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[Mr_Sukebe]

You've put more money into snake oil products than your audio gear.

I'm rocking flagship speakers and amplifiers with stock fuses and masterplug multi way blocks.

Have you upgraded your kit?
If not, then that’s not quite true

 

[Zefan]

No doubt. I avoid them though because I prefer a more sideways sound with a bit of curve to it and Wattgate are very biased to just forward and backward alteration.

Crikey are we really talking about the obvious benefits of a dimensionally unipolarised soundstage? I thought this was a specialist sound forum, not GD...

 

[JasonM]

masterplug multi way blocks.

Audiophile power strips: what to look for & what to avoid

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[Mr_Sukebe]

I have to say that I’ve been in and out of various audio forums for a couple of decades now, and I don’t think I’ve ever read anything genuinely positive about RA.

 

[hornetstinger]

Have you upgraded your kit?
If not, then that’s not quite true

Can't really upgrade anymore, I've reached the limit. Shame really as quite fun that's part of the hobby. Upgrading speakers amplifers just doesn't make sense. I don't have Kef Codas where next upgrade is ok, having Reference class and another brand flagship- end game. Space/cost no limit would be monoblocs all round but that would require 13 of them. Not worth it.

Sure there's Trinnov but that's way out of reach and I wouldn't spend that much plus with how much AV pres depreciate it's not worth spending thousands.

 

[Mr_Sukebe]

Well unless you actual tell us what you’re using, we might aswell assume that it’s another 20 year old Aiwa hand me down.

 

[Armageus]

Well unless you actual tell us what you’re using, we might aswell assume that it’s another 20 year old Aiwa hand me down.

Nothing less than pictures with today's newspaper and a loaf of hovis will suffice in reality

 

[hornetstinger]

Well unless you actual tell us what you’re using, we might aswell assume that it’s another 20 year old Aiwa hand me down.

American brand power amplifiers, who also make amplifiers for Outlaw, Lexicon and Monoprice.

 

[JasonM]

Can't really upgrade anymore, I've reached the limit.

You have 7800 watts, thats bonkers

As I posted before, 20 years ago I use to setup mobile disco's and used 800 watts, and then people were asking me to turn the volume down.

 

[Broken Hope]

Just imagine how much this fuse would improve your system.

 

[Armageus]

Just imagine how much this fuse would improve your system.

I can only imagine the laughter in their office whenever they sell one

 

[hornetstinger]

Additions, whether be worthwhile or not.

New audio streamers, one in each room
Projector and screen
New programmable learning remote
New AV processor, Anthem AVM90 or similar
Replace heights with matching heights
A six channel power amplifier to replace the stack for some channels
suitable front wide and sides, I do have matching pair from the LCR range but they're rear ported so location would be tricky couldn't just push them against the wall, I'm using wall mount speakers which work well enough and not too intrusive.
Matching second subwoofer for the hifi, and dual channel subwoofer EQ unit
Replace the hifi speakers with the bigger models in the range (not worthwhile as probably too big for the room)
Replacing the standmount back surrounds with the same large floorstanding as the fronts.
Replace the stereo pre amp with one with room EQ.

 

[hornetstinger]

I can only imagine the laughter in their office whenever they sell one

how about this?

Lyra Atlas λ Lambda SL Moving Coil Cartridge

Lyra again turns the analog world on its ear with the introduction of the Atlas λ Lambda SL phono cartridge. "Please contact us for delivery times, these are hand built and could be on extended delivery times"

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[JasonM]

Just because a company sells a product for clearly crazy money, does not invalidate the cheaper products.

I use these in my active monitors, and they gave a lift to sound.

Russ Andrews Internal Fast Blow Fuse, pack of 5

Limited Availability. Only the values shown above are available. Replacement 20mm internal fast blow fuses (slow blow internal fuses are available |here//P10179990000|)Nickel plated end caps and copper fuse wireDeep Cryogenically treated (DCT)Supplied as a pack of fiveRuss Andrews internal fast...

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These are the Super Fuses, I own 7 of these. The audio difference between a regular fuses and these is quite noticeable. I purchased 5 on offer for just over £90, the other 2 came with second hand cables.

13A SuperFuse mains plug fuse, pack of 5

Replacement 13A mains plug fuses make it easy to upgrade power cablesFeature a specially-developed version of our legacy Super Burn In™ treatmentIncludes DeoxIT Gold® wipe for treating end caps before fittingSupplied as a pack of 5 fuses (single SuperFuses are available |here//P10169990000|)...

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[hornetstinger]

I prefer slow blow over fast blow tbh

 

[Mr_Sukebe]

American brand power amplifiers, who also make amplifiers for Outlaw, Lexicon and Monoprice.

I assume that you’re referring to HK, who are a massive group and have a number of sub audio brands.
However, do they actually manufacture for those groups?
Additionally, I don’t see anything in the HK range that makes me think wow

 

[hornetstinger]

I assume that you’re referring to HK, who are a massive group and have a number of sub audio brands.
However, do they actually manufacture for those groups?
Additionally, I don’t see anything in the HK range that makes me think wow

No not Harmon Kardon.

 

[JasonM]

This is a Wattgate 350 EVO RH, they make a better connection with the IEC connection.

This is over £140 retail for the wattgate separately. This is connected to a Powerkord 300.

This is the inside of an older RA reference cable plug. You can see the 8 live and 8 neutral copper cores, each core is high purity copper with kelvar dielectric. It's the twisting of these cores in a weave that reduces EMI / RF entering the component. When you reduce the noise you increase the detail. The black fuse a RA super fuse.

The component you see between the neutral and earth is part of a clamping device, and was NOT added by Russ Andrews and added after the cable was sold.

The entry level RA Yello powers are a significant upgrade over a £5 standard power cable. However a cable such as the RA Powerkord 300 is again a significant upgrade over a RA Yello power.

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[hornetstinger]

Or you could just buy better speakers and amplifiers

 

[JasonM]

Or you could just buy better speakers and amplifiers

I'm quite happy for now. Will do an upgrade of amps / speakers, but will end up quite expensive so I'm holding off. I'm looking out for pre-owned Adam X series studio monitors but no rush, like most things in life things appear at the right time.