Power, Cables & Electronics

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

   By Marc, March 14, 2017
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   • Flash
   • November 15, 2020
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5. Hunting for a QUALITY power board - no filtration, etc

   By Winno, January 30
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   • lumholtzii
   • 14 hours ago

6. Getting to know, Circuits, Parts, and Concepts, that can assist audio reproduction.

   By stereo coffee, February 1
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   • aussievintage
   • 14 hours ago

7. First attempt DIY speaker cable 1 2

   By dles1972, June 19, 2020
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   • Special K
   • 16 hours ago

8. Consider Australian & New Zealand made cables

   By Snoopy8, February 18   

   • australia
   • new zealand
   • 11 replies
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   • anandpkumar
   • 23 hours ago

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

   By mfforever, February 12   

   • rel sub cable
   • 6 replies
   • 349 views
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   • mfforever
   • Tuesday at 07:30 AM

10. INNOVA TS7 BBB3 from CD Japan

    By Paul R, February 19
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    • Paul R
    • Sunday at 07:07 AM

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

    By Marco79, February 19
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    • Jhsg
    • February 19

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

    By ronlife, February 15
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    • ronlife
    • February 16

13. Why did I buy an isolation transformer?

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

14. Does Better Opamp makes noticeable difference?

    By Spider27, February 15
    • 1 reply
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    • Bisguittin
    • February 15

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

    By mfforever, January 20
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    • mfforever
    • February 14

16. Powering Sotm PCIe USB card

    By cazzesman, October 15, 2020
    • 15 replies
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    • cazzesman
    • February 14

17. Speaker Jumper

    By Drunken Monk, February 10
    • 11 replies
    • 344 views
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    • Bill125812
    • February 12

18. PS audio p20

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

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

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

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

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

21. Source power cable recommendations

    By CremonaM, November 10, 2020   

    • power cable
    • 32 replies
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    • initforthemusic
    • February 5

22. Speaker Cable upgrade

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

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

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

24. Plz recommend XLR interconnect cable

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

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

    By jeromelang, May 22, 2020
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    • attunement
    • January 29

26. Tara labs RSC CX RCA cable

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

27. Line EMI Meter from Ebay test

    By Tim D, January 28   

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

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

    By dbastin, February 17, 2020
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    • Stereophilus
    • January 27

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

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

30. XLR to RCA converter on interconnects

    By Jventer, July 6, 2020
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    • Sonnar
    • January 25

31. Crossover Help

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

32. Powerboard

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

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

    By dbastin, May 3, 2020
    • 14 replies
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    • agisthos
    • January 18

34. Speaker cables long length issues?

    By John0001, November 4, 2020   

    • cables
    • 8 replies
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    • vivianbl
    • January 15

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

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

36. Cable cleaning

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

37. Speaker Cable recommendation request...

    By the_driver, January 12   

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

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

    By mageak, January 9
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    • mageak
    • January 9

39. Powerboard recommendation

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

40. USB A to B Cable

    By Yetiman, January 3
    • 3 replies
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    • Yetiman
    • January 3

41. Home Electrical Advice

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

42. HD600/650 balanced cable?

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

43. Magneplaner cables - quite amazed!

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

44. IR extenders

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

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

    By Drunken Monk, June 23, 2020   

    • cable
    • 41 replies
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    • lycos
    • December 22, 2020

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

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

47. Locking Banana Plugs

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

48. Thor PS 10

    By BigAlHIFI, December 14, 2020
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    • BigAlHIFI
    • December 16, 2020

49. Adding regulation and filtration to a wallwart.

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

50. Synergistic Research Powercell Power Conditioner

    By cyberkank, December 6, 2020
    • 2 replies
    • 536 views
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    • cyberkank
    • December 7, 2020

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

    By steffanth, December 5, 2020
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    • steffanth
    • December 7, 2020

52. Which Optical Cable ?

    By Digital Man, November 16, 2020
    • 5 replies
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    • david j
    • December 5, 2020

53. Speaker cable termination options - spade V banana

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

54. Power cord needs re-terminating

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

55. what ethernet cable

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

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

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

57. Surround speaker install: underfloor cables.

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

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

    By rmpfyf, October 5, 2020
    • 750 replies
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    • Red MacKay
    • November 19, 2020

59. 240v power interference

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

60. Replacement after market cable for HD800

    By zypr, April 22, 2018
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    • lycos
    • November 15, 2020

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

    By xPLAYRZx, February 16, 2020
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    • Digital Man
    • November 11, 2020

62. Wireworld vs curious USB cable

    By Drunken Monk, October 9, 2020   

    • curious
    • 26 replies
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    • Ginman
    • November 11, 2020

