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1: Cable Asylum, RE: Is the wire for XLR and RCA generally different?? (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2023-03-10, 05:03:59 (76.108.107.232)
The wires are the same, although they are connect differently. On an XLR connection there is Phase correct wire, Phase inverted wire and ground wire(usually the shield. On XLR apps the ground is conne .......
2: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Vacuum motor leaking (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2022-07-29, 13:36:16 (76.108.107.232)
You can call VPI and get a new motor assembly. .......
3: Vinyl Asylum, RE: VPI 16.5 RCM leaking (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2022-07-24, 08:26:19 (76.108.107.232)
Sorry to say you have to remove the bottom panel and look over the tank. It may be leaking; the chalking may need to be replaced or new waste tubing may be needed. Lastly check the surface where tank .......
4: Cable Asylum, RE: XLR cable - Neotech NEI-2001 (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2022-05-01, 08:22:03 (76.108.107.232)
Ground must be connected at both ends. This is not a single ended cable, but balanced so both ends are the same. .......
5: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Life changes (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2021-12-28, 08:51:26 (76.108.107.232)
Wendell, my old friend, was saddened to hear about your health issues. It's been a long and fruitful life and I wish you all the best. If I can do anything at all, please feel free to write. Joe ::: T .......
6: Vinyl Asylum, RE: VPI XLR Junction Box Identification Help (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2021-07-03, 09:28:48 (76.108.107.232)
The copper VPI wire is color coded while the Nordost is all white. .......
7: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Tonearm wire color code.... (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2021-03-16, 16:25:22 (76.108.107.232)
You are 100% correct Volunteer. Perfect Wendell. .......
8: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Fremer has a Buick in his listening room... (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2021-02-02, 05:55:02 (76.108.107.232)
You're all wrong. It's his old Saab he had converted.... .......
9: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Anyone familiar with this tonearm? (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2020-05-08, 07:36:43 (76.108.107.232)
It's a Rega RB200 modified. The sleeve over the treads was used by AJ Conti and others to allow easy height adjustment. The counter weight is also an after market weight. The RB250 had a dial on the l .......
10: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Do you recognize this armboard ? ... (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2019-12-16, 10:58:45 (76.108.107.232)
You are probably right. The original Clearaudio boards were threaded for the Rega, then were later drilled for the tri point mount. I have one laying around and will try and photograph it later today .......
11: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Do you recognize this armboard ? ... (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2019-12-16, 08:14:22 (76.108.107.232)
The arm board is for a Rega tonearm and Clearaudio turntable circa 2000. The tables were clear Lucite as were the circular armboards. .......
12: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Air Tangent Reference Manual (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2019-10-19, 14:12:20 (73.179.44.233)
We supplied the tonearm wires for the Air Tangent years ago, You might try emailing Leif Haggmark at Audionord. He was the designer and manufacturer. His email is: info@audionord.se .......
13: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Cancer update (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2019-03-19, 14:59:30 (73.179.44.233)
Wendell, I am so happy to hear this bit of GOOD NEWS. Many more years of good health to a really good man. Joe .......
14: Cable Asylum, RE: No way right? (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2018-09-07, 06:06:29 (73.49.200.190)
Don't try pulling the wires. Try some shrink tube over what you want to cover. May take several but this will be best solution. .......
15: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Headshell Leads (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2018-09-01, 12:35:51 (73.49.200.190)
You might get in touch with SME. They have two sizes of head shell leads. .......
16: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Saturday Afternoon Spin - Ry Cooder (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2018-04-29, 12:08:19 (73.49.200.190)
You might give "Chicken Skin Music" a listen. Another of his great recordings .......
17: Vinyl Asylum, RE: F^*K!! Amazingly bad day attempting to change carts -- beyond ineptitude. (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2017-11-27, 11:18:52 (73.49.200.190)
Rick, send them to me and I will replace them for you. Joe D .......
18: Vinyl Asylum, RE: radio over the turntable, Thorens-Jolida (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2017-05-16, 18:48:31 (73.49.143.230)
Sounds to me like RFI. Are your cables shielded? More than likely the radio signals are entering through unshielded cables. Just a thought. .......
