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I'm going to give it a chance and play it around 60 hours to see only have 6 Usually this stuff goes from great to better. Not from woeful to great. And some of the “great to better” may also be psychological. Most of the time I find it sounds... 
Duelund shielding
Because the shield is being used as a shield only - I run a separate, third wire for ground that is connected at both ends Ah ok @mitch2 so it is electrically equivalent to tying the shield to the ground, just it is not pin-1 but tied to anothe... 
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Also I want to add this only have 6 hours of break in time but I heard some people said that power smp and preamp don't need break in time like speakers that need around 500 hours.Can that be the issue is to soon just 6 hours of burn in time No... 
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Or plug an iPhone or iPad into and RCA adapter and see if that sounds good. Just not on a phono input, use an Aux, or some other line level.  
Duelund shielding
I have made ICs from the Duelund 20awg (DCA20GA600V) Tin Plate Copper Hookup Wire and shielded those cables using tinned copper braid shield connected at the source end only.  The cables are balanced/XLR interconnects and they sound good with no ... 
Need 25 foot interconnects
… so switched back to the Belles Aria Monoblocks, which I just bought. The gear shaming is getting a bit difficult.  
Duelund shielding
I didn't try it with Duelund cables but I DIY speaker cables with similar construction and providing a shield improvement the sound quality (mostly blackness and image). The shield having equivalent gauge is used as the ground lead. The added cap... 
Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing
Thanks Ralph.  
Preamps can color sound considerably. Surprising?
If my two preamps sound similar, and it is not night and day. Is it because they have the same tube type?    
Help finding a subwoofer
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Wilson tiny tots
I know many have their eyes roll back in their sockets when they hear the name. Wilson. However I am not convinced that the Tiny Tots are as good as many seem to believe. I dunno, but there is a sort of legend wrapped up in Wilson name, and maybe ... 
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Can you describe “sound is horrible” in terms of ‘in what way it sounded?’ Or what was wrong with the sound?  
Need 25 foot interconnects
Belden? what kind of cheap monoblocks do you have to use that crappy cable? Nice gear shaming @urbie -  however solid gold cable also seem to obey the laws of physics.   Spoke too soon about no hum.  It got really quiet in the house tonight ... 
Wilson tiny tots
Can I go TV direct to amp to speakers?  If yes, what amp should I use.   @audiotroy ?  
Wilson tiny tots
Sadly I’m so green I don’t know if you guys are joking or not.   My TV is a QLED 86 inch with all the major connections.   I was playing music through a sound bar.   The Wilsons were a deal I couldn’t pass up.    Can I go TV direct to amp to spea...