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| Biwire Cables: Two Seperate Runs or Single Run I performed some simulations of this and have the results posted on my website at the Audio FAQ page of:http://www.empiricalaudio.com | |
| Power Conditioning done by IC's & Speaker Cables TWL - I believe that the reason that you like the Bybee filters is because they eliminate some of the sibilants caused by wire in your IC's and speaker cables that has jumbled crystal lattice. If you replaced this with wire that has organized crys... | |
| Power Block/Custom power cord-Any difference? After-market power cords have two primary advantages IME:1) lower inductance than the stock cord2) filtering on the ground and possibly the current-carrying conductors (not as desirable)Here is a detailed explanation as to why a low-inductance cor... | |
| Power Conditioning done by IC's & Speaker Cables Sean wrote:As such, i would rather have a power cord do as much filtering as possible than to have to go through current limiting devices that eat up more rack or floor space.If I understand you right, I think we may differ on this one. I relegate... | |
| Power Conditioning done by IC's & Speaker Cables Any filtering that you are getting in a power cord or conditioner will have an effect on the dynamics or the noise (common-mode). Filtering in IC's or speaker cables directly filter (roll-off) the signal high-frequencies. This is not the same type... | |
| Why is my composite so bad? Pixelation sounds like higher resolution to me. If you can see the individual pixels, then the new cable is probably higher-bandwidth. If the pixels are getting smeared together, this is a low-bandwidth cable. | |
| Cable directionality Stehno wrote:would I need a ground? I know I should always have a ground but I am not using one right now. But all's I need for 230 volts is two 115v lines from opposing phases?No, the ground is strictly for safety. It is not needed in the circuit... | |
| Power Conditioning, Regeneration and Cords Plug your amps directly into the wall with a low-inductance cord. This will make a big difference in most cases. I have rescued many a customer system by simply doing this. If your area has lightning problems, get a lightning arrestor. Dont use th... | |
| Regarding a review in the Aug '02 Stereophile... Phild - like all components in electronics, if you want to get the last 5% of performance out of cables, you have to resort to exotic materials and constructions. This is expensive no matter how you spin it. Low volume, high-cost = expensive. The ... | |
| Sheilded/Unsheilded Power Cords Sean - do you want to be in the cable business??Here are the requirements:1) be independently wealthy, because you will not make any money2) be neurotic about audio and audio components3) some engineering background4) really good ears.... | |
| Sheilded/Unsheilded Power Cords Then.... YOU can publish the measurements on your website. Hey! That's a great idea!!! Then there would be no mystery, no pouting and wishing that other cable manufacturers published their own measurements.I wish it were that easy. Besides the pos... | |
| Audience Au24 vs Empirical Clarity Speaker Cable Look for a forthcoming review by Positive Feedback on these, particularly comparing Audience to EA. | |
| Sheilded/Unsheilded Power Cords Bwhite wrote:I dare you to find a Power cord that measures well and lets put it up against an Elrod Signature cord, Electraglide FatMan K, or Shunyata Anaconda Vx. I'm sure all three of these cords measure differently and all worse than an "ideal"... | |
| Cable directionality Works for me.... | |
| What are 6 feet going to do for me? Increasing the dB is not what I had in mind. I was thinking more that you need high-amplitude transients that are also loud, such as gongs or drum and cymbol crashes, or gunshots etc.. Need to compare these specific events when powered off to alwa... |