Active shielding. What is?


They are better than the others? Why?
Sorry for my ignorance, but the cables with active shielding are a mistery for me.
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Showing 1 response by hueske

Active shielding is the practice of putting a positve DC voltage across the shield in an effort to lower the noise floor. It's really a matter of ratios. Shields have the tendency to pick up RF interference. By putting a voltage across the shield, the ratio of static power in the shield to any interference is minimized.

Please, anybody that knows more about this correct my mistakes.