Would you mind sharing a link to where you bought your Electrostatic grounding mat please.?
It would be much appreciated.
It would be much appreciated.
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2255...t_main.15.4a431802Vaix39&gatewayAdapt=glo2usaWould you mind sharing a link to where you bought your Electrostatic grounding mat please.?
It would be much appreciated.
Oh, I'm going to cover my own ground boxes with some faraday fabric. Thanks to your information (negative result), I will put that intention aside.
Are you still using the faraday fabric on the walls behind/beside your equipment racks? Yes, it does have quite an impact. I just tried hanging a folded sheet on the side of my rack with the regenerator and Dac LPS and it seems to make a big impact on dynamics and a deeper sound stage. Before i fix it on the walls could you please suggest how much of the wall needs covering. Should it be folded to make a double sheet or will a single sheet be better. Also should one sheet be placed on the floor under the rack?In this post you can see how I wrapped a few of my ground boxes with mesh faraday fabric, but I must also repeat that this fabric was MUCH preferred tacked on the wall around my entire hi-fi system. My results with it on ground boxes matches @cdacosta who has had only negative results no matter what type of conductive shielding he used in/outside of his ground boxes, usually just added brightness. Of course YMMV and it could be different without ESD mats under the boxes like I have.
For me the mesh faraday fabric sheets on the wall (especially 3 sides) were a total game changer, to the point I'm questioning whether this upgrade alone (for $16) was better than the sum of 5 ground boxes; more likely the combination of both is what upped the game so much... to the point it sounds as if I've upgraded to a whole new DAC!
Unfortunately, its application specific. The only way to know is trial and error.Are you still using the faraday fabric on the walls behind/beside your equipment racks? Yes, it does have quite an impact. I just tried hanging a folded sheet on the side of my rack with the regenerator and Dac LPS and it seems to make a big impact on dynamics and a deeper sound stage. Before i fix it on the walls could you please suggest how much of the wall needs covering. Should it be folded to make a double sheet or will a single sheet be better. Also should one sheet be placed on the floor under the rack?
thanks for your help.
I'm thrilled someone else finally gave this a try! Once I've applied said mesh faraday shielding on the (lower) walls around my system, I knew something was very right, and never looked back! Interesting, I hadn't considered double layer shielding nor on the floor. My hunch however was that a mesh / woven shielding would not be overdoing it vs. something the likes of solid silver faraday tape which can have a tendency to make things sound a bit aggressive if over-used. I may someday try double layers after upgrading my main components, but something tells me that's not necessary.Are you still using the faraday fabric on the walls behind/beside your equipment racks? Yes, it does have quite an impact. I just tried hanging a folded sheet on the side of my rack with the regenerator and Dac LPS and it seems to make a big impact on dynamics and a deeper sound stage. Before i fix it on the walls could you please suggest how much of the wall needs covering. Should it be folded to make a double sheet or will a single sheet be better. Also should one sheet be placed on the floor under the rack?
thanks for your help.
Haven't seen those before, just the vodka knockoff.Has anyone tried the new AQ Thunderbird or Firebird HDMI cables that have popped up on Ali recently?
If you search for "Thunderbird HDMI" or "Firebird HDMI" you'll see them from a few different sellersHaven't seen those before, just the vodka knockoff.
Do you have a link?
Interesting.If you search for "Thunderbird HDMI" or "Firebird HDMI" you'll see them from a few different sellers
I've seen a few Firebird cables back in the day and they were below the AQ Dragon clones ... Go for the Dragon, IMHO ...Has anyone tried the new AQ Thunderbird or Firebird HDMI cables that have popped up on Ali recently?
Agreed, but I haven't seen Dragon HDMI clones. The highest was Vodka until recently, and then Thunderbird and Firebird popped up in the last month. Dragon is definitely the move for power/speaker though I'd imagineI've seen a few Firebird cables back in the day and they were below the AQ Dragon clones ... Go for the Dragon, IMHO ...
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805662346680.htmlAgreed, but I haven't seen Dragon HDMI clones. The highest was Vodka until recently, and then Thunderbird and Firebird popped up in the last month. Dragon is definitely the move for power/speaker though I'd imagine
They are very close , but the originals are not very good ... Way overpriced .Didnt know that aliexpress has audioquest knockoffs. Are those comparable to the audioquest products?