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| Are DIY Cables Worth It? Since speakers run on AC through the wires, how does one determine which is the 'return' run of the cables on which to use the double run?You build a servo circuit which senses polarity and physically 'flips' the cable around, using super fast rel... | |
| XLR to SE RCA interconnect - HELP please Driver, I'm aware that many companies short the two pins and it may be acceptable in some cases - but not all.Scenario#1: input stage is made of bipolar transistors in a balanced differential amplifier circuit. In this case, shorting the input act... | |
| XLR to SE RCA interconnect - HELP please Driver, I suggest that you don't do thisOn amplifier based gear, use a tiny piece of the same wire as your IC across pins 1 & 3.Instead, use a 620 ohm resistor. It's low enough value to supress noise and high enough to not severely disrupt DC ... | |
| What's better than Oritek X-2 hoover, eureka, dust devil, Dyson - they all suck...Dust, that is... :-) | |
| Why Palladium in cables, wiring, etc. . .? Titanium combines ductility so it can be easily braided, Strength so that overall mass of the jacket is relatively small, and relatively low conductivity.Guido, you forgot flammability... Might produce that "real hot" sound!!! | |
| floating ground on ICs? some have suggested a floating ground is a good idea - ie, connect the outershield to one end only, float the otherThat is not floating the shield!It is MANDATORY that you do so with single-ended cables, because connectong the shield to the RCA gr... | |
| How to eliminate noise in IC's? Hum level depends a lot on the system and installation, including "noise sources" in your area. It might just be the case that in your situation you need a shielded cable for such a long run. Check if that Vampire set is shielded before you start ... | |
| Anti-cables alternatives Redkiwi: nothing wrong with magnet wire thickness for interconnects. It's actually preferable to high gauge (say #14) wire in general, from my experience. The "wrapping" should serve several good purposes. First is the mechanical stability by abso... | |
| short cable length: does cable "quality" matter? The shortest speaker cables I tried are 5 ft (1.5 meter) long and they make a difference. In fact, many believe that 6 inches of a "jumper" cable makes a significant difference as well, but I tend to believe that it's more about the quality of a c... | |
| Cable Comparator The device would include a splitter, more jacks and a relay or a switch in the path. It might also increase the load capacitance to the total of both cables.Consider switching the cables yourself. It takes longer and you won't have an instant memo... | |
| Line Filter Question None on the amp - it should be plugged directly into the wall. Use the existing line filter for the digital source only. | |
| XLR or single ended cables and why? rats:[Quote]In the case of mono amps with single ended inputs they will share the same circuit ground, they are connected together at the single ended source, ie. pre-amp.[Quote]Steve, you missed the point. The right channel circuit will contain o... | |
| Jumpers - How good do they really have to be? If it's only 2" distance then the main difference would come from mechanical contacts. Connect your speaker cables to the tweeter ports and jumper down to the woofer. It makes a difference! | |
| XLR or single ended cables and why? Tvad: my statement was copied directly from the Cobalt Cable website. Any errors are due to the info published by Blue Jeans Cable...It's sad that it was written in the first place and even more so that it makes the average person believe such non... | |
| XLR or single ended cables and why? Technical reasons only - don't read this if you have a headache...You have to consider the signal transfer through the cables and also the quality of the circuits on both ends.Balanced circuits are more complicated, so more things can "go wrong" w... |