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Old 01-10-2017, 09:11 PM
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It is 9AWG, like a garden hose hanging off the back of the Oppo. I only use a cheepo HDMI cable to a small monitor to see what is playing on Pandora and don't use anything but a iPad for controlling and seeing what is playing with Tidal. Only looks out of place from the rear with the other rats nest of cables.
It's time for a Platinum Starlight HDMI then:thumbs:

I use one between my Apple TV and SP-3...
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You can't go wrong with good/better cables... there is no "overkill" in this beautiful hobby of ours, only a "bottleneck" ...and we don't want that, right? [check my sig - I think same like you - love my (k)ables]

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Old 01-11-2017, 02:51 AM
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I have a $1000 Shunyata Alpha Digital on my Oppo 103, actually it is the now the Oppo 203. I only use the Oppo for Blue Rays, and now UHD Blue Rays. I found that with the Alpha the colors were more vivid, and there is sharper detail to the picture. I have added all Shunyata cables and power conditioners to my HT since they work just as well for video as they do for audio.

------------Stereo---------------------------

Lumin S1
Sony XA5400ES SACD
Pass XP-20 pre, X600.5 amps
Magico S5 speakers
Magico S5 v2 speakers on order

Shunyata Triton v2/Typhon for source, Cyclops v2 (2) for amps
Shunyata Z Anaconda XLR analog ICs, Z Anaconda speaker cables
Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables
Revelation Audio Passage Cryo-Silver Reference DB-25 umbilical power cable

Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
Three 20 amp circuits.

---------HT-------------

Onkyo SC5509 pre
Oppo 203 UHD BR
Cambridge Audio 840W amps (2) - front
Sunfire TGA-5400 amp - center and rear
Bryston BDP-1 file player
Auralic Vega DAC
Xbox One

Aerial Acoustic 7T speakers - front
PSB Synchrony One - rear
PSB Synchrony One Center
Polk LSiW sub

MIT Shotgun XLR S.1 interconnects
Shunyata Anaconda digital IC
Shunyata Venom speaker cables
Shunyata Triton v2 power conditioner

Sony XBR-75Z9D TV 75"
Shunyata Denali 2000 power conditioner

All power cords are Shunyata models, except for stupid built in cord on TV.
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I am happy to find out I am not the only one here with crazy ideas. I also put leftover Rollerblock Jrs under my Oppo 103. Not sure if I can justify putting Stillpoints under it now but I am sure that will change in time.
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I am happy to find out I am not the only one here with crazy ideas. I also put leftover Rollerblock Jrs under my Oppo 103. Not sure if I can justify putting Stillpoints under it now but I am sure that will change in time.


You know you want to... Go on... Do it...
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It is 9AWG, like a garden hose hanging off the back of the Oppo. I only use a cheepo HDMI cable to a small monitor to see what is playing on Pandora and don't use anything but a iPad for controlling and seeing what is playing with Tidal. Only looks out of place from the rear with the other rats nest of cables.
Wow. 9AWG. I could picture something like that on a power amp for sure. Maybe a large preamp, even.

But if the cord's doing well, is reasonably flexible and its heft isn't stressing the Oppo at all, then go for it.
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I am happy to find out I am not the only one here with crazy ideas. I also put leftover Rollerblock Jrs under my Oppo 103. Not sure if I can justify putting Stillpoints under it now but I am sure that will change in time.

I'm preparing some Barry Diament's "Hip Joints" to put under my equipment.. ordered 32 of them for now.. maybe I add 10 more just to have it for the future.. Review to follow...
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