19: Vinyl Asylum, RE: So what would you play LOUD today? (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2017-02-22, 08:44:36 (73.49.143.230)
I have two favorites to play loud. My first is Dark Side of the Moon, great with volume turned up. My second is Holst The Planets. I have a wide band Decca and loud it is awesome. .......
20: Cable Asylum, RE: Custom XLR Viablue NF-S6 cable (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2017-02-07, 07:13:10 (73.49.143.230)
Contrary to what is said here ground shield (mesh) has to be connected at both ends to pin 1 in a balanced configuration. The ground is only floated in a single ended application. Depending on your ap .......
21: Cable Asylum, RE: Cable hum problem, but have questions (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2016-10-21, 07:27:26 (76.108.106.233)
The VPI cables are not shielded. Just because they are Phono cables, one should not assume they are shielded. .......
22: Cable Asylum, RE: Discovery Cable (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2016-09-22, 07:14:56 (76.108.106.233)
Yes, I am alive and well and trying to wind down At 73 I think it's about time. But I love audio too much. I can be reached through AA, my moniker is "wires" and believe it or not I still answer e-mai .......
23: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Caption this. (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2016-03-28, 07:05:28 (76.108.106.233)
These guys give new meaning to "Ride of the Valkyries" .......
24: Cable Asylum, RE: Speaker cables..... (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2015-11-14, 09:34:49 (76.108.110.29)
Hi, Discovery is still around. Our web site is down right now. Having a new one made up as we speak. Seems our old web master has gotten lost with all our info including pass words. We had to take it .......
25: Vinyl Asylum, RE: a label (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2015-08-04, 07:57:55 (76.108.110.29)
The only problem I have with this label is on the right of the spindle hole "margin control A" seems wrong. On all of my early Merc's there is always "margin control" over side 1 or side 2 and the pri .......
26: Vinyl Asylum, RE: That is an early pressing label.... (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2015-08-04, 06:51:40 (76.108.110.29)
From what I can gather this record was produced by EMI in England. The run out should be hand etched P17 and JJ17. The record sleeve should have Olympian on printed on it, providing you have the origi .......
27: Cable Asylum, RE: Rhodium Wire Wanted (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2015-06-18, 09:42:08 (76.108.110.29)
Rhodium wire is mostly used in the jewelry trade and is sometimes supplied mixed with platinum. You can find some copper with rhodium plating. Mostly rhodium is used in plating due to its hardness and .......
28: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Jerome Sabbagh's vinyl project. (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2015-06-17, 07:12:26 (76.108.110.29)
....but does he play as good as you do Rick....just kidding. .......
29: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Audio Technica ATP-12T: Did I make a mistake? (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2015-06-15, 06:35:29 (76.108.110.29)
The screw that was sheared off in the photos of the arm is one of a pair used to hold the contact block in place. It appears that someone tried opening up this part of the arm and with a Philip screw .......
30: Vinyl Asylum, RE: TD 125-II gazillionth rebuild (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2015-05-17, 06:27:26 (76.108.110.29)
Bill, if it sounds as good as it looks....it has inspired me to pull out my old 125 MKII, dust it off and give it some similar treatment. Can you tell me how to get in touch with Jim Campbell. ::: TOP .......
31: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Sao Win Turntable (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2015-04-28, 10:13:53 (76.108.110.29)
Kavi Alexander of Waterlily Acoustics is friends with Sao and might be able to put you in touch with him. Kavi lives in Santa Barbara, as well. .......
32: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Clearaudio cart question (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2015-04-16, 06:20:27 (76.108.110.29)
In the past the less expensive MM carts. came in a cardboard box with a shrink wrap over the, The more expensive MM and MC carts always came in a wooden box. This was how it was when I was the importe .......
33: Vinyl Asylum, RE: VPI DD 3D tonearm (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2015-04-14, 19:06:44 (76.108.110.29)
Jean Luc, A friend of mine who has a very expensive system was in the market for turntables that cost quite a bit more the VPI DD. He set up an audition at VPI and ordered the table on the spot. Accor .......
