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H2O Audio Owners

I'm buying a S250 amp and a Fire preamp from Henry and wanted to hear from people the own the his equipment.I would like to know what brand power cords,interconnects and speaker cables are you using with his gear.Thanks
holman
holman OP
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"Lone man working in his garage when he can".I love it Rumadian.That is one of the reasons I bought a amp and preamp from Henry.I know who built them and if there is problems you can go back to the source.I have been in this high end audio stuff since I was 20 years young.Now that I'm 57 years old I have NEVER had the service from any audio shop that I've had from Henry.I'm truly grateful that I have discovered Henry Ho and H2O audio.
muralman1
1,527 posts
 
Hi Holman, Henry heard my system there. Ask him what he thinks of it. There may have been a break in issue, but maybe not.
aljordan
46 posts
 
Hi,

Regarding equipment that I run with the H2O gear, I can't tell you much about cables and such except that it is worth experimenting with speaker cables with the H2O amplifiers. Cables with high capacitance don't sound very good with the H2O amps.

While I don't use the H2O amplifier in my main system anymore, I too have been listening to a lot of preamps, both tube and solid state, and I can't find anything I like as much as the Fire. If you have a long run of interconnects between the preamp and the amp, then I would recommend a decent shielded pair.

I have generally preferred a good tube DAC over the solid state DACs I've tried with the H2O gear. I have particularly enjoyed the MHDT Labs Havana and the Wavelength Cosecant V3.

I'm glad to read that more people are hearing the Fire.

Alan
muralman1
1,527 posts
 
Hi Alan, I respect your advice. My experience has shown me shielding couldn't be more important for the power cables on all components. Oddly, I have had no problem at all with my Speltz ICs on a three meter run.
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