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post #16 of 22
11/10/09 at 7:34pm
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Originally Posted by FraGGleR View Post
The Navships cable isn't terrible, and in fact I just did a very nice looking 6 wire Jena style weave with it. I just don't like how stiff it is at all (and I still have a hard time stripping the teflon). For interconnects that aren't moved alot, perfectly nice. But almost everything I make and want to make require flexibility.
yeah, i've used navships wire too and run into the same problem. too stiff and difficult to strip the teflon, which is why i was suggesting the mogami.
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post #17 of 22
11/11/09 at 2:35am
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Originally Posted by Juaquin View Post
To the OP: don't worry about it being SPC versus solid silver. Worry about the source, amp, and headphones (big changes that make a real difference) before you worry about those 1% changes in sound like the metal a wire is made of.

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the only problem is, the difference between SPC and audio-grade solid silver, is at least 10%.

For the first project, may I suggest trying some 26awg solid OFC/teflon wire ?
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post #18 of 22
11/11/09 at 5:02am
Regarding my chassis wire: is the solid core 22 AWG OFHC copper wire with unbleached cotton insulation from Homegrown Audio a good idea? I don't know what the cotton insulation looks like, is it easy to remove? Is it worth it buying such a wire for a p2p project?
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post #19 of 22
11/11/09 at 5:20am
The HGA copper wire is very good for the money, I used to use the 22awg before switching to 5n and OCC copper. Cotton insulation is not very hard to strip so I'd imagine it would work well for your application.
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post #20 of 22
11/11/09 at 9:19am
Well, I've looked on the shipping prices page... No more HGA for me unless I decide to spend more on some other stuff as well. Paying $40 for shipping for a bit of wire makes the ~$60 price for air shipping a couple of Conrad heatsinks from Australia to Romania look quite reasonable. So I'm back to my first question: is UTP cat6 wire reasonably good for a high end amp's internal wiring?
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post #21 of 22
11/11/09 at 12:06pm
Wow, $40 shipping for just the wire? I guess they can easily squeeze it in a USPS Priority Flat Rate Box which is only 12.95$ for worldwide shipping.
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post #22 of 22
11/12/09 at 6:21am
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Originally Posted by AudioCats View Post
the only problem is, the difference between SPC and audio-grade solid silver, is at least 10%.
Sure, if you believe in that sort of thing. If you can hear it that's great, but I have a feeling the OP would be 99% as happy with SPC than he would be with "audio-grade" solid silver.
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