A Different Solution for Cables


In the past, I have contributed to topics on the forum about building your own cables and tweaking cables. I would like to revisit another cable theme that I have talked about in the past, one that has not received much interest since it is on the fringe. The subject is series cabling. By this I mean piggy-backing cables -- 2 cables only -- to improve SQ. I started experimenting with series cabling by chance, frustrated after successive purchases from well-known companies fell short of anticipated results. The most common shortcoming was thin sound with deficient harmonics.

I ended up experimenting over a period of years, mainly with PCs and interconnects in series. I have come up with improved SQ -- not subtle --- by trial and error. My most recent success came as a total surprise -- using interconnects in series from BSG QOL to Lyngdorf RP-1 before the pre-amp. I know that some audiophiles insist that making the signal path unnecessarily longer has to degrade SQ. The truth is that the contrary has often been the case with my system. The latest results are quite stunning. There must be a scientific explanation for this but I am not the kind who worries much about theories. I am more interested in the music. As long as the sound improves I am happy.

You might want to try experimenting with this if you have some spare PCs or interconnects in the audio closet. You may be pleasantly surprised at the results. Have any others out there done something similar that they would like to share while risking a few slings and arrows on the forum?
sabai
Check Out some of MIT's literature...According  to their philosophy
you have just created a 2 pole cable.  They feel each cable has a specific frequency that may get accentuated or pole of articulation - so by combining different brands you are creating a multiple pole cable.

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Multipole Technology Explained...

I tried to post a link but it wouldn't let me

sabai---I got Mogami's with XLR's just to use with my subs, where full-range good sound is not necessary. Since I have them anyway, I thought a comparison to Kimber Hero, Silver Streak, KCAG and KCTG would be interesting. Have you seen the video series of Paul McGowan setting up the new PS Audio listening room? In one of them he said he intended to run Mogami balanced ic's from his sources over to the power amps and Infinity IRS speakers. In the next video in the series he told of being inundated with emails from outraged viewers! Also from Bill Low at Audioquest, who offered to make him a nice loom to use instead.
firedrums,

And a cable with other characteristics besides frequency.

bdp24,

I have not seen this video of Paul's. I have not been able to find it yet. Do you have a link?. Paul's company makes some great products. I have his DS DAC and PerfectWave transport and will be upgrading to the new DMP transport eventually. But Paul seems to live in another world at times. One example was his intransigence regarding tube pre-amps -- until Bascom King came along. How could one hold out for so long? This is a mystery to me. And now he wants to use Mogami interconnects? You have to be kidding. I wonder where he has been living for the past 10 years. In a PS Audio cocoon?