Skunk;181916 Wrote: > What are you paying for, beyond the possibility of oscillation, with an > expensive cable? Is it noise rejection, or an attempt to synergize with > the amp? I don't want to pay for expensive cable, I want to pay for a good cable. Transparency is a goal.
Skunk;181916 Wrote: > I think most of the features of expensive cables can be duplicated with > cheaper parts and DIY, but understand the aversion to fiddling. However > when I wanted to try zip cord I ordered the Belden high quality stranded > wire from Blue Jeans, rather than going to home depot, so I see your > point. Absolutely agree. If you really can duplicate a good design, and have quality materials on hand, then you have the "good" cable. You're just lucky to have it for less money. Good point about home depot - requirements for lamp cord are less restrictive, so consistency of parameters may vary more then you'd like to. Although some claim they don't care anyways. Skunk;181916 Wrote: > In much the same way a squeezebox can't be improved drastically with an > external power supply, I don't think a speaker wire hooked to a binding > post connected with who knows what wire to a driver using cheap copper > can make a significant difference, at least if the goal is > transparency. I do think it's worthwhile to eliminate the binding post > and spades, but can't say whether I can hear a difference. I'm not sure if I can... But when you compare possible impact of 2-3m cable vs. 12cm wire inside the box... I'd prefer to have the long one to be well shielded and to have the best possible combination of R-C-I parameters. BTW it's not about improvement, but just about limiting impact of cable on sound at all. -- 325xi simaudio nova cdp >> simaudio moon i-5 >> revel performa m20 via acoustic zen matrix reference ii and acoustic zen satori -planned additions:... >> deq2496 >> lavry da-10 >>...- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 325xi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5661 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32454 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
