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| What are 6 feet going to do for me? then why can my M-F amp play music for 10 seconds with no degradation in sound after I turn it OFF?If this is true, which I will take your word for, it is probably because it has a decent power supply with sufficient storage and minimal inductance... | |
| What are 6 feet going to do for me? Sidssp - I'm with you on this one .... and I'm a complete convert to CD's.. | |
| What are 6 feet going to do for me? Drubin wrote:If shorter were better, than no cord at all would be best. Why not just continue the Romex out from the wall and hardwire it into the component? (Has anyone tried this?) This would be the equivalent of no power cord since the PC's fun... | |
| Sheilded/Unsheilded Power Cords Sean - No offense taken.Why is it that most engineers / designers / manufacturers have such a hard time thinking of a power cord as being anything more than a "conduit for power delivery" I can only speak for myself. A power cord is just one segme... | |
| Sheilded/Unsheilded Power Cords On the flip side the "dynamics" seemed improved with the shielded DIY's. The highs seem higher and the lows seem fuller. Interesting...This may be true, but it is difficult to attribute this to the shielding. The new cables were likely lower capac... | |
| Sheilded/Unsheilded Power Cords Marty9876 wrote:The field an unshielded pc gives off seems to be large, at least 12 inches.The fields may be large depending on the construction of the power cord. Many cord designs are field-cancelling, and they are not shielded. I dont doubt the... | |
| What are 6 feet going to do for me? Warrenh wrote:Since you say that cheaper cords have higher inductance than the more expensive ones: Is it possible to find a $200 cord with the same inductance as one for $1000?I suppose it is possible. Generally, the things that cause inductance ... | |
| What are 6 feet going to do for me? Ozfly wrote:1) Would larger/more capacitors negate the need for a low inductance cord (i.e., is there a substitution effect?)To some extent, this is true, although there are effects from the inductance of the traces and wires in the power supply a... | |
| What are 6 feet going to do for me? Using a power conditioner does not relegate the need for a low-inductance cord to the component. The issue here is inductance. Cheaper cords have higher inductance. Here is why inductance is important:Amplifiers demand current from the power-line ... | |
| Sheilded/Unsheilded Power Cords No technical reason to shield power cords or speaker cables. These are low-impedance output drivers, so crosstalk is not really a concern. The only advantage might be if you wnat to run power cords side-by-side with unshielded interconnects. Then ... | |
| Why Expensive power Cables when Romex behind Wall? Albertporter - something just occurred to me form waht you said. I do not mean to kick a dead-horse, but since you say that the 2-channel system is affected when the subs are plugged-in, but not turned-on, I suspect a ground-loop may be at fault. ... | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Albertporter/Nrchy - If you will allow me to wipe egg off face, I will admit that I was a bit overly enthusiastic. I do not expect anyone to be swayed by my opinion, after all I build cables as a passion and a business.On the other hand, CD's do n... | |
| Why Expensive power Cables when Romex behind Wall? Albertporter wrote:My comments were meant to bring to light the fact that mechanical, electrical and magnetic interference all produce changes in a high end system.I certainly agree with this. Particular systems can have effects from all of these.... | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Nrchy - I believe your experience with CD's has everything to do with the DAC's that are doing the converting and the cables that connect everything together. Given the cables that you are using, I can understand why you are having this experience... | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Nrchy - I am surprised that you find SACD dissappointing. I have had reviewers say that "SACD is superfluous" when using my cables. CD's are good enough. With my system, I would have to agree. CD's are spectacular, particularly with my latest cabl... |