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| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz I checked the DC resistance of my 2.5m CT-1U speaker cables and they barely deflected the multimeter needle, indicating a resistance of far under 1 ohm. This is more in line of what I would expect, not requiring a power amp to drive a large series... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Almarg, yes, you are probably correct. I did check the impedance of my Intuitive Design Cables and they deflect my multimeter needle a little. Obviously their impedance is well under 1 ohm. I cannot imagine the HF cable being a 6 ohm series impeda... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz John, since there seems to be a big difference in impedance between the two cables, have you tried measuring or at least listening to see if there are differences in volume between the two speakers, and then swapping R and L cable pairs to see if ... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz My experience with CT-1 and CT-1U cables are similar to the others' here. I found the CT-1s to have a slightly lower output than the cables I replaced but it then seemed the gain increased somewhat over time. Same issue with the CT-1Us I now have ... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Could we please get back to High Fidelity Cables and discussion of how they impact the sound of our music? Sheesh. I am reminded of what it is like in Congress, heaven forbid. Is there an emoticon that shows one's eyes rolling? | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Tsushima1: Thanks for your response. I may have an unusual situation with my analog system in which my Manley Steelhead Phono Stage is at the minimum gain (50dB) and my preamp has a maximum of 38 volts of gain. So my preamp volume control is at 9:... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz I also noticed a drop in output when I upgraded from CT-1 to CT-1U speaker cables, maybe a couple of dB. This might have been due to lower noise levels, i.e. blacker backgrounds. For me it wasn't an issue as I merely went from 9:00 to 9:30 on my p... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Lak, I did move up from a regular CT-1 to a CT-1U between my phono stage and preamp, which made a big difference, although not as big as from CT-1 to CT-1U speaker cables. I was thinking more on the lines of upgrading from a CT-1 to CT-1U on phono... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Has anyone tried upgrading HF Cables for phono signals, either with DIN or RCA connectors? I am using a CT-1 cable to send my 0.5mV cartridge output to my phono stage and wondering how much difference an E or U would make. Thank you. Roger | |
| Audiophile Boston pressing? I tried an original pressing from Better Records, a CBS half-speed, and the MFSL half-speed. Of the three the original was by far the best IMO. Try a few originals to find the best one. | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz I believe the regular CT-1 interconnects have silver-colored female connectors and the enhanced versions have gold-plated female connectors. You can see them on the HFC website. Other than that, the other differences are internal. | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Previously I reported on this thread that I bought a used 2 meter CT-1 cable to try for signals between my turntable with Lyra cartridge outputting 0.5 mV and my Manley Steelhead Phono Stage. When I replaced my previous carbon nanotube Bybee filte... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz I am not sure if HF cables behave similarly as some carbon nanotube Bybee filter cables I have, but have spoken to the designer about these. I do know that for every current flow in a conductor there is an associated electric field and a magnetic ... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Calvinj, I have an ambiguous answer to your question. There is no doubt that these cables result in music that is much faster, more dynamic, and easier to hear details such as finger plucks on guitars, voices, drums, hi-hats, etc. However, when my... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Here is my experience with the HF Cables. I have tried a number of cables in my system over the years but it was not an obsession of mine as I found cable changes to evoke relatively minor changes such as tonal balance or level of detail. I tried ... |