I had a cable like that and like Joe Abrams says measured appx 3 db down. It took me a long time to figure out what was happening. It turned out that if I put some kind of wedge underneath the cable (like a plastic case of a regular camera film), it maintained contact. It was very annoying- sometimes in mid session sound used to shift off center and I would be unaware unless there is vocals in track.
Electrical properties of cables
I'm running a pair of 1 meter XLR VDH cables from a Benchmark DAC to a Bryston Pre. The sound in one channel is ever so slightly louder (1dB?) than the other. I especially noticed this with a 1kHz test tone while flipping the mono/stereo switch. This problem follows the cable when swapping channels. They pass a continuity check but I haven't ohm'd them out yet.
Any other suggestions before I toss them out? By the way, the custom Canare/Neutriks work just fine in this application.
Any other suggestions before I toss them out? By the way, the custom Canare/Neutriks work just fine in this application.