Power, Cables & Electronics

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1. Pinned topics

2. DOES YOUR POWER CORD COMPLY? 1 2 3 4

   By Marc, March 14, 2017
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   • Flash
   • November 15, 2020
3. Other topics

5. Source power cable recommendations 1 2

   By CremonaM, November 10, 2020   

   • power cable
   • 45 replies
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   • 08Boss302
   • 6 hours ago

6. Inside Bill's Boutique Speaker cables

   By blonk, Friday at 03:33 AM
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   • Archie McCafferty
   • Yesterday at 07:48 AM

7. Bill's Cables - Hats off to Bill.

   By Bisguittin, October 23, 2020
   • 3 replies
   • 730 views
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   • Ahh- Schnoo Schnoo
   • Saturday at 11:58 PM

8. Synergistic Research Powercell Power Conditioner

   By cyberkank, December 6, 2020
   • 19 replies
   • 1.2k views
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   • RCZR
   • May 2

9. Callout for someone who can fix headphone cables

   By grorr76, May 1
   • 6 replies
   • 290 views
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   • grorr76
   • May 1

10. XLR to RCA converter on interconnects

    By Jventer, July 6, 2020
    • 20 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • Tarzan
    • April 29

11. Does Better Opamp makes noticeable difference?

    By Spider27, February 15
    • 2 replies
    • 228 views
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    • Spider27
    • April 28

12. Installing DEDICATED power line to 2 channel system 1 2 3

    By mfforever, January 20
    • 110 replies
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    • AndreaB
    • April 27

13. Earth Pin cut off

    By sloper, April 18
    • 5 replies
    • 556 views
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    • sloper
    • April 24

14. Thor Poweboard Noise?

    By Bengineer, April 11
    • 28 replies
    • 604 views
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    • 075Congo
    • April 17

15. source for quality spade & banana connectors?? 1 2

    By aertex, March 5, 2017   

    • spades
    • bananas
    • connectors
    • 43 replies
    • 2.9k views
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    • Bill125812
    • April 13

16. Bill Bryant

    By Bill bryant, April 11
    • 3 replies
    • 303 views
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    • audiofeline
    • April 12

17. Unpredictable impedance in open circuit

    By Setiawan, April 7
    • 3 replies
    • 251 views
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    • bob_m_54
    • April 8

18. Goebel Lacorde Statement Cables

    By Jones99, January 10, 2016   

    • Goebel
    • 5 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • Plasmod3
    • April 2

19. Speaker Jumper

    By MOOV, February 10
    • 15 replies
    • 685 views
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    • 075Congo
    • April 2

20. Cable size

    By Maverick59, March 31
    • 8 replies
    • 482 views
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    • david j
    • April 1

21. Is it possible to buy better quality power sockets for your home and get them fitted by an electrician? has anyone done this?

    By Audio Adrenaline, March 31
    • 3 replies
    • 302 views
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    • aussievintage
    • April 1

22. Powering Sotm PCIe USB card

    By cazzesman, October 15, 2020
    • 18 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • michaelp2
    • March 31

23. DIY speaker cable recommendations

    By Special K, March 30
    • 4 replies
    • 315 views
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    • vinilink
    • March 31

24. Upgrading sound compared to Aurealis S418

    By magicera, March 28
    • 12 replies
    • 377 views
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    • gemini07
    • March 29

25. Thor C2+ Duo worth it?

    By Ozflyer, March 27
    • 2 replies
    • 165 views
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    • muon*
    • March 29

26. RCA vs XLR on my Cyrus pre and monos

    By Winno, March 28
    • 1 reply
    • 181 views
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    • rockeater
    • March 28

27. Which component is best to test power cables?

    By captain.j, March 28
    • 9 replies
    • 335 views
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    • captain.j
    • March 28

28. Grounding for Audio - Part A: Outline of products, discussion of their benefits

    By dbastin, May 3, 2020
    • 15 replies
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    • dbastin
    • March 25

29. which Aussie isolation transformer?

