Some might think using a shield as a signal carrying wire cannot possibly be a good idea. Perhaps this explains why so many unbalanced cables use a proper return wire in addition to a shield, which has only one end connected.
Now why the topic starter is asking cable related questions HERE is something of a mystery. He is more likely to get useful answer at his local bingo hall.
Thanks Bill, I heard good things about Blue Jeans cable on another forum. Great for turntable interconnects
Thank you DF for explaining , i understad that, and I will get to the point of my cable below and what caused me to design it that way.
Hi Analog sa
I was posting here for tips which I got.
The reason I made my cable that way is the eichmann ratio
"The Ratio forces the return conductor to respond rapidly to signals being transmitted through the signal conductor, at the same time providing a balance of reactance between signal and return. This ensures that all frequencies and their harmonics are transmitted in a more perfect state. The result is cleaner signal transfer. Which translates to better sound quality."
I read one this page the thread maker, said the ratio was 2:1 approximately
Interconnects implementing the Eichmann Ratio™
Whether that works with my set up I dont know, maybe the return could be in a helix configuration
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Oh my, that's some high grade audio BS there. I tried reading his paten application, in which he "explains" how his idea solves a made up problem, but he lost me somewhere around electron velocity.
Still, if you want to make a cable based on that claim, it probably won't sound any worse than lots of other designs.
Still, if you want to make a cable based on that claim, it probably won't sound any worse than lots of other designs.
Yes, really. OP wants to build his own cable from silver wire, teflon tubing, and cotton wadding, and he is seeking affirmation of his choices. This is probably a bad place to look for that, since many (most?) people here will tell him it is a bad idea.
MaccAu, I was interested in how the shield functions so started this thread, I hope you find it informative, there are some fascinating links, and you can be sure there is no BS here that isn't called out 
Cable shield as a Faraday cage
Cable shield as a Faraday cage
Bollocks. Total bollocks, divorced from any kind of scientific reality hitherto known by woman-born. The complete absence of physics or the most elementary principles of electrical engineering contained in the patent says all you need to know about its value.
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Thanks, Nezbleu, yes i have the wire and interconnect so cant waste it, have to do something right with it
MaccAu, I was interested in how the shield functions so started this thread, I hope you find it informative, there are some fascinating links, and you can be sure there is no BS here that isn't called out
Thanks Scott so go and read it.
Yes DF96, came from the old Eichmann website
Yes Scott came from the Eichmann website, mind you the switchcraft RCA plugs are actually as good as TE copper
Bingo
Inventing a (bogus) problem is the 1st step toward marketing snake-oil.
We dont want snake oil Infinia, olive oil would do better
yes cant believe everything you hear from Manufactures
Selling it & putting the money toward a proper cable would be one option. Then it won't be wasted.
I know. I even read the patent. Several minutes of my life I will never get back, and too depressing to even raise a laugh.
I'm not certain what 'TE copper' is referring to, but if you're talking about the Switchcraft 3502 that's not setting the bar very high because it's a rather poor connector. Too small, duff cable-clamping, pain to solder to a high standard... surprising given their reputation. Although in fairness, it's extremely cheap.
Indeed not. 'Eichmann ratios' being a prime example...
TE = Tellurium, perhaps?
FWIW, intrigued by the buzz, I’d tried out both the Eichmann copper RCAs and speaker pod binding posts years ago. Honestly couldn’t hear any veils of obscuring haze evaporating, or whatever the blather at the time intimated, and the RCAs were particularly fiddle to work with. While I have some empathy for the idea of keeping the mass of conducting material on connectors as low as possible, the plastic outer shell is too thin for my liking, and the teeny set screw doesn’t provide sufficient strain relief. I had them fail several times, and the lightweight plastic into which the metal is imbedded is far too easily deformed by the heat of the soldering - particularly if using a shielded cable without removing much of the mass of the braid and pigtailing down to a more workable size.
XLR or even DIN connectors make more sense, although the latter are their own world I’d hurt.
Eichmann ratios indeed
FWIW, intrigued by the buzz, I’d tried out both the Eichmann copper RCAs and speaker pod binding posts years ago. Honestly couldn’t hear any veils of obscuring haze evaporating, or whatever the blather at the time intimated, and the RCAs were particularly fiddle to work with. While I have some empathy for the idea of keeping the mass of conducting material on connectors as low as possible, the plastic outer shell is too thin for my liking, and the teeny set screw doesn’t provide sufficient strain relief. I had them fail several times, and the lightweight plastic into which the metal is imbedded is far too easily deformed by the heat of the soldering - particularly if using a shielded cable without removing much of the mass of the braid and pigtailing down to a more workable size.
XLR or even DIN connectors make more sense, although the latter are their own world I’d hurt.
Eichmann ratios indeed
It can be tricky to solder to if it's too great, having said that, I use Rean plugs which have a large mass and have never had a problem.
I've used too many brands / types of RCAs overthe past 40yrs to keep track - from several models of Switchcraft to Deltrons to WBT clones. Frankly my favorite of the low mass ones were by Radio Shack / Realistic; very thin metal - presumably nickle plated whatever - hollow center pin with minimal strain relief crimp collar and light screw on plastic cover. IIRC a pack of 4 for less than $8?
Something like that. We had similar ones over here. For [relatively] low mass, I quite like the Neutrik (Rean) connectors. If I want something heavier-duty, the generic locking types you can find on ePay seem to do OK. I don't often bother making up my own leads any more though. There's some very nicely made leads out there now that cost very little, & since I can think of many things I'd rather be doing than soldering RCA plugs, I just buy a set when needed.
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partly - see below
I thought it only polite to give him the benefit of the doubt.......... He has been hanging around planet 10 for a while though
indeed, almost 20yrs of orbiting close to an event horizon can distort the storage and transmission of synaptic energy - or so I read on the internet somewhere
and thanks for the civility with which that was parsed
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