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Re: speaker cable

 

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Belden Brilliance 1311A which is a OFC high strand low capacidence #12 awg twisted wire is available at Parts Express.

On May 7, 2020, at 5:35 PM, Bill Meyerhoff <bmeyerhoff@...> wrote:

I would use Belden Brilliance 1311A which is a OFC high strand low capacidence #12 awg twisted wire made by a great company.

Bill Meyerhoff 843-834-2828


On May 7, 2020, at 8:10 AM, kevin.mckenzie30 <kbmckenzie@...> wrote:

Hello,

I'm in the process of having a bonus room built out for a home bar / pool table room.? Finally, I will have a room to set up my DQ-10's.??

I plan on running the speaker wire in the wall.? I can use either monster cable or manufactured cable with banana plugs.? Any preference on cable?

Do the 10's accept banana plugs?? Is there any modification needed?

thanks,

Kevin?
Re: speaker cable

 

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I would use Belden Brilliance 1311A which is a OFC high strand low capacidence #12 awg twisted wire made by a great company.

Bill Meyerhoff 843-834-2828


On May 7, 2020, at 8:10 AM, kevin.mckenzie30 <kbmckenzie@...> wrote:

Hello,

I'm in the process of having a bonus room built out for a home bar / pool table room.? Finally, I will have a room to set up my DQ-10's.??

I plan on running the speaker wire in the wall.? I can use either monster cable or manufactured cable with banana plugs.? Any preference on cable?

Do the 10's accept banana plugs?? Is there any modification needed?

thanks,

Kevin?

Re: speaker cable

 

Would try to keep speaker wires away from power wires?
I am also a cable skeptic but round wire with enough flexibility e.g . stranded is probably good just from EE thinking.? Also tough enough insulation that when you yank it through hole in stud you don’t strip any of it.? Might avoid cable staples and use rounded hold downs.? If you’re in the walls anyway, maybe run a dedicated twenty amp twelve gauge power line too? Inductance from coiling excess wire might have more affect than extra straight wire. Assume if you are doing this 12 gauge stranded is the way you're going. DQ-10 banana jacks seem to be standard size and spacing (that is, my banana plugs are standard molded plastic with metal connectors, one body). Obviously individual banana plugs are fine too, just be sure nothing behind the speaker could knock one individual plug in to another and short the amp.




-----Original Message-----
From: kevin.mckenzie30 <kbmckenzie@...>
To: DahlquistSpeakers <[email protected]>
Sent: Thu, May 7, 2020 9:48 am
Subject: Re: [DahlquistSpeakers] speaker cable

Thank you much!?

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of John Joseph McVeigh
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2020 8:48 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [DahlquistSpeakers] speaker cable

On Thu, 07 May 2020 05:10:46 -0700, kevin.mckenzie30 wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm in the process of having a bonus room built out for a home bar /
> pool table room.? Finally, I will have a room to set up my DQ-10's.?
>
> I plan on running the speaker wire in the wall.? I can use either
> monster cable or manufactured cable with banana plugs.? Any
> preference on cable?
>
> Do the 10's accept banana plugs?? Is there any modification needed?
>
> thanks,
>
> Kevin

The DQ-10s accept banana plugs... either single or double, such as:

<https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/BNA100--hosa-bna-100>

or

<https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/pomona-electronics/MDP-0/501-1071
-ND/603378>.

No modifications are necessary.

Speaker wire is, in my opinion, largely a matter of faith and personal
taste, so long as the conductors are large enough not to have
significant aggregate series resistance.? I am dubious when it comes to
many claims about speaker wire.? I know that some others feel
differently, and swear by the allegedly awesome audio qualities of
speaker cables made with exotic materials and exotic construction
techniques.? When it comes to such claims, color me highly skeptical.
Re: speaker cable

 

Yes the DQ-10's accept banana plugs.? About running speaker cable in walls.? Although walls are not generally plenum spaces many jurisdictions still require plenum rated cable.? Best to check with your local building department first or just use CL2 Rated speaker wire because it's made for the purpose and not really anymore expensive.? Monoprice has #12 which is what I used to wire my living room for 5.1 with.


On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 5:10 AM kevin.mckenzie30 <kbmckenzie@...> wrote:
Hello,

I'm in the process of having a bonus room built out for a home bar / pool table room.? Finally, I will have a room to set up my DQ-10's.??

I plan on running the speaker wire in the wall.? I can use either monster cable or manufactured cable with banana plugs.? Any preference on cable?

Do the 10's accept banana plugs?? Is there any modification needed?

thanks,

Kevin?

Re: speaker cable

 

Thank you much!

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of John Joseph McVeigh
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2020 8:48 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [DahlquistSpeakers] speaker cable

On Thu, 07 May 2020 05:10:46 -0700, kevin.mckenzie30 wrote:

Hello,

I'm in the process of having a bonus room built out for a home bar /
pool table room. Finally, I will have a room to set up my DQ-10's.

