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| Cable lengths Inductance, iirc, is related (for a "normal" wire) to the diameter of the conductor. The capacitance of the cable is related to the distance between conductors. By normal wire, I mean one that is not a spiral like the old Krell/Symo stuff for exam... | |
| 8 gauge speaker cable Actually, with a fairly resolving system you are likely to hear some difference when switching to otherwise *identical* cables one of 12 ga and one of 8 ga.Two factors, the 8 ga will have more self inductance.The 8 ga in a "zip cord" configuration... | |
| Bright / forward speaker cables. The problem here is that YMMV with speaker cables. Why you ask?It depends upon two things: the load and the *amp*.IF your amp has NFB, the effect of a cap on the output is entirely *different* than if your amp does not (especially with tubes). The... | |
| Speaker wire guage/current draw ? The bottom line is that if your speaker's load is all resistive, then you can use ohm's law and plunk in the numbers and figure out the maximum current draw, select a wire gauge from that and let it rip. However, since your speaker might be some g... | |
| Cable confusion? In general, the appropriate gauge for speaker cables is 12ga +/- 2-3gauges (about 10ga. through 14ga.) This has been borne out by some "objective" tests that have been published in JAES and elsewhere. BUT...But, that doesn't tell the whole story b... | |
| Copper for Solid State / Silver for Tubes ? Richgib wrote:Bear. We all should be as lucky as you to hear silver and copper cables of identical geometries (what I referred to as "cabling patterns") in order to assess differences. The kinds of controlled conditions you employed are necessary ... | |
| Copper for Solid State / Silver for Tubes ? Actually, the most defining factor in interconnects is the "geometry" of the cable which defines the main R, L & C parameters. (I've said this before in the forum) So, if you really want to compare anything *else* you must first have identical... | |
| Interconnects: Silver, Copper or Silver Plated? "...But you have to find a brand that uses enough of it to avoid thin sound..."was posted. This too is not likely to be correct. Unless you are usinga really long length of very thick wire, the self inductance that would be created is too small to... | |
| Interconnects: Silver, Copper or Silver Plated? ..."The Silverfuse process starts with seven nines OFHC copper wire with a diameter that is slightly larger than the required size. It is then pulled through a trough of molten silver. The wire with a silver deposit, is then forced through a compa... | |
| The difference between Balanced Mic Cables and Aud The difference is really simple.Mic cables are intended to serve a specific function asa mic cable. They first have to be flexible and dependable,and then they have to be shielded.Since "studio" gear works with a nominal 600ohm impedance,the capac... | |
| Interconnects: Silver, Copper or Silver Plated? The reality is that first "geometry" then insulationand then metal effects the sound - then solder, thenthe connector being the least (given reasonably goodsolder and connectors, of course).If you are not comparing *identical* cables in terms of*e... | |
| Would using RCA to XLR conectors screw up sound? You should keep in mind that you'll likely need a bunch moreswing from the preamp to drive the amp to clipping. This, since you'll be providing 1/2 the p-p voltage swing from thesingle ended output. Often, that's not an issue.The balance of the in... | |
| Plasma speakers anyone with info? There's a big difference between the Hill Plasma type ofspeaker and the "Ionovac/Ionophone" horn loaded style of"plasma" speaker.The former used a large gas plasma that was directlymodulated by AF at high voltage.The latter uses an RF signal to ge... | |
| Directionality Sean has it about right... that's called a "drain wire" inmost places...You'd want to know which end is which in that case. Thus"directionality."Anyone who claims the metal wire or the plastic insulationis "directional" is, uh, questionable.In all... | |
| At what freq. does sound become non-directional? This idea is usually the result of a misunderstanding about the propagation of low frequencies, taken to mean that at low frequencies that bass is "non-directional."In reality what happens is at low frequencies sound disperses in more or less an o... |