b4icu inductance in the voice coil is DF resistance is impedance i am just saying
Upgrading Speaker Cables: Wireworld Silver Eclipse or Transparent Audio Ultra?
More than 15 years ago, I bought a set of speaker cables to accompany my then brand new Revel Ultima Studios and Krell FPB amplifiers. While I continue to adore the sound of my system, I know there have been a lot of advancements in cable technology this century. Consequently, I believe that a [relatively] low cost upgrade would be a purchase of new speaker cables. (I have no intent to replace either my speakers or my amplifiers at this time.) I live in an area that is several hundred miles distant from any high end dealer, so doing a sonic audition of cables is infeasible; moreover, I could not duplicate my combination of other sources, amplifiers, interconnect cables, and power cords -- as well, of course, of my room environment.
All that being said, I have done tons of reading about speaker cables these past few months. The result of my efforts has been to narrow down my two upgrade choices (both bi-wired) to Transparent Audio's Ultras and Wireworld Cable's Silver Eclipse. Coincidentally, their respective MSRPs are between $50 of each other.
Ideally, I would love to read responses from other Audiogon members who have actually auditioned one cable against the other. That is likely to be nigh unto impossible because I have been unable to identify a single dealer who carries both lines. Consequently, I would be delighted to receive anyone's thoughts about the pluses and minuses of each individual cable.
Many thanks to all who provide their much appreciated insights!
All that being said, I have done tons of reading about speaker cables these past few months. The result of my efforts has been to narrow down my two upgrade choices (both bi-wired) to Transparent Audio's Ultras and Wireworld Cable's Silver Eclipse. Coincidentally, their respective MSRPs are between $50 of each other.
Ideally, I would love to read responses from other Audiogon members who have actually auditioned one cable against the other. That is likely to be nigh unto impossible because I have been unable to identify a single dealer who carries both lines. Consequently, I would be delighted to receive anyone's thoughts about the pluses and minuses of each individual cable.
Many thanks to all who provide their much appreciated insights!
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I can provide this one bit of information. When I started looking at Transparent cables for my system, my sales guy recommended the Ultra line. I decided that was too expensive, and went with one step down (Super, I think). I didn’t do a comparison. A year and a half later, I decided to listen to the Ultras in my system. I was quite surprised at the improvement. It took about fifteen seconds to realize the Ultras were really, really good. I bought them that day. My sales guy said they thought the Ultras were the sweet spot in the Transparent lineup. After that, there were still improvements to be had, but the prices got pretty steep. |
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ditusa If you would be kind to google Damping factor Wikipedia, you will find out that DF is a pure number (no values) of 8 ohms (resistive only) divided by the Amps Ro (internal resistance), also resistive only. I was not the one to invent that. The way some electronic circuitry is analyzed, is by looking into the front end (inputs) or rear end (outputs and see what the source or the load seas. As so, the speaker (load) is not a part of that analysis. If you look back, into an Amp's output stage, you see the Ro, or the DF. Now t is up to you to make a decision: a). Would you look at the Amp's output directly, or via the speaker cables, or. b). the same to words the speaker. As I figured it out, the right way to go, is looking into the Amp's output, via the cables. As so, the cables are an extension of the Amp's Ro... The Speaker (load) is not a part of that analysis. When looking into the Ro (pure resistance) so shall be the cables. On top, if you followed my idea, the cables are thick. The resistance is very low. Anything (inductive or capacitive) connected to them in parallel is negligible. Thick cable come as singles, so no capacitance between the two, nor dielectric figures. Neither electromagnetism. It not only purify the audio path, and the "say" it also simplifies the calculus. |
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