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Tuning Collars on speaker cables - concept and any good?

Hello all,
I was wondering if someone can tell me what the effect is in the "real world" of having tuning collar on speaker cables. Are such tuning collars any good (for example Stealth Audio offers them)? Is there any downside by having them?

It would be great to hear from other fellow goners who have first hand experience with them, if possible with Stealth Audio cables.
Cheers and thank you for sharing your information
Mike
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Stealth Tuning Collars

Based on numerous listening sessions with various equipment, a STEALTH β€œT” cable with a tuning collar in the optimum position, the overall result (sound) is better than with the cable without the collar, BUT – with the collar in incorrect position the sound is not as good as with a cable without the collar.

The best sounding tuning collar position is different for every two pieces of equipment which that cable connect, thus it is impossible to point at the same spot (location) of the collar, giving the same sound as without the collar.

Finding the best position of the collar is a lengthy process and requires some time and patience. Usually two people are needed (one is listening, and the other is moving the collar). It is even better to have several people, and listen together


>>>>>Conclusion: the Stealth Cable Collar works on the same principle as the Shun Mook Original Cable Jacket and the Cable Wrap from Highwire. It absorbs the reflected electromagnetic wave. Case closed! πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ
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bkeske96 posts04-28-2020 11:59pm
Back in the day, when Simon Rattle and I used to hang of an afternoon, we listened to his early recording and critiqued them on a Bose Wave that he loved

But how can that be? Simon is one of the world renown conductors of our time. He should know better.......at least, about music. ( πŸ˜‰ ).

>>>>No shirt, that’s kind of why he said it. πŸ˜€
rushfan71
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If we need to look for trinkets to "alter" the sound our system puts out, perhaps we need to re-evaluate our components performance to find what's missing.
I used to have my ex wife try all these different makeup companies and application techniques, then one day it dawned on me.
I went out and found another wife that I liked just the way she was!
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Which could be verified in about 2 minutes with an oscilloscope ... So the supplier must have scope plots on their web page of course?Β  .... We can just ignore that transmission line effects are impedance based and position of the collar would be meaningless I assume?

>>>>>Conclusion: the Stealth Cable
Collar works on the same principle as the Shun Mook Original Cable Jacket and the Cable Wrap from Highwire. It absorbs the reflected electromagnetic wave. Case closed! πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

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Are you volunteering? Please report results. Thanks in advance. πŸ€—
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