34: Cable Asylum, RE: Good Power Cable with Small IEC Connector? (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2015-04-06, 06:26:40 (76.108.110.29)
If you are handy I will send you a Schurter right angle IEC 320 connector free of charge (well almost...just pay shipping). You can exchange it for the on you that's on the cable now. It's not a hard .......
35: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I have a wiring question (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2015-03-20, 06:44:48 (76.108.110.29)
The fifth wire on the DIN connector is the ground from the arm itself. Remember there is no true ground in the cartridge, there is phase correct and phase inverted(connected to ground side of RCA's). .......
36: Cable Asylum, RE: reduced volume with new interconnects? (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2015-03-10, 03:22:57 (76.108.110.29)
Generally capacitance or impedance will have an effect on volume settings. The difference of a higher capacitance would take a higher volume setting to achieve the same sound level as one with a lower .......
37: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Any ideas for captions? (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2015-03-03, 03:07:26 (76.108.110.29)
"You'll never need to re-tip again..." .......
38: Cable Asylum, RE: Wireworld cable question (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2015-02-08, 06:19:53 (50.186.250.215)
They appear to be external crossovers. In the original Hartleys they were on a shelf inside the speaker. They may have been removed and used externally, since they were rewired with Wireworld. ::: TOP .......
39: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Tonearm Interface/Junction Box (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2015-01-30, 10:46:51 (50.186.250.215)
You fail to mention which arm you have. With the VPI the junction box is due to the ability to change arm wands, and allows the user to use whatever cables he or she prefers. Most arms benefit from di .......
40: Vinyl Asylum, RE: tonearm cable (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2014-11-21, 09:58:06 (50.186.250.215)
As I said in our e-mail, it only takes a day or two to get the 90 degree DIN. There are more calls for the straight in DIN and we used our last ninety degree DIN. I told you we use Bob Grahams ninety .......
41: Vinyl Asylum, RE: VPI Traveler Motor Drive Question (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2014-11-16, 14:51:18 (50.186.250.215)
You might want to take your question to the source at vpiindustries.com-forum They can best help you. .......
42: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Here is a start... (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2014-09-11, 06:53:07 (50.186.250.215)
You can get all the info and mounting template at vinylengine.com or go to: www,vinylengine.com/library/esl/s-2000.shtml .......
43: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Traveler thread!!!! (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2014-08-19, 06:51:53 (50.186.250.215)
Harry, I think you should reconsider and come back to VA. One bad apple does not spoil the bunch. Besides if you check out middle grounds system.....why it's all from the same manufacturer ****Asteris .......
44: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Rega RB250 rewire in the San Francisco Bay Area? (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2014-07-09, 06:26:53 (50.186.250.215)
If you like I can handle the rewire with a one day in house turn around time, although I am in Florida. If you like please contact me via e-mail to discuss this. .......
45: Vinyl Asylum, RE: VPI Traveler Question - what type of connector is used for tonearm? (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2013-12-05, 06:19:15 (50.138.34.176)
Yes, it is a Lemo connector and yes there are 5 pins. For the femail you might try calling or emailing VPI for the right connector. If you have no luck, email me and I will send you one. Joe ::: TOPIC .......
46: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Good, pure copper or bronze female IEC plugs, no plating? (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2013-11-14, 09:18:19 (50.138.34.176)
Get in touch with Brian at Expressimo audio. He has some new all copper RCA's you will be more then impressed with. brian@expressimoaudio.com .......
47: Cable Asylum, RE: XLR to XLR (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2012-02-16, 07:48:21 (50.138.106.80)
Congrats! You have found out the reason all pro gear uses XLR's. They simply daisy chain them for the proper length. This will make a good temporary solution, but I would get the proper length when yo .......
48: Cable Asylum, RE: Shielding balanced IC's (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2012-01-30, 09:40:37 (50.138.106.80)
Unlike single ended interconnects where the shield is generally grounded on the source side only, the braid is considered the ground in balanced applications and is connected to pin 1 at both female a .......
