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| Polarity issue If these spkrs are indeed connected via a cap would the battery test hurt anything?No. The only problem with the cap coupling is that capacitors block DC which means the cone won't move and you wouldn't be able to determine the polarity using the ... | |
| Polarity issue Couple of things you can do.You can just connect the cables to the amp arbitrarily. Give them a listen, taking note of the bass response. Then reverse the leads at the amplifier for one channel. Listen again. If the bass increases, they're now wir... | |
| cable dielectric cause of artificial sound Scar972It seems our point of view is different, you're looking at it from the technical side, mine is from an audiophile talking about audiophile cable.I don't know what that means, "an audiophile talking about audiophile cable."You have made a nu... | |
| cable dielectric cause of artificial sound TgrishamIf the issue is that the dialectric potentially changes the sound, and oxidation of copper potentially changes the sound, wouldn't pure copper wire covered in something to prevent shorting, and oxidation, be ideal?Ideal? I dunno. That rath... | |
| cable dielectric cause of artificial sound SeanThe dielectric becomes more conductive / lossy over a period of time. As such, the electrons DO interact with the dielectric, both in terms of conductivity and magnetic field. The measurements that i mentioned above pertain directly to this su... | |
| cable dielectric cause of artificial sound Artizen65Silver has a slightly higher frequency response than copper in the 20hz to 20khz range. Hence why some people perceive silver as being brighter than copper.This doesn't make sense. Silver being slightly more conductive than copper will me... | |
| cable dielectric cause of artificial sound ScarIn the world of audiophile where isolation cones, cable lifters, contact enhancers are used, a oxidized conductor would not go over well.Then I guess it's good that I only worry about what works best for me.Oxidation shorten the life of a cabl... | |
| cable dielectric cause of artificial sound Several cable manufacturers are using cotton dielectric. Has anyone identified a sonic signature for cotton compared to PTFE?I'm not much of a "sonic signature" kind of guy, but I do prefer cotton over plastics, including PTFE. And ultimatley pref... | |
| cable dielectric cause of artificial sound Agree, audiophiles are often too critical with minor details, but oxidation which occurs at the surface of a conductor must be taken seriously. Electrical signal tends to travel at the surface of a conductor, NOT the center of a conductor as some ... | |
| cable dielectric cause of artificial sound I think people freak out too much about copper wire oxidizing. Unless it's oxidation between mechanical contacts, I haven't found it to be any problem at all. It's only a few molecules thick and I find that much more preferable to a whole hell of ... | |
| cable dielectric cause of artificial sound Elizabeth, Chris VenHaus of VH Audio sells a 28 gauge solid core silver wire that's insulated with four layers of cotton serve and has a very uniform outside diameter which would make it very good for twisted pairs or, my preference, braided quads... |