Dumb Question about cables


Many cable manufacturers use heroic methods to shield from noise, EMI/RFI. The cables are large with all kinds of exotic insulation. But then they have long leads (from body of cable to the termination) with a thin layer of insulation. So what's the point of having the body of the cable so well insulated, but not the leads?
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Showing 1 response by hevac1

If they kept it the same size all the way through on interconnects most would have an issue plugging them into or out of thier equipment. As for speaker cables, you would not be able to bend the cable without kinking it when you are trying connect them to your amp and speakers.

There is only about an 1/4" clearance between connectors on my Meridian G68 and an 1" on my Ref3, so the cables would have to be no more than 3/8'RCA or 3/4'XLR in diameter or less for me to be able to use them. My speaker connectors are only 4' off the ground and my amps are even closer so keeping the thickness to the spade connectors is useless. If you cannot connect it to your equipment what good is the cable.

IMHO.