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In Reply to: RE: And yet they lament the paucity of younger people entering the hobby posted by kh6idf on February 8, 2024 at 15:48:18:
Hi you guys, all great replays! Thanks,this one goes to Brian. About 15 years ago a Stereophile writer dared to make solid core copper speaker wires with Radio Shack wire. I think,without digging the issues up that it was Corey Greenberg. They made the best of catagory ,class C or D.That's like 3rd or 4th in the ranking. They would never do that today because it was so cheap.I think the gauge was 20 mil. The cables shown in my picture are not being used right now as I went back to my solid core copper Shack wires.The purple wires shown ,and the Shacks were 8 feet long as recommended by Pierre Sprey who used to send out those real cool green catalogs of audio improvement stuff called Mapleshade.The purple cables are silver coated copper or maybe pure silver which might be wrong.But they are silver.The cost was 30 bucks after looking around the computer. Why I went back to the Radio Shack wires was because the silver wire altered the sound even though both sounded great. The silver introduces a pronounced (S) sound when there was an S in a voice and some instruments sound. I looked this up and someone else stated the same effect. The copper wire,same gauge and twisted to prevent RF from being picked up did not.Thus a wire change. I have not read Herb R's cable or wire article real closely yet but these were my observations about 2 years ago now. I will re read the article as I just skimmed it as I just got it yesterday. I learn a ton from you guys, and I thank you. Everything I have read from you Brian has kept me in the hobby. Take care and thank you guys....Mark Korda....P.S. On top is my new Dyna PAS front face plate. A buddy I met thru the Audiomart, Bob Gates wired this up with great new Wonder caps a long while back.It sounded great and I made a little name plate at the trophy store to honor that.I. Just took out anything not needed and put in gold jacks and an Alps volume control.The bottom slide switch on the left is gold plated and cost about 5 bucks.I will have cd/aux as that's all I need.
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Follow Ups
- RE: And yet they lament the paucity of younger people entering the hobby - mark.korda@myfairpoint.net 18:45:29 02/08/24 (7)
- That was Sam Tellig with the twisted 18ga RatShack solid core - Brian H P 13:08:52 02/09/24 (6)
- Sam Tellig! He was my hero in the '80s . . . - Billy Wonka 16:20:23 02/12/24 (5)
- He lost me with the CD/Armor All tweak - Steve O 05:00:31 02/16/24 (4)
- RE: He lost me with the CD/Armor All tweak - Jack G 12:56:17 02/16/24 (3)
- The Armor-all is SUPPOSED to be buffed off after it dries - Brian H P 12:46:23 02/19/24 (0)
- RE: He lost me with the CD/Armor All tweak - Steve O 19:31:21 02/16/24 (1)
- RE: He lost me with the CD/Armor All tweak - Jack G 16:14:28 02/18/24 (0)
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