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Best connecters? No connectors?
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My second system in the living room is slowly morphing that way. I don't dare go all the way though. So far my line stage has two pair of it's IC's hardwired inside. Pigtailed. Those for the pre out to the amps and those in from the DAC. I plan to do the phono too. It wouldn't be too hard do the same at the amps and speaker cable too. Some day................ jim...
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3moons2006-05-19T12:48:17-00:00Re: Best connecters? No connectors?
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]]>Manualblock2006-05-19T13:10:27-00:00Re: Best connecters? No connectors?
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Just do us a favor and post all that gear you don't want on our buy it site here on ART first? Thanks.
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]]>colinhester2006-05-19T13:57:07-00:00Re: Best connecters? No connectors?
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I like a good soldered connection, where possible. Then again, for convenience and serviceability, sometimes connectors are handy.
Did you know there is another connection method that is even better than soldering? It is a mechanical gas-free crimp connection. No air gets to the contact junction, so it stays clean and conductive.
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Wayne Parham2006-05-19T14:46:37-00:00Another Way
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Instead of soldering all of the connections, this guy mentioned putting threaded brass posts in and then soldering ring tounges on the ends of your internal and external wires. You would then put the rings together on the post and clamp them with a nut. Thus, you would have a very tight connection between the tounges, the posts would not be in the circuit and you could change things around fairly easily. Not as convenient as RCAs and conventional binding posts, but still quick, cheap, with an essentially guaranteed contact quality. I may start doing this -- think of the savings with an almost assured quality increase.
Skip Pack
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Skip2006-05-19T15:25:17-00:00Re: Best connecters? No connectors?
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This year I've rebuilt or upgraded 3 pair of Dynaco MK IIIs and 2 pair of Dyna MK IVs. Each MK III is different in several ways. the most different from stock one has potted Dyna MK III output trannies and a long tailed pair front end. 12AU7 and 12BH7. I also rigged it for EL34's instead of 6550s. For 50 watts. I laid the transformers out and cut and drilled onto new two section metal bases resting in a solid oak chassis to isolate the PS from the audio section. Project almost finished. Will probably keep this pair. Don't really need to keep three pair of the same type amps. Also just finished two pair of Dyna MK IV's. A friend grabbed one pair of those after listening on day one. I may keep the second pair. With my "reference" Heathkit amps, that will give me three keepers for only two systems. So that's one reason I'm liquidating. Turn some of it into money for other audio toys of course. 8:-) And I agree, the old stuff is great! And the trannies have "burned in" for 40 years! My reference amps in the small room uses Heathkit W3M iron on W4M chassis but with a Mullard 5-20 design, choke input PS. I use 7027A output tubes.The circuit was designed by Walter Delesandri. These were in the Dallas Audio Club room at the GPAF. By the way, when I got home I tested the output tubes and one was weak. They have been in there a very long time. Next year, I'll make sure all tubes are new and good. jim...
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]]>Shane2006-05-19T20:05:20-00:00Re: Another Way
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]]>3moons2006-05-20T11:07:34-00:00Re: Best connecters? No connectors?
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Sounds like a plan!