Everything has been agreed with the electricity supply company.Crazy looking wiring, I assume no permits or inspections?
There is no way this is allowed, It has to be at least IP2x.Everything has been agreed with the electricity supply company.
There's no way anything like that would be allowed. Something like that would need to be fully enclosed. The wiring running though those overhead races aren't allowed. Open transformers sitting on a floor not allowed. Must be pretty lenient regulations there.
I always admired Benchmarks products, very high quality without the crazy luxury goods high end pricing.Benchmark uses Canare StarQuad L-4E6S for their balanced interconnects with Neutrik XLR connectors. Outstanding performance that doesn't break the bank.
I don't understand those people who don't have an answer to a question and instead start suggesting something. A specific question was asked, if I was interested in anything else, I would definitely ask. I didn't mean to offend anyone, let's treat each other with respect).
My home, my fortress. I do what I want.![]()
The thing is, I also don't use expensive cables (that's been a thing of the past for a long time). I use Fujikura industrial power cables, and all the switching is done on Canare and Belden. Upon arrival home, I will also change Belden to Canare. Transformers are not expensive either, but they improve the sound quality many times over.I always admired Benchmarks products, very high quality without the crazy luxury goods high end pricing.
Just out of curiosity I compared the cost of Benchmarks XLR balanced star quad cables against the ordering the exact same build from Blue Jeans Cable.
No big change to write home about unless your buying 10 or more at a time.
But still $12.25 is about 4 gallons of gas today.
Single 1meter cable from Benchmark $44.00
Single 1meter cable from BJC $31.75
Sorry my friend, no one means any disrespect. It's just that folks here believe in the science of audio and can't see where expending this kind of money and the work involved will net any improvement in the sound of your system when listened to under bias controlled DBT conditions. We look to help folks here, not hurt them.
I was so happy to read in the January "The Absolute Sound" that the $34,000 6' power cord from Crystal Cable was awarded a 2024 Product Of The Year nod. It supposedly adds a full paragraph worth of glorious sound improvements![]()
Just out of curiosity I compared the cost of Benchmarks XLR balanced star quad cables against the ordering the exact same build from Blue Jeans Cable.
No big change to write home about unless your buying 10 or more at a time.
But still $12.25 is about 4 gallons of gas today.
Single 1meter cable from Benchmark $44.00
Single 1meter cable from BJC $31.75
What you do in your home, is your business.My home, my fortress. I do what I want.![]()
Or buy a soldering station for €/$ 45-60 and learn a bit of soldering. It's really easy for cables and there are enough instructions and videos.I always admired Benchmarks products, very high quality without the crazy luxury goods high end pricing.
Just out of curiosity I compared the cost of Benchmarks XLR balanced star quad cables against the ordering the exact same build from Blue Jeans Cable.
No big change to write home about unless your buying 10 or more at a time.
But still $12.25 is about 4 gallons of gas today.
Single 1meter cable from Benchmark $44.00
Single 1meter cable from BJC $31.75
This raises the question of what is worse, the award or the cable. Apart from the cable, such awards are worthless anyway.I was so happy to read in the January "The Absolute Sound" that the $34,000 6' power cord from Crystal Cable was awarded a 2024 Product Of The Year nod. It supposedly adds a full paragraph worth of glorious sound improvements![]()
This happens to me at the experimental stage, when the goal is finally achieved, it will be possible to bring everything into human form.What you do in your home, is your business.
What you post on this forum, is our business.
We don't want unskilled readers, copying dangerous practices.
LOL.. Oh I can solder and have a couple nice irons.Or buy a soldering station for €/$ 45-60 and learn a bit of soldering. It's really easy for cables and there are enough instructions and videos.
Then you only pay around €/$ 12 for a 1 meter long XLR cable made of the same materials, and around €/$ 6-7 for a high-quality RCA cable.
So that's currently the equivalent of 4 or 2 gallons of gas.
This raises the question of what is worse, the award or the cable. Apart from the cable, such awards are worthless anyway.
I have experience with this in various areas, consumer and industrial, and these awards always have to be paid for, but of course not directly, but rather through ads/advertising, paid articles/contributions, etc. I have known this for over 35 years.
I'm sure this has been posted before somewhere, but the Chord Company was held to account by the ASA here in the UK a while back for its unsubstantiated cable claims:LOL.. Oh I can solder and have a couple nice irons.
But at those prices I just don't find it worth the effort.
Probably due to my age, at one time I found that fun, at 75 it's just a PITA
I find it very humorous to read some of those reviews of the very expensive, worthless crap!
For the VERY wealthy, MHO is if you're that dumb to drop $35,000 large on a power cord you deserve to be cheated.
OTOH I am proud to have been part of the objective Hi Fi community for many years and believe we do a great service for the many that don't understand how badly the snake-oil predators attempt to mis-inform them and cheat them out of their hard earned money. Some interpretations of the law might even have seen this as extortion? Can you believe some of these monkeys have wanted to sue us for truthful objective reviews of poor performing gear?
Alla nostra salute,
Sal
I have the skills and the tools but I only solder cables when there is no time to order/deliver a commercial product. I like to conserve my time for other things.Or buy a soldering station for €/$ 45-60 and learn a bit of soldering. It's really easy for cables and there are enough instructions and videos.
Then you only pay around €/$ 12 for a 1 meter long XLR cable made of the same materials, and around €/$ 6-7 for a high-quality RCA cable.
That's no matter as I no longer drive a car.So that's currently the equivalent of 4 or 2 gallons of gas.
May the force be with you.Yes, what a different mentality we have, I thought I found like-minded people, it turned out to be complete amateurs, you can continue to listen to your observations and in any quantity, I'm not your assistant.I'll contact Benchmark directly, I'm sure there are smart people there who will understand what I want.
May the force be with you.
Yes, what a different mentality we have, I thought I found like-minded people, it turned out to be complete amateurs, you can continue to listen to your observations and in any quantity, I'm not your assistant.I'll contact Benchmark directly, I'm sure there are smart people there who will understand what I want.
Sorry, I posted info about the fuses to give a good idea of max current draw the power supplies will request before the need of protection.I guess I missed the post about fuses blowing. From what I've read, this is most likely a wetware issue.