OK so consider these extra steps

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Tweaks for systems, rooms and Do It Yourself (DIY) help. FAQ.

Posted by bartc (A) on June 9, 2010 at 17:43:42

In Reply to: RE: Thanks for sharing your photos. posted by wushuliu on June 9, 2010 at 12:03:55:

Al uses Teflon tubing over the exposed leads and the Rs, while I do the same with Teflon plumber's tape wrapping. Al showed me how to Kynar tape the whole bundle, which I also do with all of them now.

We both use TI-shielding, and mine is grounded too (12 AWG copper wire here). So that's under the Kynar wrap as well. The cotton damped Ti surround, taped with Kynar, makes a tidy package that is electrically and mechanically well damped.

CDC suggested replacing as much of the native leads as possible with silver 20 AWG wire for the speaker cable filters, which I did to greater advantage as he stated.

Al suggested changing the AC filtering R-C-Rs (make sure you use safety rated caps!!!!) native leads to Teflon 24 AWG copper (CAT 5 for instance). I had been using 18 AWG copper hookup wire for this purpose until then. Al told me the slimmer wire would give better sonics (more detailed without loss of true LF info), and I tried it and found his theory to be correct in my installations as well. I also wrap all this in Teflon tape to give some measure of greater safety (real or imagined).

As you appear to be doing, Al recommended directly soldering the leads to the tines of the plug, which I'm also doing and it helps sonically.

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Topic - RC AC FILTER: 100 OHMS TOO LITTLE? - wushuliu 19:02:39 05/28/10 (14)

Much trial-and-error... - Al Sekela 15:11:46 05/29/10 (12)

RE: Much trial-and-error... - wushuliu 16:31:55 05/29/10 (11)

Reduced treble means you are on the right track. - Al Sekela 10:17:13 05/30/10 (10)

RE: Reduced treble means you are on the right track. - wushuliu 10:55:12 05/30/10 (9)

Any suitable cascade should work. - Al Sekela 14:27:59 05/31/10 (8)

RE: Any suitable cascade should work. - wushuliu 23:03:18 06/07/10 (6)

RE: Any suitable cascade should work. - wushuliu 23:06:02 06/07/10 (5)

RE: Any suitable cascade should work. - wushuliu 23:06:50 06/07/10 (4)

RE: Any suitable cascade should work. - wushuliu 23:08:06 06/07/10 (3)

Thanks for sharing your photos. - Al Sekela 11:53:13 06/09/10 (2)

RE: Thanks for sharing your photos. - wushuliu 12:03:55 06/09/10 (1)

OK so consider these extra steps - bartc 17:43:42 06/09/10 (0)

RE: Any suitable cascade should work. - wushuliu 15:46:20 05/31/10 (0)

Both, but ask Al first - bartc 21:12:37 05/28/10 (0)

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OK so consider these extra steps - bartc 17:43:42 06/09/10 (0)

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