So you think wire conductors in cables are directional? Think again...
Here is a very relevant discussion among physicists about the directionality...the way signal and electrons should flow... based on conductor orientation. Some esoteric, high-end manufacturers say they listen to each conductor to see which way the signal should flow for the best audio quality.
Read this discussion. Will it make you rethink what you’re being told and sold?
The three levels of entry level cables are not that pricey given the performance they deliver ( the entry you posted btw is quite old and we have since extensively revamped the line-up to include some more cost friendly products ).....and as for the HAZMAT issue, it does apply to one of the elements found in the alloy, but not the alloy itself which is very stable ( the problem with gallium is it melts aluminum and since the HAZMAT folks are closely tied to the airline industry anything that could potentially compromise an air-frame at altitude is a big problem, therefore the HAZMAT issue ) ...as for the implied negative interactions of the alloy with clients, not a problem, in fact the alloy has been used in medical grade thermometers as a safe alternative to mercury for a couple of decades now ).
Additionally the alloy (a similar one, ingredient wise) is used for advanced medical procedures - inside people’s bodies in specific ultrasonic transmission devices. tiny ultrasonic snips and in ultrasonic breakage of things like kidney stones.
It is used in that way... as... if the fluid cable breaks (snaked into the body-device and cable are one), it poses no harm to the body and the body eliminates it, it flushes out.
it makes wonderful, wonderful transmission channel or path. it is between a gas and a solid, it is a fluid.
In the early-mid 90's the us government designed a balloon like antenna for use on tanks. they filled a oblong balloon with a particular chargeable gas and then ran their RF energies and frequencies through it.
the antenna ended up being entirely non directional, and not bandwidth limited and could handle any complex multiplexing load that could be described by the transmission hardware. that the antenna had no shape/bandwidth/frequency range limitation. that the two normal parameters ---did not correlate.
those parameters are: antenna shape and size vs what the antenna can transmit or receive. these aspects have been worked out into solid functional math so the one can take a piece of wire then on paper perfectly predict how it works as an antenna.
with the charged gas antenna, all the rules went away. their principle desire was to be able to grow a new antenna if the old one was shot off or broken off. with the gas bag antenna, all they had to do is inflate a new one out the hole where the old one was. Instant fix, and no limitations of any kind as a side effect.
You'll find old reports about it and finding those reports about it were more common on the older web, lets say 12-15 years ago or more. It went black since then, no further data found. although the math, the physics and the results are sound. this is all known stuff for charged gasses.
In the case of a fluid metal alloy for a 'transmission line' or 'antenna', we end up with a combination of the known aspects of the theory and the math at the same time, some of it is thrown out and we get to the results of the charged gas antenna, of 'no limits'.
wire has limits and screws up at all frequencies except one, and that is tied to it's psychical dimensions and the materials it is made of. A wire cable's complex LCR is a function of the solid lattice structure of the wire itself.
with the fluid metal cable, those limitations don't exist. and like the charged gas antenna, if it is made into an inductor coil, things get weird. really freaking weird. but the bandwidth, the transient response and the quality of wave that it can deal with and pass along, is off the charts as compared to wire. Totally different and pretty well superior to wire (scientifically indisputably so) in any way one wants to calculate or imagine. one of those weird cases where informing people of the science of it seems like commercial spam, even if it isn't.
You might have a point if resistance was the only parameter that mattered...but it isn’t.
Btw
it doesn’t sound like you have ever listened to one of our cables....have
you?...like I would hate to jump to the conclusion that you are doing a drive-by thru just auditioning by
spec sheet.
“This is vile, hateful, prejudiced language, the reference and addressing of people who are individuals as Australian or Mexican or Slavic one's nationality has nothing to do with who they are so moderators are acting properly, correctly, and justly in deleting such remarks of racism. “ Then you post this….
05-28-2021 2:11pm
“either high, or just a kid with a computer in mom's basement
The user seems to be a bright child of about age 11 and if he is in the US then he may very well also be high I understand such use is common in American children.”
The first quote is from you in a thread I have been following on vintage cartridges. You sir are a very negative person and a hypocrite. You need to look internally instead of spewing your condescending woke bs. Go to your profile and look at your contributions to this forum and ask yourself why you are here and would this place be better without your attitude. It just so happens that I went from that thread to this one and had a chuckle. I am sure you will have this deleted.
I have wasted too much time on this. I come here to learn and have fun. Not to get into battles over this white knighting virtue signaling crap online. Report this
I'm just glad I do not possess hearing sensitivity that would allow me to tell which end of a copper wire is connected to the speaker. Such an acute sense must certainly be a curse. Without a doubt, such people get little sleep and can not concentrate as the constant din of audible input would be maddening.
With all joking aside, I'm confident that from the listening position, a half dozen strategically placed throw pillows can influence sound more than any speaker wire, no matter how much it costs or which direction the arrows are pointing.
I use state of the art speaker wire (12 gauge oxygen free copper) purchased at Parts Express and terminated by me personally with high-tech gold plated banana plugs ($11 each). I usually drive Usher Dancer speakers with all that awesomeness but sometimes substitute them with Tektons. I once had some AudioQuest speaker wires just to see what all the talk was about, but I came to my senses and sold them a month or so after purchase and bought something useful, a new set of Mizuno forged irons and a couple of dozen ProV1s. I will admit that it never occurred to me to turn my homemade speaker wires around. I will try that to see if it sounds better, although it sounds pretty good the direction they're facing now.
With all joking aside, I’m confident that from the listening position, a half dozen strategically placed throw pillows can influence sound more than any speaker wire, no matter how much it costs or which direction the arrows are pointing.
It also depends on the resolution of the system. If you have a system that is "more than neutral", it would be easier to hear the difference. When I say "more than neutral", I mean the system sounds brighter than usual.
For example, if you intentionally have the tweeter level more than a few db above the rest of the audio frequency, then any changes in equipment can easily be heard.
Obviously. People with “state of the art” speaker wire from Parts Express: obviously they don’t have arrows. Therefore… wires are not directional. Very obvious. Case closed. Abort abort abort the pursuit
teoaudio and taras22 or whatever the fuck you call yourself....you guys are both fucking crooks. Fake science in audio is not cool. The elements don’t lie...but you two fuckwads have no problem lying to the globe about your fake audio physics
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