31-May-2015, 19:09
Ended up finally doing the speaker end. Even though the facts are silver sockets and relatively new, a fair bit more gunk came off on the cotton buds using deoxit, whereas the d200 had been pretty clean. Same for the bananas. My linking wires are just inserted into the holes and the bindings tightened down on them so I should have done them too, but as it's bare wire and was a pain to get through the holes I wimped out. Im sure I'll go back as now I know how much dirt/tarnish came from the sockets it will bother me. I know silver is still meant to conduct but....
A few days later all is well.
There could well be an audible difference again, who knows.
The most noticeable thing is my listening volume seems to have come down to around -47 quiet and -35 general. Previously quiet was -40 or even -35.
I've got wbt bananas, so they get re-tightened each time, and I do set them pretty tight. I have no way of knowing if it's the same - maybe they're just tighter.
Anyway, certainly no negatives!
As a side note, the author of the article recommending deoxit (and not tweek) seems to have done a recent update in favour of tweek too - used very sparingly and thinly and allowed to cure for a few days.... Go figure.
A few days later all is well.
There could well be an audible difference again, who knows.
The most noticeable thing is my listening volume seems to have come down to around -47 quiet and -35 general. Previously quiet was -40 or even -35.
I've got wbt bananas, so they get re-tightened each time, and I do set them pretty tight. I have no way of knowing if it's the same - maybe they're just tighter.
Anyway, certainly no negatives!
As a side note, the author of the article recommending deoxit (and not tweek) seems to have done a recent update in favour of tweek too - used very sparingly and thinly and allowed to cure for a few days.... Go figure.
>>> 1st Place Award: Devialet, last decades most disappointing technology purchase. <<<
