a tube amplifier repair technician

Thanks for the tip Maril555.
I will have to look into this silver wire "signature anomalies".
I am pretty sure that my new preamp also use this kind of wiring ( in very small amounts doug).
I am tring to get familiar with new toy, and them we will see..........

If you don't mind me asking ,
what did you upgraded to from Supratek?
If you want , I could shoot you a "P" email.

Thanks

Mariusz

Mrjstark,
E-mail me privately.

Cpk, thanks for the offer, I'll keep it in mind. As I mentioned before though, Bob does not seem to be a believer in burn-in hours on repeat play, or even cable cookers. He says the unit needs 'cycling', turning on/turning off. Especially to break in the caps, but for the wire too.

I do have the Cardas/Ayre burn in cd, and always felt it did a good job. I may give it a couple of spins next week.

BTW, my Marantz cd player was also modded by Chris at pcX. It sounds great, though I bought it already modified, so I don't have before/after comparisons.

Cheers,
John

John, interesting that Bob also feels that "cycling" is the best method of break-in...

I've been writing that in some threads over the past several months, as it is my experience as well. From a logical standpoint, it makes a lot of sense. Steady state operation only gets one so far. A lot more change occurs as something heats up and cools down, and that is where the stress is.

My own, admittedly half-baked method, is to turn on a component, and run it for 8 - 18 hours, followed by a cooldown of 8 - 12 hours. Repeat that over the course of a few weeks.

Hey Chris (Cpk), I just realized from reading your posts and finally your for sale ads that you are Mr. Tel Wire.
I've heard good things about your cords from my AudiogoN friends Grant (Tvad) and Tony (Clio09). Since you are so close to me proximity wise (Abington, PA), I suppose I should take you up on your 30 day challenge. Do you have a website? I'd like to know a little more about the construction of your cords. I think I may want to try one of your cords (heaven knows, not that I need anymore power cords ;-) ). Right now I have 14 cords battling it out for 8 spots in the line up, most of them much more expensive than yours (I know that doesn't mean better).

Cheers,
John