Low capacitance IC??


I currently having my Squeezebox2 modded and apparently in order to get the best result they recommend using very low capacitance IC that are rather short. Anyone mind explaing what capacitance means. Right now I am using analysis Plus oval 1. Overall I like them but am considering buying new IC from either Virtual Dynamics (audition) or Audio Magic (X-treme)anyone comments. Other recommendation are great. I am looking for a .5 meter pair.
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Showing 1 response by seandtaylor99

The capacitance of a cable is determined by its geometry and its materials, particularly the dielectric. PTFE is good, foamed PTFE is better, and air is the best dielectric.

The lowest possible capacitance would be two widely spaced, bare wires in parallel, with no shielding, and no dielectric (ie an air gap). This would clearly not be practical.

The lowest capacitance practical interconnect that I have come across is the Chris Venhaus DIY here:

http://www.venhaus1.com/diysilverinterconnects.html

It works really well for line level interconnects, but is insufficiently sheilded for use as a tonearm interconnect.

For your purposes I would expect it to work very very well, and outperform commercial cables up to several hundred dollars. To reduce the cost you can substitute the silver wire with enamelled magnet wire from Radio Shack.