On Mar 7, 7:44 pm, Sonnova <sonn...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Thu, 6 Mar 2008 14:11:20 -0800, Peter Wieck wrote
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> > On Mar 5, 9:53 pm, Sonnova <sonn...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 17:15:01 -0800, jwvm wrote
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> >>> The following link might be of interest to some readers here:
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>>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/audiophiles-cant-tell-the-difference-
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> >> Interesting, but I'm not at all surprised. Are you?
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> > Mpffff.... I typically purchase 12 gauge, fine-stranded THHN wire at
> > my electrical supply house. Stretch out what I need + 10%, tie one end
> > to a doorknob, chuck the other end in a drill and spin-to-length. A
> > couple of bits of heat-shrink tubing at each end, solder on the
> > appropriate connector (or just tin) and there you are. Cheap, quick,
> > custom-length, custom connectors... life is good.
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> http://web3.automationdirect.com/adc/Shopping/Catalog/Wiring_Solution...
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> > cal_Hook-Up_-z-_Building_Wire/Insulation_Type_-_THHN/106100802440
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> > Comes in many colors (and gauges), and US$77 worth of wire (at present
> > prices) will last quite a while. Further, neither cats nor dogs nor
> > vermin will take on THHN-type wire unless they are well-and-truly
> > desperate.
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> > Peter Wieck
> > Wyncote, PA
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> That's an interesting solution. You are, of course, talking about
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Interconnects are typically purcased in lots from my local electronic
supply house (HBF Electronics, State Road, Philadelphia). They get
surplus interconnects from various sources, some good, some not-so-
good. So, when the good ones come along, I will purchase half-a-dozen
sets for about US$5/two meters. They work just fine. I have a constant
need because when I repair something and give it back, I always give
it back with fresh patch-cords.
I have nothing exotic going on, no great distances between components,
so a garden-variety patch-cord is all that is necessary.
Peter Wieck
Wyncote, PA
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