Ralph wrote:
> There is something true in those plugs. Using gold-plated
> plugs with gold
> plated outs/in, is probably best. (Best contact. Best
> would be copper, (copper
> is a better conductor than gold.), but copper can't stand
> oxygen!).
> Using nickel-plat
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I'm not sure if this is still popular - I got pretty much sick and tired of
> the whole thing, along with green dye for the edges of CD's
> I know some hi-fi nuts that have gold plated mains plugs on their valve
> amps etc
Hmm,
There is something true in those
I don't think it has ever been scientifically proven that any cable is
better than another...
The main thing is that if you think it has made an improvement then that's
all that matters...
Psychologically, the aim has been achieved.
25 years or so, back in the UK, the hi-fi 'golden ears' brigade
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> G'day
>
> The other day, someone mentioned using mains cable as speaker cable, because
> its so damn cheap. Is anyone using this setup?
>
> I've heard things about the quality of interconnects between amp and
> CD/MD/other stuff making a difference to sound quality
I wrote:
> Douglas Self wrote an article about this in Electronics
> World a couple of
> years ago.
I have located the article in Electronics World Oct 1997. I can scan it if
anyone emails me privately.
simon
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Shawn wrote:
> As you may know from physics class, electronics travel along
> the outside
> diameter of each of the copper strands. As a result, finer copper
> strands means more strands fit into a given wire gauge
> diameter. That equals greater electron flow.
The dept
My nan used to use mains cable for an FM radio aerial. It worked really well
until our cousin visited and saw a cable with no plug on it, so promptly put
one on it and plugged it in BANG!!! No more HiFi.
If you want to use mains cable as speaker cable can I suggest you label it
clearly? :o)
Nick,
> I've heard things about the quality of interconnects
> between amp and
> CD/MD/other stuff making a difference to sound quality,
> and simliar things
> about speaker wire, and 99.9% oxygen free copper wire
> or some crap.
> There must be some truth i
nick wrote:
>
> The other day, someone mentioned using mains cable as speaker cable, because
> its so damn cheap. Is anyone using this setup?
Well, it IS cheap, but I think places like Parts Express and MCM
Electronics sells high-quality finely stranded oxygen free 16, 14, 12,
and even bigger g
