前幾天在鴨記買了這條同軸，店員介紹的，大家有乜睇發．．

Willie,

我自己較為喜歡 DIY. 原因: 1. 可以 anytime 試唔同的東西. 2. 始終價錢較平. 3. 當然是 DIY 的樂趣.

我不是說買原裝線是不智, 千萬不要誤會. 原裝線好多時有保值, DIY 就唔係咁易.  DIY 的過癮之處是你可以一路改善自己的工夫 .... 這是 DIY 的好處.

試過幫同事做線, 一班人聽完之後(事前唔話佢知是什麼線)都覺得自己做的為好. 用了 $ 600 左右, 好過條 $ 1,xxx 的. 但這不代表所有 DIY 線都比廠線好. 我覺得線是要配合器材的. 這套機用這套線唔好聲, 但另一套線可以好好聲.

個人來說, 我不會用多過 15% 機價來買線 .... :wink:  

CAT

For coaxial, I have tried Canare 75 Ohms as well. Very nice at that price. However, I can't find Canare plugs.

For RCA 過機線, I am using Audio Quest King Cobra DIY. If you don't use the battery, it won't sound too good. If you charge it up with a 72V battery for >12 hours, you can for sure hear the difference.

CAT

Willie,

King Cobra can be found at  永盛 in Sham Shui Po.

舊電是我自己整的, ha..ha.. 72V. 你可以好容易在鴨記買到12V 一粒的電, 好細的, GP 出. 6 粒合埋就72 V. 也可以用 48V, 自己 choose.

King Cobra 內有4條線. 無記錯透明那條是 Signal 用. 有方向之分.

CAT

Willie,

No, the battery is Lithium 12V each. No need to recharge. The battery pack can last for over 2 years.

See this thread of mine in creating the battery:
http://www.hififever.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1816&highlight=72v

Second thread I posted on the arrangement:
http://www.hififever.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1812&highlight=%E8%9B%87

As I have said there are FOUR wires inside the King Cobra. Use the Transparent one for Signal. The Black for Signal Ground. The Red for +72 and the silver one as -72.

If you want further instructions, send an email to achan@sjc.edu.hk and I will post you the diagram.

CAT

Dear Autumnleafcat,

To tell you a little secret here. I was going to THROW away the Audioquest Diamond back just before I decided to try the battery thing.

As you have said, sound was DULL and quite sound stage is narrow. My colleagues told me about the battery and asked whether I know how it is done. I am not a Physics man so I consulted my Physics colleague. His sharing confirmed my theory and so I go ahead and try it out. The first few hours, no big differences. I left it there for > 15 hours and then come back again. Unbelievable!

I haven't try the 24V, 48V yet. I did make some for my colleagues.

CAT