I plan on running the speaker wire in the wall. I can use either
monster cable or manufactured cable with banana plugs. Any
preference on cable?

Do the 10's accept banana plugs? Is there any modification needed?

thanks,

Kevin
The DQ-10s accept banana plugs... either single or double, such as:

<>

or

<
-ND/603378>.

No modifications are necessary.

Speaker wire is, in my opinion, largely a matter of faith and personal
taste, so long as the conductors are large enough not to have
significant aggregate series resistance. I am dubious when it comes to
many claims about speaker wire. I know that some others feel
differently, and swear by the allegedly awesome audio qualities of
speaker cables made with exotic materials and exotic construction
techniques. When it comes to such claims, color me highly skeptical.
Re: speaker cable

GEORGE ABRAHAM
 

If you have a long cable run (+20 feet) I suggest the 12 guage OFC stranded copper cable.

On Thursday, May 7, 2020, 08:48:10 a.m. EDT, John Joseph McVeigh <kd4vs@...> wrote:


On Thu, 07 May 2020 05:10:46 -0700, kevin.mckenzie30 wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm in the process of having a bonus room built out for a home bar /
> pool table room.? Finally, I will have a room to set up my DQ-10's.?
>
> I plan on running the speaker wire in the wall.? I can use either
> monster cable or manufactured cable with banana plugs.? Any
> preference on cable?
>
> Do the 10's accept banana plugs?? Is there any modification needed?
>
> thanks,
>
> Kevin

The DQ-10s accept banana plugs... either single or double, such as:

<>

or

<>.

No modifications are necessary.

Speaker wire is, in my opinion, largely a matter of faith and personal
taste, so long as the conductors are large enough not to have
significant aggregate series resistance.? I am dubious when it comes to
many claims about speaker wire.? I know that some others feel
differently, and swear by the allegedly awesome audio qualities of
speaker cables made with exotic materials and exotic construction
techniques.? When it comes to such claims, color me highly skeptical.
Re: speaker cable

 

On Thu, 07 May 2020 05:10:46 -0700, kevin.mckenzie30 wrote:

Hello,

I'm in the process of having a bonus room built out for a home bar /
pool table room. Finally, I will have a room to set up my DQ-10's.

I plan on running the speaker wire in the wall. I can use either
monster cable or manufactured cable with banana plugs. Any
preference on cable?

Do the 10's accept banana plugs? Is there any modification needed?

thanks,

Kevin
The DQ-10s accept banana plugs... either single or double, such as:

<>

or

<>.

No modifications are necessary.

Speaker wire is, in my opinion, largely a matter of faith and personal
taste, so long as the conductors are large enough not to have
significant aggregate series resistance. I am dubious when it comes to
many claims about speaker wire. I know that some others feel
differently, and swear by the allegedly awesome audio qualities of
speaker cables made with exotic materials and exotic construction
techniques. When it comes to such claims, color me highly skeptical.
speaker cable

 

Hello,

I'm in the process of having a bonus room built out for a home bar / pool table room.? Finally, I will have a room to set up my DQ-10's.??

I plan on running the speaker wire in the wall.? I can use either monster cable or manufactured cable with banana plugs.? Any preference on cable?

Do the 10's accept banana plugs?? Is there any modification needed?

thanks,

Kevin?
Re: DQ-LP-1 RCA jack replacement.

 

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Hi all, looking for a lp1 unit in good shape.

Let me know?

Melvin Bryan


On Apr 25, 2020, at 6:11 PM, Roy <rabbitroy@...> wrote:

?
Good evening,
? ? ?I failed to include the message title in the text of my question. I intended to ask about?DQ-LP-1 RCA jack replacement.? I am still considering to take it to an electronic repair shop.
? ? ?Sorry about the confusion.
Roy

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Re: DQ-LP-1 RCA jack replacement.

 

Greetings,

Many times they can be resoldered to the circuit board. As they do tend to fracture off the board over time. Or you can replace them with modern Tiffany style jacks. Which is not exactly easy and a royal pita but can be done. Either works wonders and the oem's are decent unless they are worn out.?

DD

On Sat, Apr 25, 2020, 4:10 PM <roywhittoff@...> wrote:
Good Afternoon,
? ? ?My RCA jacks are loose.? I was wondering how difficult it is to replace them.? Many years ago I did replace the caps on my DQ-10s without any problems.? Taking it to an electronics shop is a possibility that I am considering.
Thanks, Roy

Re: DQ-LP-1 RCA jack replacement.

 

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Good evening,
? ? ?I failed to include the message title in the text of my question. I intended to ask about?DQ-LP-1 RCA jack replacement.? I am still considering to take it to an electronic repair shop.
? ? ?Sorry about the confusion.
Roy

Get

Re: DQ-LP-1 RCA jack replacement.

 

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Hi, Roy,

I’m planning on doing this, myself. To replace the rca jacks, you need to remove the grills and then you need to carefully remove the 10” woofers in order to gain access.

