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| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck I guess I would have to lower my standards in order to not care. This is analogous to owning a Mercedes for 20 years and then replacing it with a Yugo when it wears out. A hard pill to swallow at best.....I recently did a project with focus groups... | |
| XLR, Balanced, same thing??? Phase refers to the arrival times of the two signals, the + and the - signals. If the wires are identical in length and have the same geometry and insulation, the signals will arrive at approximately the same time. If there is skew between the two... | |
| Are Nordost really the Rolls Royce of cables? Sean - Here are some exerpts from the Stereophile Nov 2001 review:"It was immediately apparent that the Valhalla (IC's)had a slight but distinct tonal signature." and "the slight lack of warmth and weight, combined with the air and treble extensio... | |
| Why Expensive power Cables when Romex behind Wall? Nikkidanjo wrote:I'm not talking about mechanical resonance, I'm talking about EMI from equipment feeding back into the system through the power cord. This sort of phenomena would happen if you placed unshielded interconnects right next to your sp... | |
| Why Expensive power Cables when Romex behind Wall? Frap - I believe that resistance played a part in the added 2 feet, and inductance as well. The 16 gauge cable 2 feet long can have the resistance of 20 feet or more of 14 AWG ROMEX. It has the inductance of about 12 feet of ROMEX. So this was lik... | |
| Why Expensive power Cables when Romex behind Wall? Albertporter wrote: "I have Soundlab Ultimate One speakers, and the brands of AC cables connected to them and to my (home theatre use only ) sub woofers make a huge difference in sound. Crazier still, disconnect the sub woofers from the wall and t... | |
| Opinions on this "white paper" Marketing "hype" from any manufacturer without legit specs to support such claims must be taken with a grain of salt.Sean - You're preaching to the choir. I really cannot fathom why a manufacturer would claim better performance because of low indu... | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Bwhite wrote:If a cable conceals a weakness that is a good thing. The system will sound better... if a cable highlights a weakness whos to say that the real weakness didn't come from the cable? Usually, when a cable conceals a weakness in a system... | |
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| Oxidation and bare silver or silver coated wire??? "What happens to a silver cable which oxidizes is that the layer of oxide weights down the wire and changes the frequency at which it resonates, hence altering the sonic signature of the cable."You are joking, right?"Hey Audioengr, These chemical ... | |
| Why Expensive power Cables when Romex behind Wall? "I intend to purchase a couple of plates next time I visit Home Depot. Worse case I return them a few weeks later."I cannot believe that you guys are inventing your own "snake-oil". Best of luck.I have tried my best to actually do the science to p... | |
| Why Expensive power Cables when Romex behind Wall? "Shielding the cables as they near this big rack of electronics may make all the difference. Perhaps the worst dirt is the dirt generated by your own system feeding back into itself. This could explain why shielding may help."Sorry, but this is te... | |
| Why Expensive power Cables when Romex behind Wall? Bwhite wrote:"Here are quotes from Audioengr's "Technical Papers" - seems he is contradicting himself in claiming that resonance is for the most part not audible"No contradiction. If you take the time to read the paper, you will see that I am talk... | |
| Why Expensive power Cables when Romex behind Wall? Nikkidanjo wrote:"Basically, I don’t by the filter part unless some form of RF filter was deliberately added."Agree 100%, power cords should not be filters, particularly on power amps.The best analogy is that the pressure in the outlet of the pipe... | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck Bwhite wrote:"So... then please explain how inserting a good cable into a system reveals the problems of the system as you have stated repeatedly. Its the chicken and the egg isn't it?"Answer: Hshapiro is 100% on the mark and I agree with him. It ... |