    By JayM, March 24
    • 2 replies
    • 300 views
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    • xlr8or
    • March 24

30. Ethernet cables for audio - Part A: List of cables, related info & experiences 1 2 3

    By dbastin, February 17, 2020
    • 80 replies
    • 10.9k views
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    • dbastin
    • March 21

31. Recommend Good SPDIF / Coaxial Cable

    By genkifd, March 9
    • 2 replies
    • 222 views
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    • genkifd
    • March 21

32. Tara Labs Prism Klara ps BiWire speaker cable - still available or current equivalent?

    By kiwimeat, March 21
    • 0 replies
    • 205 views
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    • kiwimeat
    • March 21

33. Good quality RCA cables.

    By JolB, March 1
    • 30 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • Southerly
    • March 20

34. Translation of Chinglish please

    By audiofeline, March 15
    • 7 replies
    • 512 views
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    • bob_m_54
    • March 16

35. 2 into 1 power conditioner

    By Adam5022, March 9
    • 1 reply
    • 286 views
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    • audiofeline
    • March 15

36. Which Optical Cable ?

    By Digital Man, November 16, 2020
    • 16 replies
    • 879 views
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    • pwstereo
    • March 13

37. Why does ac polarity affect sound quality? 1 2 3

    By jeromelang, May 22, 2020
    • 101 replies
    • 5.1k views
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    • Steffen
    • March 9

38. Getting to know, Circuits, Parts, and Concepts, that can assist audio reproduction. 1 2 3

    By stereo coffee, February 1
    • 110 replies
    • 2.2k views
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    • stereo coffee
    • March 6

39. First attempt DIY speaker cable 1 2

    By dles1972, June 19, 2020
    • 65 replies
    • 4.5k views
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    • dles1972
    • March 2

40. Hunting for a QUALITY power board - no filtration, etc

    By Winno, January 30
    • 5 replies
    • 507 views
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    • Steffen
    • February 28

41. Consider Australian & New Zealand made cables

    By Snoopy8, February 18   

    • new zealand
    • australia
    • 11 replies
    • 672 views
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    • anandpkumar
    • February 25

42. UPGRADE REL subwoofer speaker cable DIY from Kimber Kable 8TC speaker cable

    By mfforever, February 12   

    • rel sub cable
    • 6 replies
    • 501 views
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    • mfforever
    • February 23

43. INNOVA TS7 BBB3 from CD Japan

    By Paul R, February 19
    • 2 replies
    • 140 views
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    • Paul R
    • February 21

44. Curious USB cable .... what about USBc? Adaptor?

    By Marco79, February 19
    • 3 replies
    • 336 views
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    • Jhsg
    • February 19

45. Advise for neutral, detailed, good midrange for speaker cable under $300 (4m x 2).

    By ronlife, February 15
    • 7 replies
    • 409 views
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    • ronlife
    • February 16

46. Why did I buy an isolation transformer?

    By tripitaka, February 10
    • 18 replies
    • 580 views
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    • tripitaka
    • February 15

47. PS audio p20

    By cyberkank, February 5
    • 9 replies
    • 497 views
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    • BugPowderDust
    • February 9

48. Bill's Vintage 1950's Western Electric Cable

    By Bisguittin, February 9
    • 6 replies
    • 468 views
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    • Tim D
    • February 9

49. IR remote volume control receiver - help please (updated)

    By audiofeline, February 7
    • 2 replies
    • 219 views
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    • audiofeline
    • February 7

50. Speaker Cable upgrade

    By Rawshack, February 3
    • 18 replies
    • 829 views
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    • Southerly
    • February 4

51. Aurealis have released new Duelund 100 and 50 interconnects!

    By MattyW, January 27
    • 2 replies
    • 336 views
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    • MattyW
    • February 4

52. Plz recommend XLR interconnect cable

    By Klaus220, January 25
    • 8 replies
    • 465 views
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    • Klaus220
    • February 2

53. Tara labs RSC CX RCA cable

    By Makis, January 28
    • 3 replies
    • 213 views
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    • cafe67
    • January 29

54. Line EMI Meter from Ebay test

    By Tim D, January 28   

    • emi
    • isotek
    • sigmas
    • 8 replies
    • 373 views
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    • Tim D
    • January 28

