Belden 8402 Microphone Cable Interconnects à la Dominique

Following the buzz around the Belden 8402 microphone cable used as an interconnect, which was circulating around Jeff’s place, I decided to build one myself. I also decided not to follow the classic convention of connecting the conductors and shielding to the RCA plugs suggested by Mr. Shirokazu Yazaki, nor the contemporary practice of connecting the shield only at one end to ground. Instead, I followed the methodology suggested by the French forum member and frequent visitor to Jeff’s place, Dominique.

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Norddeutsche HiFi-Tage 2017

Norddeutsche HiFi-Tage is Germany’s largest HiFi show after the Munich High End. It was held at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Hamburg from 4 to 5 February. I had never visited such a show before, and I was very curious to discover how some very expensive systems would perform and what is possible in terms of audio reproduction.

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Hifi-Tuning Ultimate Solidcore Power Cable and Fuse

I have never considered spending money on an expensive mains power conditioner or filter, but I did consider using a dedicated power cable with proper conductor diameter and shielding to connect the audio system directly to the main fuse box.

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