Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling

@williewonka, great thanks. I will be visiting my home country South Africa for a few weeks and will take the speaker cables, a PC and a pair of IC's with. I will also be visiting my mates at 'the old farts club' a bunch of good guys who are not cable deniers and will be able to report on their impressions when I return. One of them owns Mark Levinson monos and Magico 5 speakers so it will be interesting and fun.

@williewonka you asked "Any Thoughts? Steve"

I know that there is a spirit of investigation on this thread and there will be discoveries made as a incremental way forward and quite possibly backwoods.

I introduced a individual to PC Triple C, they have not looked back, they also know my interest in Helix Design and FINEMET as an alternative to Ferrite.

With all the good things already happened they bought into SAEC SL 5000 Cables, which I feel ticks boxes in relation to my own interests shared. .

The Supplied RCA Connectors were compared to KLE RCA's and KLE were the chosen type.

The investigative mind did not rest and other RCA's were considered of which WBT Low Eddy was a selection.  

This RCA was the new chosen design and the idea to couple it to a purpose produced same design interface Connector took on a must try out on a list.

This is where I was introduced to the evolving use of SL 5000 CCC > OEM RCA  and SL 5000 CCC > WBT's. ( I missed the period of KLE's being in use)

I trust the system owners judgement and I know the system very well.

The WBT's used as a the Cable Termination and on Chassis has changed my whole thought process about what can be achieved and what really can be achieved, the impression left is very good.

Maybe it is just one of those leaps one has to take, there is also the analogy where if nothing is ventured nothing is gained.   

I have built the Helix cables for a few years now and have tried the many combinations suggested as they were made available on Steve’s site. I have recently switchover a Neotech 2 x AWG18 UPOCC power cable for a 14 AWG Duelund PVC on my Bryston 3.14 DAC streamer. I am quite surprised by the results. The Duelund seems to handle the sound texture way better than the Neotech version. Less harsh on the high frequencies, better instruments separation and a small increase in the spatial details department. My guess is that the cable type have more noticeable effects on low level source components than preamp and amp. Experimenting is the only way of finding what suits your ears.best.

@norco74 and @pindac - gentlemen, thank you for your posts above. They contain excellent information, in that they provide alternate thoughts/products/feedback for other readers to ponder and try out.

As I have said many time throughout this thread, if you have a favourite wire or connector, then try it. The forumala posted on my web site is just a starting place.

But for me it is also the final state of my nation. The expense (time and money) has been significant and I like the sound I now have, so for the time being I’m sitting back to enjoy the music.

I would encourage people to try different wies and connectors, because they all make a difference. You may find a combination that may or may not suit your ears, so be aware that it can be time consuming and costly in order to select te combination your ears find most satisfying.

The really nice thing is - the Helix Geometry makes those differences very noticeable, which makes everything a little easier.

Regards - Steve

Steve,

Please recommend optimum Inner diameter for PTFE tube to use with 14 AWG Neotech OCC solid core wire / with PVC Insulation which will be stripped out /

That will be used for producing Hellix speaker cable using 2 x 14 AWG Neotech Positive and 1 x 10 AWG Mil spec sivler plated copper wire