55. Ethernet cables for audio - Part C: use of fibre optical cables, SFPs, media convertors, etc 1 2

    By dbastin, February 17, 2020
    • 48 replies
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    • Snoopy8
    • January 26

56. Crossover Help

    By Maverick59, January 16
    • 7 replies
    • 378 views
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    • chefsinc
    • January 23

57. Powerboard

    By Sander H., January 20
    • 5 replies
    • 403 views
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    • Ittaku
    • January 22

58. Speaker cables long length issues?

    By John0001, November 4, 2020   

    • cables
    • 8 replies
    • 825 views
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    • vivianbl
    • January 15

59. Advice sought for a 240V TO 18V 50mA power adaptor replacement

    By Telecine, January 8
    • 29 replies
    • 666 views
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    • Gieseler Audio
    • January 14

60. Cable cleaning

    By audio_file, January 2
    • 3 replies
    • 527 views
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    • audio_file
    • January 13

61. Speaker Cable recommendation request...

    By the_driver, January 12   

    • advice sought
    • speaker cables
    • 5 replies
    • 619 views
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    • Bill125812
    • January 12

62. purist audio cables how high up have you gone was it cost effective

    By mageak, January 9
    • 0 replies
    • 295 views
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    • mageak
    • January 9

63. Powerboard recommendation

    By dolphy, December 27, 2020
    • 14 replies
    • 888 views
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    • hkc
    • January 5

64. USB A to B Cable

    By Yetiman, January 3
    • 3 replies
    • 442 views
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    • Yetiman
    • January 3

65. Home Electrical Advice

    By jgunner, December 28, 2020
    • 13 replies
    • 658 views
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    • Guest rmpfyf
    • January 3

66. HD600/650 balanced cable?

    By skeletonT, December 31, 2020
    • 2 replies
    • 195 views
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    • skeletonT
    • January 1

67. Magneplaner cables - quite amazed!

    By The Drake, October 30, 2020
    • 4 replies
    • 501 views
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    • aechmea
    • December 29, 2020

68. IR extenders

    By OzJustin, December 22, 2020
    • 5 replies
    • 410 views
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    • audiofeline
    • December 27, 2020

69. USB cable - USB A to USB B for DAC 1 2

    By MOOV, June 23, 2020   

    • cable
    • 41 replies
    • 3.4k views
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    • lycos
    • December 22, 2020

70. Is upgrading a C19 power cable to a power conditioner worthwhile?

    By Tony Cox, November 17, 2020
    • 30 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • Jones99
    • December 18, 2020

71. Locking Banana Plugs

    By Andy0217, December 15, 2020
    • 7 replies
    • 640 views
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    • Andy0217
    • December 17, 2020

72. Thor PS 10

    By BigAlHIFI, December 14, 2020
    • 16 replies
    • 685 views
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    • BigAlHIFI
    • December 16, 2020

73. Adding regulation and filtration to a wallwart.

    By audiofeline, December 13, 2020
    • 5 replies
    • 357 views
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    • LogicprObe
    • December 14, 2020

74. Perth - would anyone lend me an isotek board for a day for me to test something

    By steffanth, December 5, 2020
    • 7 replies
    • 518 views
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    • steffanth
    • December 7, 2020

75. Speaker cable termination options - spade V banana

    By trickydicky, November 30, 2020
    • 6 replies
    • 702 views
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    • Bill125812
    • December 1, 2020

76. Power cord needs re-terminating

    By mackinnonrob, November 26, 2020
    • 4 replies
    • 576 views
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    • audiofeline
    • November 29, 2020

77. what ethernet cable

    By Ian Lyons, November 23, 2020
    • 7 replies
    • 448 views
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    • david j
    • November 24, 2020

78. Residual Current Device (RCD) / Ground Fault Interupter (GFI).

    By eman, November 23, 2020
    • 9 replies
    • 381 views
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    • MrBurns84
    • November 24, 2020

79. Surround speaker install: underfloor cables.

    By jettim76, November 19, 2020
    • 8 replies
    • 471 views
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    • hopefullguy
    • November 19, 2020

