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Title: Now that I bought that fancy wire . . . I guess I shouldn't have
Post by: Downhome Upstate on August 31, 2013, 09:15:29 AM

Picked up some Kimber SF23, UP-OCC copper, and soft-annealed silver. And I'm looking at the pieces that make up the Crack kit that I'm going to build - the printed circuit board traces, tinned component leads, the Neutrik phono jack, the solder, and  . . .. Jeez, what was it I thought I was going to accomplish with boutique signal wiring? The supplied Carol tinned copper hook-up wire is looking better to me now.

Title: Re: Now that I bought that fancy wire . . . I guess I shouldn't have
Post by: Clark B. on August 31, 2013, 09:49:33 AM

After 20 or so kits, I find myself sticking with the stock builds with few exceptions.

Title: Re: Now that I bought that fancy wire . . . I guess I shouldn't have
Post by: corndog71 on August 31, 2013, 09:50:59 AM

Build it stock first.  Get used to it.  Tweak it later.

Title: Re: Now that I bought that fancy wire . . . I guess I shouldn't have
Post by: Grainger49 on August 31, 2013, 10:16:50 AM

I still have 10 sets of upgrade parts waiting in to be installed in the Eros.  It has been 2 years since the Rock Stock build.  I have added two tweaks.

Ok, I'm slow!

Title: Re: Now that I bought that fancy wire . . . I guess I shouldn't have
Post by: johnsonad on August 31, 2013, 12:25:22 PM

I'm starting to lean toward the stock camp too. A good quality solid core copper wire is all that's needed.

Title: Re: Now that I bought that fancy wire . . . I guess I shouldn't have
Post by: Chris on August 31, 2013, 09:19:44 PM

Good to know...

Title: Re: Now that I bought that fancy wire . . . I guess I shouldn't have
Post by: HF9 on September 03, 2013, 05:16:21 AM

You can still hear a difference in some cases. I personally like to have shielded wire over long runs, so that can be an "upgrade".