Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Teflon tape

2011-11-29 Thread regalma1
I read one forum where a guy tried this. He measured the current draw of the system with and with out the tape. It was actually a bit lower with the tape. I passed it on to one of the design engineers here who is a skeptic but has an audiophile friend, so is a bit sympathetic. Here is his

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Teflon tape

2011-11-29 Thread pippin
lower resistance at the power plug would lead to higher, not lower current draw. -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote and *New: iPeng for iPad*, at penguinlovesmusic.com pippin's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Teflon tape

2011-11-29 Thread Mnyb
Sigh , a faulty conector just jiggle it a bit as a fix before replacing it if the contact presure is enogh it works . don't forget to oil your fuse box with some of peter w belts products... -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Teflon tape

2011-11-28 Thread mashley
Actually some of the tube guys swear by this tweak? I might try it round my breaker panel later! -- mashley mashley's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36549 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Teflon tape

2011-07-30 Thread Percival Sweetwater
I don't know about blacker blacks, but I just wrapped some round the end of my dick. Definitely whiter whites. -- Percival Sweetwater Percival Sweetwater's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=43302

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Teflon tape

2011-07-29 Thread magiccarpetride
One of the most recent tweaks I've done on my system was to clean the contacts on the power cables, interconnects, and speaker cables. This cheap and easy-to-do tweak rendered audible improvements as far as clarity, stability, and authority of the reproduced sound. That positive result got me

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Teflon tape

2011-07-29 Thread JezA
If only John Lennon had had teflon tape to wind round his guitar lead, his microphone lead, the desk, the cutting lathe, the . -- JezA JezA's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21219 View this

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Teflon tape

2011-07-29 Thread Stratmangler
magiccarpetride;644945 Wrote: I know I'm easily excitable and prone to exaggerations, but man, it cost me $1.29 for this teflon tape, and I can't believe the difference it makes. Tonight I'm going to teflon all of my other AC plugs, see if I get even more improvements. I'd be interested

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Teflon tape

2011-07-29 Thread rolski
Dunno about toast, but this one really takes the biscuit -- rolski rolski's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23776 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89174

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Teflon tape

2011-07-29 Thread pski
Stratmangler;645014 Wrote: I'd be interested to hear how this affects the workings of your toaster and your kettle. Does it improve the toastiness of toast, and does tea made using water boiled in a similarly treated kettle have improved flavour ? Chris :) Of course, the improvement

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Teflon tape

2011-07-29 Thread JezA
I just put my frying pan on top of my head and everything sounds better. -- JezA JezA's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21219 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89174

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Teflon tape

2011-07-29 Thread pski
JezA;645023 Wrote: I just put my frying pan on top of my head and everything sounds better. Must be a Teflon frying pan, eh? P -- pski real stereo doesn't just wake the neighbors, it -enrages- them.. It is truly the Golden Age of Wireless

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Teflon tape

2011-07-29 Thread JJZolx
Isn't Teflon (PTFE) a very good electrical insulator? Sounds like the very last thing you'd want to wind around the prongs making an electrical connection. I have no doubt that it makes the physical connection feel tighter, but you can only be reducing and compromising the actual contact area,

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Teflon tape

2011-07-29 Thread aubuti
Stratmangler;645014 Wrote: does tea made using water boiled in a similarly treated kettle have improved flavour ? In particular, the hots are hotter. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Teflon tape

2011-07-29 Thread pski
aubuti;645056 Wrote: In particular, the hots are hotter. And with toast, we are back to blacker blacks. P -- pski real stereo doesn't just wake the neighbors, it -enrages- them.. It is truly the Golden Age of Wireless

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Teflon tape

2011-07-29 Thread MichaelJ
magiccarpetride;644945 Wrote: I know I'm easily excitable and prone to exaggerations, but man, it cost me $1.29 for this teflon tape, and I can't believe the difference it makes. Tonight I'm going to teflon all of my other AC plugs, see if I get even more improvements. Personally I

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Teflon tape

2011-07-29 Thread aubuti
pski;645061 Wrote: And with toast, we are back to blacker blacks. '...none...none more black' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx6fwfBKCIQ) -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074