63. Quality DIY cables

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

64. Vintage Audio Cable Dangers(?)

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

65. RCA Connectors - Good Value Ones?

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

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

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

67. Crazy over voltage in Sydney 247v

    By ikhuong, May 11, 2020
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    • bryansamui
    • November 6, 2020

68. Speaker cable recommendation?

    By akshaya835, October 30, 2020
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    • Glarkcable
    • November 5, 2020

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

    By Hawk66, October 10, 2020
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    • muon*
    • November 4, 2020

70. Furman Elite 10E power conditioners

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

71. Low ripple&noise 12V switching power supply

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

72. Power boards/strips and Hi-Fi gear

    By nowallet, October 27, 2020   

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

73. Subwoofer cable - 20m

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

74. Power cable shielding performance and IEC group test

    By ikhuong, October 6, 2020
    • 32 replies
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    • sufioz
    • October 25, 2020

75. Good quality Australian mains plug 1 2

    By realysm42, January 8, 2020
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    • david j
    • October 23, 2020

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

    By Bisguittin, October 23, 2020
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    • Bisguittin
    • October 23, 2020

77. Power supply from fuse box 1 2

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

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

    By dbastin, May 3, 2020
    • 13 replies
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    • dbastin
    • October 21, 2020

79. Power conditioner ???

    By marinemania2002, October 9, 2020
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    • marinemania2002
    • October 17, 2020

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

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

81. Cable advice sought for Schiit Modi

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

82. Regen for front end only?

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

83. Optical Cable Help Sought

    By Digital Man, October 14, 2020
    • 5 replies
    • 271 views
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    • Digital Man
    • October 14, 2020

84. Power Supply Test- Harmonics and Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)

    By ikhuong, October 7, 2020
    • 2 replies
    • 453 views
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    • sufioz
    • October 11, 2020

85. xlr cables

    By motorsportmatt, October 10, 2020
    • 0 replies
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    • motorsportmatt
    • October 10, 2020

86. What happens feeding 16V DC to 16V AC Input device?

    By Spider27, September 29, 2020
    • 22 replies
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    • gwurb
    • October 9, 2020

87. Well made non audiophile IEC power cables

    By notsobitperfect, September 12, 2020
    • 28 replies
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    • PCOWandre
    • October 7, 2020

88. Changing xlr cable to rca connectors

    By Pops110, October 6, 2020
    • 18 replies
    • 831 views
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    • pwstereo
    • October 7, 2020

89. HDMI over fiber optic cable - no signal issue

    By OzJustin, September 25, 2020
    • 14 replies
    • 898 views
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    • fury
    • October 4, 2020

90. Is it a good idea to extend dedicated line from Air-con for audio?

    By ikhuong, September 30, 2020
    • 15 replies
    • 835 views
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    • rmpfyf
    • October 4, 2020

91. speaker cable identification needed

    By Yamaha_man, October 3, 2020
    • 9 replies
    • 539 views
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    • Luc
    • October 3, 2020

92. Electrical power supply

    By MIKETIMEWELL, September 30, 2020
    • 2 replies
    • 259 views
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    • stereo coffee
    • September 30, 2020

93. Battery Inverter to power DAC, Streamer, CDP - good or bad idea?

    By lebowski, September 30, 2020
    • 3 replies
    • 306 views
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    • Ittaku
    • September 30, 2020

94. Audiophiles opinion on cables

    By ppaul, September 29, 2020
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    • ppaul
    • September 29, 2020

95. Transformer Hum

    By misternavi, September 19, 2020
    • 15 replies
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    • davewantsmoore
    • September 20, 2020

96. Mogami W2524 to XLR plug wiring

    By Maverick59, September 18, 2020
    • 3 replies
    • 297 views
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    • Maverick59
    • September 18, 2020

97. Mains power conditioner

    By Maverick59, September 10, 2020
    • 31 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • Maverick59
    • September 14, 2020

98. Mains isolation transformer to solve ground loop issue.

    By TheWretchedWorld, September 13, 2020
    • 1 reply
    • 326 views
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    • 2Brix
    • September 14, 2020

99. New cables!

    By tate6969, July 31, 2020
    • 15 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • rodders3
    • September 10, 2020

100. Toroidal Transformer Upgrade 1 2

     By Spider27, August 27, 2020
     • 55 replies
     • 2.6k views
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     • Melon_Head
     • September 9, 2020

101. [SOLVED] Sub Hum issue.. BHK250 & REL subs.

     By Jhsg, July 23, 2020
     • 33 replies
     • 2k views
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     • Jhsg
     • September 7, 2020

102. XLO pro 625 speaker cable

     By Disturbed, September 7, 2020
     • 0 replies
     • 366 views
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     • Disturbed
     • September 7, 2020

103. Recommendation for a high quality power conditioner?

     By Jonny, January 17, 2016
     • 36 replies
     • 4.9k views
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     • Guest
     • September 4, 2020