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| Why do digital cables sound different? Sean - Transmission-line effects are the main concern with digital cables. Characteristic impedance matching is a big part of this. However, dispersion of the digital signal is also caused by dielectric absorption, which can cause jitter, so just ... | |
| Why do digital cables sound different? Jt25741 - You are dead-on when you say that jitter is the main issue with digital cables. However, with some cables, you get what you pay for. Every cable manufacturer has a digital cable and many of them are not even close to 75 ohms characterist... | |
| Why do digital cables sound different? Zilla - it is impossible for a digital cable to act as a "tone control". What happens is that the jitter caused by the cable losses results in frequency modulation of the analog signal. This can cause lack of clarity and focus. In general, the bet... | |
| DIY speaker: braid vs twist vs straight Twisting is usually a better performer because it locates the forwards and return wires in close proximity and creates some field cancellation. When the forward and return paths are in parallel or twisted, this lowers the inductance substantially ... | |
| Electrostatic speaker cables... Propagation speed????? You must be joking. This is not a common-clock digital system. This is analog audio for kripes sake! Series inductance is the most important parameter, followed by capacitance and dielectric absorption.If you need a low-indu... | |
| Power Cord Lenght ? Better shorter or longer? As far a power cords are concerned, I dont pay much attention to the fact that the voltage is a 60 Hz sinusoid. I pay more attention to the di/dt of the current, of which the spectrum can contain very high frequencies. This is what any inductance ... | |
| Power Cord Lenght ? Better shorter or longer? What I am saying is that all cable designs become more inductive as you lengthen them. The inductance per foot does not change, just the total inductance. Just as all cables add capacitance as they get longer.Designs that have very low inductance ... | |
| Power Cord Lenght ? Better shorter or longer? For all audio applications, shorter is better. For IC's, speaker cables, digital cables and power cords. For power cords and speaker cables, inductance is the parameter to be minimized and it increases with length.If you are using the cable as a t... | |
| Power cable question. See the cable shootout in Bound for Sound two issues back. quite a few cords compared. TG Audio cord won for most applications - line-level. Around $400. | |
| What makes phono cables different? IMO, the difference in phono cables has to do with the loading on them. If the cartridge is designed to be flat into a certain capacitive load, then the combined cable and preamp input capacitance should match this capacitance. I have seen cases w... | |
| Does hotglue affect the ... You are way too paranoid. A little hot glue will not affect anything. It will increase the capacitance and the dielectric absorption microscopically. Neither of these is a first-order effect in a speaker cable. Better to protect your gear. | |
| SIlver Cable Experiences? Silver cables tend to be more sensitive to gauge than copper. I stick with smaller gauges because the larger gauges sound harsh. I also only use them for IC's, not speaker cables. | |
| Cables 101 for a beginner Read my Audio FAQ and white-papers page at:http://www.empiricalaudio.comThese will give you some insights on the relative performance of the different cables. I prefer to upgrade IC's first, then speaker cables, then power cords. | |
| Any experiences with Eichmann Express Bullet Plugs I use these connectors on the Empirical Audio Holophonic unshielded IC. I have custom versions made and I modify them for better strain-relief. The plastic housing is good because it adds little capacitance to an unshielded IC. I could not make 3.... | |
| Right Angle Power Cord's I would try my new cord on it, but I have retired my ML pre for the time being, besides, I need a right-angle connector. Cant seem to find one with a good strain-relief. Maybe after I move to central OR.BTW - just got a solicitation to try a new I... |