Put some new Cardas CCRR binding posts on my Aragon 8008bb amp

headrott
headrott Posts: 5,496
edited June 2013 in DIY, Mods & Tweaks
I just last night soldered the new Cardas CCRR binding posts onto my Aragon 8008bb amp. I tested it out with Kate Bush's "Hounds of Love" CD. It sounds great!
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Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
"I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion." :\
My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....

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"Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited January 2010
    An excellent upgrade and who wouldn't like a meaty set of binding posts?
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited January 2010
    Nice work, DIY is always satisfing.
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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,474
    edited January 2010
    Beautiful
    Good choice on the Cardas posts.
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  • TouchOfEvil
    TouchOfEvil Posts: 967
    edited January 2010
    looks great.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited January 2010
    Purdy.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited January 2010
    Great job. I have the same on my 1.2TLs. The only thing I didn't like about them is that they don't have any black or red markings on them. Jesse put red & black pin striping on the appropriate posts.
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited January 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Great job. I have the same on my 1.2TLs. The only thing I didn't like about them is that they don't have any black or red markings on them. Jesse put red & black pin striping on the appropriate posts.

    I know what you mean. The bad part is, places charge $3.38 a piece for the red and black insulators. Kind of rediculous.

    https://www.hndme.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=442&idcategory=139
    Relayer-Big-O-Poster.jpg
    Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
    "I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion." :\
    My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....

    "Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson

    "Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,197
    edited January 2010
    Nice!!!!

    These are what came with the Pass Aleph 30 when I bought it. Very, very beefy and I too wish they were color coded.

    Cardas CCBP

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    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • polkymond
    polkymond Posts: 11
    edited January 2010
    I guess that is the one thing we can all agreed on. **** & binding posts = size matters :)
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  • Aragon8008
    Aragon8008 Posts: 10
    edited June 2013
    headrott wrote: »
    I just last night soldered the new Cardas CCRR binding posts onto my Aragon 8008bb amp. I tested it out with Kate Bush's "Hounds of Love" CD. It sounds great!

    I have had an 8008BB since 1999 and have always hated the binding posts. How involved was changing them out? Do you have any instructions you followed? Where did you get the new binding posts to install?

    Thanks,
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  • Aragon8008
    Aragon8008 Posts: 10
    edited June 2013
    I just saw you are selling WHY would you do that?
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  • Glen B
    Glen B Posts: 269
    edited June 2013
    headrott wrote: »
    I just last night soldered the new Cardas CCRR binding posts onto my Aragon 8008bb amp. I tested it out with Kate Bush's "Hounds of Love" CD. It sounds great!
    Nice job. I'm glad you like the CCRR posts. I've tried more than once to like rhodium plated connectors. The end result in my system was just too dry a sound for my taste.
    Aragon8008 wrote: »
    I have had an 8008BB since 1999 and have always hated the binding posts. How involved was changing them out? Do you have any instructions you followed? Where did you get the new binding posts to install?

    The level of difiiculty depends on what posts you choose, and how the originals are mounted. Some posts are just a drop-in replacement for the originals, and others may need some degree of modification, whether to the mounting holes or insulators before they will fit. Be sure to check that there is no shorting of the posts to the chassis with a multimeter before you connect the internal wires to the posts and energize the amp.

    There are a number of retailers that carry various binding posts, Dedicated Audio, VH Audio, Parts Express, Parts Connexion, Allied Electronics, to name a few. I am partial to WBT Topline and Midline posts when I need the best, and Pomona or Abbatron brand posts when I need modest priced connectors.

    Following is a link to a nice thread at AK forums on binding post upgrades. I've posted a few of my own upgrades in the thread. You may need to register to be able to see pictures.

    "Show Us Your Amp Binding Posts"
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,303
    edited June 2013
    3-1/2 YEAR OLD THREAD..

    I love Cardas BP's!!!
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited June 2013
    Aragon8008 wrote: »
    I have had an 8008BB since 1999 and have always hated the binding posts. How involved was changing them out? Do you have any instructions you followed? Where did you get the new binding posts to install?

    Thanks,

    Sent you a PM answering all your questions sir except about where to buy the CCRR binding posts. You can get them from Sonic Craft, here: www.soniccraft.com

    Or, you can get them from the place I linked above called Handmade Electronics here: https://www.hndme.com/
    Relayer-Big-O-Poster.jpg
    Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
    "I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion." :\
    My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....

    "Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson

    "Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee
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