Cambridge 640P Power Supply Upgrade
Greg - the final upgrade was to replace all internal wiring with conductors from a piece of Furutech mains cable - I had originally used romex Here's a link to the PS on my blog - the fuses have since been replaced by push button breakers http://www.image99.net/blog/files/4fdd5db4b4e9a2eaef292e1de2c48117-26.html |
Hey Hey Willie...It may be that they run cooler, although they didn't run very hot with the stock "warts"...they certainly run better though. My only compaint regards the super bright blue LEDs on the Pangeas, but I put a little tube headphone amp in front of them and it blocks the light from my eyeballs at my listening sweet spot. |
Flexibilty - If I were to hard wire, then trying different power cables down the road becomes more of a chore. When I find a reasonable silver conductor I would like to try it with minimal fuss. AND - a/b comparisons are much faster :-) The xlr connectors I use for the 12v side are high quality gold on copper that perform extremely well. After all, If they are good enough for interconnects then they are good enough for power :-) The IEC chassis mount socket is gold on copper, as are the connectors on 120v power cables. Re: Kimber cable - the reason for using this is twofold - great quality copper and insulation and the braiding rejects ref interference. I looked at a real heavy duty Furutech interconnect for the 12v side, but it would have cost a small fortune. The Kimber is great :-) |
Wolf, what interconnects are you using? I recently upgraded to Stagger Silver Solid interconnects. They really allow the 640p to shine and the Dacmagic is pretty damn good with them also Marc Stagger charges $150 for a 1 meter pair Here's my blog review http://www.image99.net/blog/files/0d212a89788f9bda8bc20046e5a82c42-36.html |
