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| Cable length for 110 ohm AES/Ebu digital In general, I have found that the 1.5m is about right. You definitely get an improvement as they get longer than a meter and shorter than 2 meters. There are probably two things going on. First, reflections will arrive too close to the leading edg... | |
| Suggestions for AES/EBU cable for Classe CDP-102? There's no question they sound different Bob. And the Blue Jeans cable is the worst AES/EBU cable I have heard. Even the Apogee is considerably better and is a benchmark for affordable AES/EBU. And you can do a lot better than the Apogee by spendi... | |
| Interconnect Inductance vs. Capacitance My point is that there often is theory. It is just that we don't always consider it relevant to the particular context, and it turns out it is.In the case of the larger cap - it is possible that more bass extension reduced group delay, but it is a... | |
| Interconnect Inductance vs. Capacitance Hi Al. I should disclose that I am a cable designer and so you can accuse me of being a snake oil salesman now (insert smiley face here - I am taking a shot at myself, not at you). But responding to your point. One of the problems in science is th... | |
| Interconnect Inductance vs. Capacitance For an interconnect, there is no question you want low capacitance or the treble begins to roll off, coupled with group delay. The group delay can have a significant effect on the subjective impression of speed and dynamics of much of the music sp... | |
| Directional interconnect cables Macallan or Lagavulin for me, but I am fussy about which ones - though I am sure its all in my head and a blind man woldn't be able to tell the difference. | |
| Directional interconnect cables Then your definition of the word proof is different from mine. As a scientist I do not accept that science ever proves anything. But your PHD may have come from a different university than mine and so I am cool with the way you see things, but not... | |
| Directional interconnect cables I think I reported the results of my experiments. I cannot recall offering a theory, or claim that my experiments proved anything except to justify to me that I should consider directionality and burn in, in practise. I am happy to be corrected on... | |
| Directional interconnect cables I find the theorising here, by both sides, as pointless too. I love that comment that you can't scientifically prove the existence of burn in. A true scientist realises nothing is ever proven, and only seeks to disprove his theories, not prove the... | |
| XLR Connector Comparison Rhyno, my comments above are based on exactly what you say - the exact same cable but with different connectors. The Neutriks are not fit for the best interconnects, say $1000 plus a pair, but are absolutely fine for interconnects that compete wit... | |
| Your ONE all time favorite love song? I Will Not Let You Down, by Don McGlashan, on Warm Hand. It is a bit OTT, but can be very affecting. | |
| Directional interconnect cables The experiments used bare wire, the only insulation being air. Yes, the cables could be burned in after a while in the changed direction. People find it easier to ascribe directionality to the dielectric, and I have not attempted to prove or dispr... | |
| Doge 8 or YS A2 or Jungson J2? I have been leaning a little toward the Doge 8 and you have reinforced it with your advice. Many thanks guys. I will leave making the purchase for another few days to see if someone can sway me to something else. | |
| Directional interconnect cables By running the wires in air. This was achieved with some difficulty of course, but nevertheless achieved. No shield and no dielectric apart from air. The two components were faced back to back, the wire connecting the RCAs was very high purity sil... | |
| XLR Connector Comparison I found the Neutriks to be soundly beaten by the Switchcraft and neither came close to the top of the range Furutechs. |