Hope this helps and good luck,

John

On Apr 25, 2020, at 1:21 PM, roywhittoff@... wrote:

?Good Afternoon,
? ? ?My RCA jacks are loose.? I was wondering how difficult it is to replace them.? Many years ago I did replace the caps on my DQ-10s without any problems.? Taking it to an electronics shop is a possibility that I am considering.
Thanks, Roy

DQ-LP-1 RCA jack replacement.

 

Good Afternoon,
? ? ?My RCA jacks are loose.? I was wondering how difficult it is to replace them.? Many years ago I did replace the caps on my DQ-10s without any problems.? Taking it to an electronics shop is a possibility that I am considering.
Thanks, Roy
Re: Hi-Vi DMB-A questions...DQ-10

GEORGE ABRAHAM
 


My DQ10 previous owner swapped out the tweeter and super tweeter for a T_127A made by KEF and also redid the crossovers. In addition he added a 3/4 inch thick Mdf front on the woofer box to tighten the bass. Sounds unreal compared to my Maggies.
On Thursday, April 16, 2020, 09:21:02 p.m. EDT, Jack Harrington <sirreal63@...> wrote:


I will let you know in a few weeks when do the swap.? Judging by the graph Deer Creek did, I would say it will sound right.
Re: Hi-Vi DMB-A questions...DQ-10

 

I will let you know in a few weeks when do the swap.? Judging by the graph Deer Creek did, I would say it will sound right.
Re: Hi-Vi DMB-A questions...DQ-10

GEORGE ABRAHAM
 

Looks like these mids are much less expensive elsewhere. ?? How do they sound? ?
Re: Hi-Vi DMB-A questions...DQ-10

 

Very good George!? I was going to do it as you have pictured in the USAM picture, it looks simple enough.? I am glad that old listing still exists, it helped more than anything else I have seen.?
Re: Hi-Vi DMB-A questions...DQ-10

 

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The 15 ohm resistor is placed in parallel with the dome mid range voice coil

Regards
George
deercreekaudio.com

On Apr 16, 2020, at 8:56 AM, Jack Harrington <sirreal63@...> wrote:

?My DQ-10's have had a long life, I refurbished them last year and had to repair one of the mid domes, the typical broken lead that was an easy fix, sort of.? I noticed at the time they were really stiff and now the one that was repaired is noticeably weaker than the other.? I have decided to replace them with the Hi-Vi DMB-A as this seems to be the usual replacement and is still available.

I have found where others have done this swap with this mid dome, and no mention of the impedance difference and I found where Deer Creek Audio used to offer a kit for the replacement and it included a 15 ohm, 5 watt resistor to go across the driver leads.? Here is the link to their original listing, with pics and a chart... ? I ordered the drivers and the resistors but I have to ask, is this the correct way to match the impedance?? It appears from their graph that they got great results.

Thanks,

Jack

Hi-Vi DMB-A questions...DQ-10

 

My DQ-10's have had a long life, I refurbished them last year and had to repair one of the mid domes, the typical broken lead that was an easy fix, sort of.? I noticed at the time they were really stiff and now the one that was repaired is noticeably weaker than the other.? I have decided to replace them with the Hi-Vi DMB-A as this seems to be the usual replacement and is still available.

I have found where others have done this swap with this mid dome, and no mention of the impedance difference and I found where Deer Creek Audio used to offer a kit for the replacement and it included a 15 ohm, 5 watt resistor to go across the driver leads.? Here is the link to their original listing, with pics and a chart... ? I ordered the drivers and the resistors but I have to ask, is this the correct way to match the impedance?? It appears from their graph that they got great results.

Thanks,

Jack
Re: Newbie needs help

 

Unless they are faulty the yellow caps are already well into the diminishing side of the equation.?

Caps are like choosing ice cream flavors. Back during the R&D the developers already played out that Russian roulette game. At least with what was available at the time. If your going to step into that arena then drop a thousand or so on caps and get to slinging. Otherwise you have zero basis to base future outcomes off of. View marketing, advertising, and even cost as practically meaningless. My advise is to visit the capacitor shootout site pages. And even that will only allow you to choke down the selection somewhat without actually using your own ears. Just consider that the existing caps have been painstakingly hand matched sonically for those coils. And even drivers, etc. In this case reinventing the wheel is never easy.?

The best move which is difficult is to always resist mods. And change whatever else until they start sounding better. And better and better. They are rather selective to all upstream gear. Assuming they don't have bad solder joints, etc you will find that they will respond.

At least then you end up knowing what the oem is capable of. And end up with a real launching point for further developments. With the 10's?you should be so overwhelmed?that you loose the desire to chase sparklie rabbits. Then like a magic lantern after a good massaging, find that the genie is finally broke loose. The genie really is already in there somewhere. And she isn't clamoring for a new wardrobe...

But either road provides plenty of entertainment. But your sonic results may vary.


On Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 2:02 PM D. Springfield <gwi@...> wrote:
I recently completed new crossover boards with Clarity Caps.? Sound good to me.? But have no frame of reference.

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