Bigman80
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Post by Bigman80 on Oct 15, 2021 18:38:37 GMT
no i used occ. i didn't know saec did a tonearm cable,lol No, I think I have confused things. How did you go from tonearm Din to those CMC sockets? |
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Post by antonio on Oct 16, 2021 1:21:03 GMT
I've got the PC-Tripple C connect upto some WBT silver spades in the valve system. At the moment I've got the stuff connected up in the valve system which will be it's new home. Van Damme has been consigned to the garage or when I can get around to it, selling it off. Lots more detail and weirdly less hum in the Tannoys, WTF? So, I can honestly say noise floor has been lowered, the Tannoys are now nearly silent apart from a very small amount of transformer hum. May I ask, which cable do you have? |
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Post by Bigman80 on Oct 16, 2021 5:06:33 GMT
I've got the PC-Tripple C connect upto some WBT silver spades in the valve system. At the moment I've got the stuff connected up in the valve system which will be it's new home. Van Damme has been consigned to the garage or when I can get around to it, selling it off. Lots more detail and weirdly less hum in the Tannoys, WTF? So, I can honestly say noise floor has been lowered, the Tannoys are now nearly silent apart from a very small amount of transformer hum. There is Tourmaline in the jacket of the Acoustic Revive that I use, which is usually the main ingredient in grounding boxes. Apparently they use it to give more protection from signal pollutant....or words to that effect. Not sure if the SAEC stuff has that, but it could be something to do with better shielding? I've never liked Van-Damme. I've tried everything of theirs but once I tried OCC copper, anything less just didn't cut it. The CCC stuff took my system on again. Glad this is going the same sort of way in your system. From the SAEC website: SPC-850 High-end speaker cable with PC-Triple C conductor A sibling model has appeared in the SPC-650, which has been well received since its release. PC-Triple C has achieved excellent conduction performance by reducing the grain boundaries that hinder signal transmission as much as possible and making the crystals continuous in the longitudinal direction by using our unique continuous forging and stretching technology. By reducing the conductor resistance, the sound is transmitted from low to high frequencies without stress, and clear and wide range characteristics with even better S / N are realized. In order to maximize the characteristics of PC-Triple C, polyethylene containing a vibration damping material with a small relative permittivity and vibration countermeasures is used for the insulating material and sheath. It is a flagship model of Saek Commerce speaker cable that 3.4Sq and thick conductor convey information thoroughly. Please enjoy the overwhelming acoustic performance and good S / N of PC-Triple C. |
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Post by Bigman80 on Oct 16, 2021 5:06:55 GMT
I've got the PC-Tripple C connect upto some WBT silver spades in the valve system. At the moment I've got the stuff connected up in the valve system which will be it's new home. Van Damme has been consigned to the garage or when I can get around to it, selling it off. Lots more detail and weirdly less hum in the Tannoys, WTF? So, I can honestly say noise floor has been lowered, the Tannoys are now nearly silent apart from a very small amount of transformer hum. May I ask, which cable do you have? SAEC 850 I'd expect. |
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Post by karma67 on Oct 16, 2021 5:33:04 GMT
no i used occ. i didn't know saec did a tonearm cable,lol No, I think I have confused things. How did you go from tonearm Din to those CMC sockets? from the tonearm din to the back od the cmc's i used Neotech hook up wire. |
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Post by stevew on Oct 16, 2021 5:50:29 GMT
May I ask, which cable do you have? SAEC 850 I'd expect. Looks like this?  |
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Post by Bigman80 on Oct 16, 2021 6:15:50 GMT
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Post by stevew on Oct 16, 2021 6:23:43 GMT
Just blown £20 on some qed… so you know might have to wait a while 🤣🤪
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Post by rexton on Oct 16, 2021 9:18:05 GMT
Yes I went with the 850, I'll post a picture up later. I managed to get another couple of hours with it last night. It's good stuff. Forget a burn in period, this stuff sounds good from the get-go.
