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If the litz wires are coated with only polyurethane (no heavy nylon coating) then you can easily remove it with a large soldering iron and Wonder solder (Wonder solder has more active flux than most solders...you can also stick the end of the litz wire in some Cardas soldering paste...or other flux...and use other solders). Simply hold the flat portion of the soldering iron tip(running as hot as possible)directly against the end of the wire.....after it gets so hot that you almost have to drop the wire (if you were holding it bare handed) then simply feed in the wonder solder and the coating will start to bubble off. It certainly is a couple of seconds faster to use a solder pot....but at a serious expense. I will have pictures on my site on how to solder the wires.

The litz wire that is used by the designer is a type one (just a twisted bundle) litz consisting of 140 strands of 40 gauge wire (about 18 gauge total). He used that wire because he had it around. There are no rules here. Have fun! The wire I am using is probably around 15 gauge total (probably a couple hundred strands of what looks like around 32 gauge). and is a type two litz (rope lay). The wire used by the designer is 6 inches long and folded back....he uses three pieces of heat shrink on it....I use cotton ties. again, I will have pics. Check out the review on 6 moons for a nice pic or what he does. The designer feels it needs a little heatshrink for best sound and he even suggests slitting the heatshrink lengthwise for best sound. I personally think he is damping the type one litz (which would like to unfold) with the heatshrink.....when I first did an experiment on the rca jacks in my modded Oppo it sounded horrible without damping the wires....so, me thinks he is mostly damping the wires with the heatshrink....but, again....no rules here.

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Topic - Audioprism ground control - stator_99@yahoo.com 14:27:34 05/10/10 (27)

RE: Audioprism ground control - Quint 07:00:31 05/12/10 (19)

RE: Audioprism ground control - ozzyboy 10:22:51 05/12/10 (18)

Different strokes, I guess - Quint 10:43:49 05/12/10 (17)

Steve Marsh's review in Sixmoons gives two sides of the issue. - Norm 06:40:48 05/14/10 (16)

This tweak can be amazing and for $5.00 or less!!!!!!!!! - Ric Schultz 11:01:36 05/15/10 (13)

RE: There is a thread on Diyaudio.com - rick_m 20:47:45 05/15/10 (6)

Were it litz wire with wires in the loop connected at the lug, would you not see evidence of a solder pot? nt - Norm 07:12:48 05/16/10 (5)

Whew! - rick_m 13:52:44 05/17/10 (3)

It doesn't make any sense to me either, but that is not the first time. - Norm 11:21:56 05/18/10 (2)

RE: It doesn't make any sense to me either, but that is not the first time. - rick_m 21:13:25 05/18/10 (1)

I await your experiences. "a 'pool' of plump electrons to draw from"???? nt - Norm 06:05:02 05/21/10 (0)

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Ric can you give an explanation of what they are doing? nt - Norm 12:06:20 05/15/10 (5)

Not really - Ric Schultz 19:11:15 05/15/10 (4)

Ground Control - ozzyboy 10:14:36 05/17/10 (1)

Same as always: tweakaudio.com nt - Ric Schultz 15:40:43 05/17/10 (0)

RF Antenna? - Maxamillion 07:06:20 05/17/10 (1)

Good point. - Al Sekela 14:54:13 05/17/10 (0)

Don't blame ya - Quint 13:12:02 05/14/10 (0)

RE: Steve Marsh's review in Sixmoons gives two sides of the issue. - rick_m 08:35:34 05/14/10 (0)

RE: Audioprism ground control - ozzyboy 19:23:21 05/10/10 (0)

RE: Audioprism ground control - Rob F 18:40:06 05/10/10 (4)

HD Links are RF Filters - Maxamillion 07:13:43 05/17/10 (3)

RE: HD Links are RF Filters - Rob F 17:43:09 05/19/10 (2)

The panels have wires connected to them. - Al Sekela 13:51:06 05/21/10 (1)

RE: The panels have wires connected to them. - Rob F 16:10:43 05/24/10 (0)

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