@rsjm80 - first you have to consider the application of the cable in question...
e.g. in my system a cable without dense shielding (< 50% coverage) performed extremely well - whereas in a friends system a lot of hum was produced when connecting a turntable
Cables like Stager Silver Solid interconnects, that have no shielding sound more open and dynamic than many cables with shielding, i.e. when used in scenario #2, but may have problems when used in scenario #1
Cables without shielding generally perform much better, but this may be due to
So as you can see - as with anything in this hobby - there is not a simple answer
Hope that helps - Steve
- interconnects used to connect a turntable to the phono stage - this signal is very small and it is amplified significantly more than the signal from the phono stage to the amp/pre-amp - so any noise in that cable will be amplified to easily discernible audible levels
- interconnects used to connect the phono stage (or other similar device) to the amp/pre-amp - this signal is significantly larger and requires much less amplification - as a consequence any resulting noise is less noticeable
e.g. in my system a cable without dense shielding (< 50% coverage) performed extremely well - whereas in a friends system a lot of hum was produced when connecting a turntable
Cables like Stager Silver Solid interconnects, that have no shielding sound more open and dynamic than many cables with shielding, i.e. when used in scenario #2, but may have problems when used in scenario #1
Cables without shielding generally perform much better, but this may be due to
- the type of wire used
- the type of insulation used
- the type of geometry used
- the type of connector used
So as you can see - as with anything in this hobby - there is not a simple answer
Hope that helps - Steve