80. Power cables - how to measure 1 2 3 4 19

    By Guest rmpfyf, October 5, 2020
    • 750 replies
    • 21k views
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    • Red MacKay
    • November 19, 2020

81. 240v power interference

    By VaSSagO, November 18, 2020
    • 3 replies
    • 310 views
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    • andyr
    • November 18, 2020

82. Replacement after market cable for HD800

    By zypr, April 22, 2018
    • 9 replies
    • 2.7k views
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    • lycos
    • November 15, 2020

83. NB Speaker Cables (NBSC) interconnects. Any good?

    By xPLAYRZx, February 16, 2020
    • 3 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • Digital Man
    • November 11, 2020

84. Wireworld vs curious USB cable

    By MOOV, October 9, 2020   

    • curious
    • 26 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • Ginman
    • November 11, 2020

85. Quality DIY cables

    By Astrosound, November 9, 2020
    • 0 replies
    • 286 views
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    • Astrosound
    • November 9, 2020

86. Vintage Audio Cable Dangers(?)

    By spaceritual, July 26, 2020
    • 4 replies
    • 584 views
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    • audiofeline
    • November 8, 2020

87. RCA Connectors - Good Value Ones?

    By Bengineer, October 30, 2020
    • 7 replies
    • 733 views
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    • GaryT
    • November 7, 2020

88. Thoughts on budget (*update - now midrange) XLR Cables - Considering Mogami Gold Studio? 1 2

    By mm.pulp, November 2, 2020
    • 42 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • motorsportmatt
    • November 6, 2020

89. Crazy over voltage in Sydney 247v

    By ikhuong, May 11, 2020
    • 36 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • bryansamui
    • November 6, 2020

90. Speaker cable recommendation?

    By akshaya835, October 30, 2020
    • 16 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • Glarkcable
    • November 5, 2020

91. Are expensive interconnects really worth the extra bucks? 1 2 3

    By Hawk66, October 10, 2020
    • 97 replies
    • 6.5k views
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    • muon*
    • November 4, 2020

92. Furman Elite 10E power conditioners

    By Gambit 1870, October 30, 2020
    • 0 replies
    • 254 views
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    • Gambit 1870
    • October 30, 2020

93. Low ripple&noise 12V switching power supply

    By jleonne, October 25, 2020
    • 12 replies
    • 640 views
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    • Steffen
    • October 29, 2020

94. Power boards/strips and Hi-Fi gear

    By nowallet, October 27, 2020   

    • power boards
    • 3 replies
    • 456 views
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    • nowallet
    • October 27, 2020

95. Subwoofer cable - 20m

    By jazzman1974, October 25, 2020
    • 2 replies
    • 272 views
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    • Bill125812
    • October 25, 2020

96. Power cable shielding performance and IEC group test

    By ikhuong, October 6, 2020
    • 32 replies
    • 2.6k views
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    • sufioz
    • October 25, 2020

97. Good quality Australian mains plug 1 2

    By realysm42, January 8, 2020
    • 73 replies
    • 6.7k views
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    • david j
    • October 23, 2020

98. Power supply from fuse box 1 2

    By Sean Perth, August 8, 2020
    • 53 replies
    • 3.4k views
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    • Sean Perth
    • October 22, 2020

99. Grounding for Audio - Part B: non-audiophile approaches and their merits

    By dbastin, May 3, 2020
    • 13 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • dbastin
    • October 21, 2020

100. Power conditioner ???

     By marinemania2002, October 9, 2020
     • 5 replies
     • 431 views
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     • marinemania2002
     • October 17, 2020

101. Linear Power Supplies: sub $400 best bang for buck?

     By Winno, October 14, 2020
     • 15 replies
     • 1.1k views
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     • lenticularis
     • October 16, 2020

102. Cable advice sought for Schiit Modi

     By Digital Man, October 15, 2020
     • 3 replies
     • 305 views
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     • pete_mac
     • October 15, 2020

103. Regen for front end only?

     By captain.j, October 14, 2020
     • 3 replies
     • 285 views
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     • aussievintage
     • October 14, 2020