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In the Thread: Do not touch that used tonearm!
Post Subject: Hagerman's got other great tools...Posted by darkmoebius on: 1/31/2007
"Jim Hagerman that is posting at this site has an absolutely ridicules devise...The
ridicules in this devise its amassing effectiveness and absolutely
insulting price. In fact over my entire audio life I hardly had so many
benefits for $50 I spent in audio."
Jim's Frycleaner Pro cable-burner kit also includes the iRIAA module. I bought one back in May of 2005. It was easy to build, cheap(at the time), and extremely effective. Because I often use my audio system intermittently(weeks to a month off) while I redo parts of my house, I connect all my interconnects(RCA & XLR) in one long series connection and burn them over a 2 day period. You can also do power cords, digital cables, and speaker cables. Even amplifers and preamps with it's -10dB(0.25V), 0dB(0.78V), and +10dB(2.5V) settings. Sweep range is 2Hz-200Hz and noise range is 200Hz-20kHz. Not a bad way to quickly burn in amps/preamps when upgrading caps or resistors, etc.
As you point out, the iRIAA can be used for MM & MC cables and phonostages.
I asked Jim Hagerman how long it takes to break in interconnects, power cords, speaker, cables, and preamps?
He replied - "Usually about 40-50 hours on a FryK. The amps are fastest and get most of
the way overnight. Silver wire takes about twice as long as copper."
And, as usual, he was dead-on right. Really makes cable auditioning a lot less taxing because you can do long series connections of many cables (using connectors) and be sure they are all burned-in at the same time.
Best $125 or so I've spent in a long time. I loan it out to friends regularly, so it sees a lot of use.
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