The true experimental tweak thread

[austinpop]

2 minutes ago, R1200CL said:

 

You know about thos one:

http://www.jetcarrier.com/

 

I like their slogan: Shop like an American.

 

Reminds me of "Walk like an Egyptian" from the 80s Bangles song.

[austinpop]

On 4/24/2018 at 9:23 PM, Bricki said:

G'day @austinpop

 

Did you ever get the chance to make this comparison?? Also interested in how the supra cat8 compares to the JSSG ET02? If you've had the chance to compare these I'd be very interested in your thoughts 

 

Thanks 

Brendan 

 

Hi Brendan,

 

Sorry this question fell through the cracks. 

 

Both the Supra Cat8 and the JSSG ET02 are excellent cables. The dCBL-Cat 7 does sound a tad better/smoother to me, but it's a small difference at a very high price differential. If cost is not an issue, the dCBL-Cat7 is an outstanding cable, but otherwise the Supra and the Ghent are great choices for bang/buck.

 

I haven't compared connectors, but I got mine with the Metz ones, and they are very sturdy.

[austinpop]

1 hour ago, Bricki said:

No worries ?. Thanks for the advice ?.

 

I have just received my 1.0 length of supra cat8 to try. I replaced a 1.5m length of audioquest pearl between my netgear gs105 (JSGT powered by lps1)  and sms200 with the supra cat8. 

 

With only 10 hours on the supra cat8 it is already a better cable than the pearl. The supra has a smoother presentation and there seems to be a harshness/edginess that has gone from brass instruments... The supra has a more relaxed feel and seems to have a more accurate timbre of all instruments. Nils lofgrens acoustic guitar, Tommy Flanagans piano, cannonball adderleys sax and miles Davis' trumpet all have a more natural tone/timbre. The end result is a more addictive and involving time listening to music ?. 

 

I may have to replace my other 2 runs with supra. 

 

Yup the Supras are great! I know one or two people who have bought spools of the stuff for long runs in their house.

[austinpop]

1 hour ago, Cornan said:

 

Almost right. It is 2x 5A HC-HPULN in series, not one.

 

50VA is the same family as the 500VA yes. Sounds really great! ???

 

Apologies Micael, 

 

Since I am not in the "kitchen" with you, I've lost track of what you're cooking! Got a question for you. What's the highest VA rated transformer core you got lying around? If my experience with the Brooklyn DAC+ is any indication, if you took a 100VA (or maybe even 250 or 500VA) core, married to your LT3045-based regulator networks, you should be getting amazing dynamics and refinement from the DAC.

 

Just curious if you've gone that direction.

[austinpop]

2 hours ago, Cornan said:

 

Hi mourip,

I'm glad to hear that you missed the activity here. I had a lot of fun with this thread. Personally I have stepped back now, or rather resigned. I couldn't find back to the fun. Everything became just a little bit too serious. The name of game for me was to explore the unexplored without having to explain myself. Just finding new ways to improve SQ and share it with others to explore further. Not serious. No science. Just fun.

I got sick of the constant negative input from a people that think they know it all and left it all for another hobby of mine.

I am now all into photography and haven't improved much on my audio side. I'm quite happy where I'm at in the audio world but have much more to improve and explore in the visual world.

 

All the best!

 

Glad to hear from you @Cornan!

 

If you ever start audio experiments, do come back. Chris has instituted some changes that have reduced the negativity and snark, and moved it to its own separate forum. Hope to see you on AS again at some point.

 

All the best,

Rajiv