Anticables: Scam?

Well I've been burning the 6.2s in almost non-stop.

I sent back the Teac and replaced it with an Emotiva A300. I know this amp isn't exactly the best amp in the world, but it certainly beats the little Teac. I'll run some comparisons on the speaker setup, and if nothing will hook up the Mjolnir 2 for listening with my Utopias.

I have experience with AntiCables.  The design eliminates a distortion that is produced typically by multi stranded cables in signal transfer.  There is a fuzzy quality that can be heard on systems that have enough transparency to unmask this effect.  I do not understand all the technical factors as an engineer can explain them, but when a signal is being transferred down a typical fine stranded cable all the fine cables that touch one another, suffer with a type of electronic jumping across from one strand to another.   Litz wire which has each fine strand insulated from one another eliminates this distortion.  AntiCable simply eliminates that particular type of distortion by only offering a single huge strand.  But?  In doing so, includes another kind of distortion, because a single strand that size has other issues as frequencies travel down the copper.  If I am not mistaken, certain frequencies travel closer to the outside surface than other frequencies. Fine strands will not have that kind of distortion.. Anti Cable eliminates definitely one type of distortion, but I found the leading edge of the sound to be blunted a bit.  If transparency is not there to begin with?  Then one may wonder what the big deal is about.

An engineer would tell you that the only factors that really matter are resistance and shielding, unless the wire is carrying very small current as those produced by phono carts.

If you can't hear a difference, you might as well return the Anti Cables and save some cash.

I'm using the level 3 bi-wire speaker cables and level 2 ICs in an Oppo/Krell/Vandersteen system in a dedicated room with a dedicated AC line. It took longer that 400 hours, (600), for them to settle in, open up, and sound crystal clear, but once they did I can report that I'm very happy with them.
And Paul is a great guy to deal with...
Also, keep them off the floor, away from power cords and each other, away from all synthetic materials, and keep their lengths to the minimum needed.

Tom

Tomcarr,

Thanks for the tip, I'll try that arrangement.