilizing balanced output. I would like to connect home theater single ended output for occasional use without purchasing additional separate single ended cables. I wonder if their would be an sound quality issue utilizing these adapters? I think these devices retail for $150.00 a pair. Thanks for any comments.
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