Ozzy, I understand that you picked up an Oppo BDP-95. If that's true how is it working for you?

Just sold my PS Audio Perfectwave gear. I've got a hot-rodded BDP-83SE which sounds pretty good, but I want better. Thinking about the 95 and possibly a mod to go along with it. I like the idea of attaching my music library to thee Oppo as well as playing my SACD's and as a bonus, 3D TV when the mood arises.

desalvo55 August 25, 2011 15:07

I've purchased wire from ebay just as you had. I was looking for a different type of wire, a different recipe. The wire I'm using is gold over brass. The wire I was looking for was gold over silver. Unobtainable in the states. I even tried to get companies to make this stuff for me.

This recipe comes from a fellow Audiogoner named Jadem6. Thanks Jadem.

So I settled for a hard annealed 18awg (mistake with hard annealed I think as I didn't know any better) for ground and 3 runs of 28awg for the signal. No twists, layed over 3/4 inch cotton piping + and - opposite sides of the piping and run in cotton sleeve - no dialectric really other than - cotton. Thes terminated into some very high end Furutech connectors, rhodium, locking, don't recall the model number. They work VERY WELL!

Thanks for the tip Ozzy! I'll be making a set to compete with my Tesla's.

desalvo55 May 01, 2011 22:33

I'd be curios as well regarding your DIY speaker cables. I built my own interconnects using Jadems 6 recipe. Not only did his "science" make sense, the cables I built are great.

desalvo55 April 24, 2011 17:50

So can you compare the 2 very different preamps?

I'm actually thinking about the MBL 5011.

desalvo55 March 20, 2011 03:11

Nice system Ozzy. It's funny in a way. I almost bought the Egglestons and suddenly went sideways and ordered a pair of Decade D1's. I have a Pass X350.5 and Synergistic Research cables.

I'm thinking about an X10 preamp too having owned the Cary SLP-05 which I regretfully sold. I don't currently have a preamp as I'm going DAC into Pass and PS Audio GCPH phono pre into Pass direct.

Oh, I also have a JL Audio F113.

Yikes even my alcohol setup looks like yours! Pretty scary.

desalvo55 March 17, 2011 00:33