49: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Questions about Triplanar tonearm (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2011-10-08, 10:06:34 (98.211.233.149)
BTW Triplanar phone number is 612-623-0922. And for what it's worth the in ternal is supplied by Discovery Cable. .......
50: Cable Asylum, RE: Possible Alternatives To Discovery Cable Essence ICs (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2011-06-19, 15:44:51 (98.211.233.149)
Why are you looking for a similar cable? Why not go with the Discovery Essence. .......
51: Cable Asylum, RE: DIY XLR analogue cable-How to connect the shield (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2011-03-14, 06:43:50 (76.111.234.84)
If both ends of the cable use XLR connectors, then the shield should be connected to pin#1 (ground) both sides. You should not float a ground in balanced configuration as you would in single ended. :: .......
52: Cable Asylum, RE: XLR Cable w/ Inner vs outer sheild? (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2008-06-23, 10:45:50 (76.111.236.113)
I only use a drain wire in my power cords, where-in the drain wire is inside the foil. I know of no uses where drain wires are used in signal carrying cables. Again, this is without seeing the wire or .......
53: Cable Asylum, RE: XLR Cable w/ Inner vs outer sheild? (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2008-06-23, 07:52:04 (76.111.236.113)
The third bare wire if it contacts the foil shield is probably a drains wire. .......
54: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Source for Jelco SA-250 arm. (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2008-05-21, 07:32:32 (76.111.236.113)
You might send an e-mail to Thom Mackris at Galibier. Their e-mail address is:galibier_design@hotmail.com They carry many arms and I believe the Jelco is among them. .......
55: Cable Asylum, RE: Cables and cord for Pass (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2008-05-11, 17:01:12 (76.111.236.113)
I would call Peter Perkins at Pass and ask what cables he advises for their gear. He has tried many and can give you a truthful and educated answer regarding their gear. .......
56: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Need help with 6ft. tonearm cable ???? (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2007-04-09, 11:02:06 (76.111.236.113)
Six feet or 2 meter run is not a LONG run for phono. I have use 3 meter runs with no problems. As long as capacitance of cable is low, there should be no problem. By using aPIB box and then cables you .......
57: Vinyl Asylum, Re: can i get screwed on this deal? (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2007-01-08, 06:34:44 (69.161.184.119)
Wire transfers are the quickest and safest way to conduct transactions, either within this country or to others. Your info you are providing isn't anything someone could not find on one of your checks .......
58: Cable Asylum, Re: Discovery Essence interconnect - how good? (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2006-12-12, 09:43:58 (69.161.187.147)
I agree the Discovery website is crap and needs updating very badly. I will try and get to it early next year. We are alive and trying. Still producing wire for OEM. Essence is very underated. Happy H .......
59: Cable Asylum, Re: Clearaudio RCA connectors (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2006-03-28, 05:58:20 (69.161.187.147)
The Clearaudio RCA onnector proved to be problematic, as the fine wires on the male contact broke and would short out the cables. There are many better connectors on the market, and you should probabl .......
60: Cable Asylum, Re: Soldering Technique (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2006-02-03, 07:07:20 (69.161.187.147)
Your problem is you are leaving the screws attached. They are stainless steel and you will never be able to solder to them. Remove them and you should have bo problem. .......
61: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Just got my first Classic Record...kinda disappointing... (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2005-10-17, 08:39:09 (69.161.187.147)
If you cart/tomearm VTA was set up for thin records, then the added thickness of 200g vinyl will alter your VTA enough to make things sound thin. You might check this. I too dislike reissues as they g .......
62: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Clearaudio Cart pins not reaching tonearm leads. (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2005-10-17, 08:35:43 (69.161.187.147)
Clearaudio used to make and sell exrension pins for just this reason. If not your cartridge came with a set of Clearaudio cartrige clips. Send them to me and I will amke you up a set of extension pins .......
63: Vinyl Asylum, Re: contact information for Transfiguration?? (0.00)
Posted by wires on 2002-07-16, 11:48:59 (64.31.142.3)
Yes, Discovery Cable is the importer of Transfiguration cartridges in the United States. E-mail is indo@discoverycable.com or 772-219-7979 M-F 9am to 5pm EDT .......
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