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Post by rexton on Oct 16, 2021 10:07:08 GMT
Rexblog Pt.. ?Erm, Ive forgotten.. lets say V
The SEAS Tripple C cable has been a very nice improvement to the valve system. My Van Damme Blue has been relegated to the garage spares box. I have a problem with my 301 and 401 in that they are custom mounted into their individual plinths, very hard to remove, and this is my problem. I'd like to try and collar mounting for the individual bearings, it's a copper jobbie from Malaysia @ £21 i'm not worried if it dosen't work, I can probably weigh it in for a third of that for scrap value!! My adventures and fetish with Townshend seismic pods continue. I'm stalking a quad for my 301/401, cheaper than the seismic platform they advertise. The 301/401's each live in a massive birch ply plinth, the 301 lives on a bamboo isolation platform with x2 sets of spiked feet and this solution works very well, altought the deck is quite elevated. The 401 just sits atop a rack on my other rack, this is a situation that needs addressing. I have a very large bamboo platform which will be put into action, hopefully alongside the isolation pods. I'm hoping that this will mitigate the needs for a better plinth such as Panzerholz. Mass and isolation and vibration mitigation, all linked together to save a few quid off a panzerholz plinth.
Keep tuned dear readers, my adventures regarding my hearing and a dual volume control Radford amp (pending).
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Post by antonio on Oct 16, 2021 13:39:52 GMT
Looks like this? That's the one I like. |
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Post by rexton on Oct 16, 2021 15:17:04 GMT
Old boss meets new boss. A couple of pics of the new speaker cable.
As promised.
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Post by Bigman80 on Oct 16, 2021 16:06:10 GMT
Old boss meets new boss. A couple of pics of the new speaker cable.
As promised.
Good stuff this PC-TRIPLE C. I think I might rewire my Q Acoustics with it. |
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Post by antonio on Oct 17, 2021 3:43:37 GMT
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Post by Bigman80 on Oct 17, 2021 8:14:36 GMT
Unbelievable......the hifi world never ceases to amaze |
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Post by antonio on Oct 17, 2021 14:18:55 GMT
Agreed Oli, kinda puts Nordost to shame.
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Post by macca on Oct 17, 2021 14:30:16 GMT
No it doesn't, Nordost do a speaker cable that's $30K a meter.
Your blokes doing 5 meters for less than that. Just cheap crap.
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Post by firebottle on Oct 17, 2021 16:07:45 GMT
That's taking the piss.....
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Post by antonio on Oct 17, 2021 16:09:54 GMT
I can't find a price for Odin Supreme Reference speaker cable, maybe it does cost $30k a metre  Must be me who's a cheapskate thinking £20k for 10 metres was expensive |
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Post by macca on Oct 17, 2021 16:13:53 GMT
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Post by rexton on Oct 17, 2021 18:04:17 GMT
Seriously, they can just fcku off at those sorts of prices. |
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Post by macca on Oct 17, 2021 19:05:41 GMT
I think there's someone doing them at over $100K, might be MIT I think. Really the skies the limit these days, all you need is the money and the undiagnosed mental health problems.
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Post by rexton on Oct 17, 2021 20:14:50 GMT
I think there's someone doing them at over $100K, might be MIT I think. Really the skies the limit these days, all you need is the money and the undiagnosed mental health problems. A fool and his money..... |
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Post by rexton on Nov 7, 2021 20:20:44 GMT
Another turntable in the collection. This time my Thorens TD160 Super, I love these decks. A PITA to set up with the spring suspension but great little performers. Here's a little PSU upgrade that I''l get around to fitting at some point.
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Post by misterc on Nov 7, 2021 20:26:47 GMT
Actually the triple crown is 135K for a 2.5m pair I believe
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Post by rexton on Nov 7, 2021 20:47:04 GMT
Actually the triple crown is 135K for a 2.5m pair I believe Stupidity! |
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Post by rexton on Dec 5, 2021 19:37:07 GMT
Another Thorens TD160 has enetered the building, this time for Resto. Some pics to follow at some point.
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Post by Bigman80 on Dec 5, 2021 19:50:43 GMT
Another Thorens TD160 has enetered the building, this time for Resto. Some pics to follow at some point. You keep promising pics......  |
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Post by rexton on Dec 5, 2021 21:19:23 GMT
Yep, I'm shite! I've so many bloody projects. I've a 301 in the workshop at the moment I'm messing around with alongside this Thorens. The Thorens is my own little project for over Xmas and to prototype some mods I'm working on for the TD160's.
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Post by antonio on Dec 6, 2021 6:17:24 GMT
Another Thorens TD160 has enetered the building, this time for Resto. Some pics to follow at some point. You keep promising pics...... Agreed, 'The road to Hell is paved with good intentions' |
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