4yanx: I initially looked at the "raw" cabling that Chris uses as the base for his Flavour 4 power cords when he first came out with it. Some people were also using this by itself as speaker cabling. In the raw form, the cable is phenomenally microphonic i.e. ANY vibration fed into one end is transmitted from end to the other with a high level of intensity. As mentioned above, this has to do with the gauge of the individual stranding and the use of a dielectric ( Teflon ) that isn't very lossy or "self-damping" ). Trying to isolate one's gear from acoustic energy and then connecting a microphonic resonator to it obviously isn't a good thing in my book.
For sake of clarity though, Chris' Flavour 4 power cords would be somewhat more damped than what i experienced. That's because he's using other softer materials that completely envelope the core conductors that i was commenting on. As such, this not only lowers the intensity of any air-borne vibrations the cord would be exposed to, but it also physically damps vibrations that could be transferred into or from the cabling via direct contact against a floor and / or rack.
Those that are using the raw cabling to connect their amp to their speakers is another story. I've no doubt in my mind that the vibrations of the speaker cabinets are being fed back to the amp. Whether or not this is audible could end up in a major debate, but given what i've seen show up high dollar test equipment when looking at cable microphony, there probably is a measurable change in distortion byproducts. As such, if someone wants to use these as a speaker cable, they should take steps towards damping it if at all possible. Sean
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For sake of clarity though, Chris' Flavour 4 power cords would be somewhat more damped than what i experienced. That's because he's using other softer materials that completely envelope the core conductors that i was commenting on. As such, this not only lowers the intensity of any air-borne vibrations the cord would be exposed to, but it also physically damps vibrations that could be transferred into or from the cabling via direct contact against a floor and / or rack.
Those that are using the raw cabling to connect their amp to their speakers is another story. I've no doubt in my mind that the vibrations of the speaker cabinets are being fed back to the amp. Whether or not this is audible could end up in a major debate, but given what i've seen show up high dollar test equipment when looking at cable microphony, there probably is a measurable change in distortion byproducts. As such, if someone wants to use these as a speaker cable, they should take steps towards damping it if at all possible. Sean
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