Posts by colinharding

I've always been a fan of stranded tinned copper wire.  "Tinning" the wire increases its conductivity and improves durability, nice warm sound as well.  Supra cables are manufactured this way.

Quote: Originally Posted by Kojaku  Haha. It's in Los Angeles at UCLA . The modded grados are a very special flavor of my pad mod. Takes the edge off the treble still, but doesn't bundle extra unnecessary low-end...

You mean optical IN?  By definition the a DAC must have analogue out and digital in.

Quote: Originally Posted by Chris J    The real answer is...............it depends. I have stuff that sounds phenomenal on vinyl, and stuff that sounds the same vinyl or CD, and stuff that sounds...

Quote: Originally Posted by MorbidToaster    EDIT: Those speakers are gorgeous, btw, Colin.   Thanks....now if only I could borrow your recliner for the afternoon.....

Thanks!  It's an Onkyo T-4055 tuner.  You can grab them all day on ebay, best tuner I've heard yet, very 3D and rich.  

Here's my system currently, finally got some shelves, upgraded speakers.     Synthesis Matrix DAC, 6SN7 pre, McCurdy Input stage, Northern Electric output stage.  Speakers are Altec 802b drivers on a 32a horn, 15''...

Yeah I tried to buy a pair yesterday, got in my car...realized the flux capacitor needed a recharge.  oh well, better luck next time.

My amplifiers don't have an input stage so I have a separate pair of mono amps for the input stage, they output 8ohm with the banana plugs, into the amps with the output stage via RCA.  So it goes preamp > input stage amps >...

Built these last night.  Western Electric tinned copper wire, audio note silver connectors.