reverse polarity of the chinese goods?

[PreSapian]

while researching about a new speaker cable i came upon this comment by a member at audiogon. AudiogoN Forums: Xindak FP-Gold i hope i'm allowed to post this link. but if not, the member basically states that a xindak speaker cable has 'reverse polarity' if it's built for the chinese market. the whole concept of a speaker wire with a polarity is new to me let alone the reason why the asian market would require the reverse version of it. if all this is indeed valid, then should i also be concerned with mating my USA designed diy speaker 'jim holtz's statements' to a chinese mingda tube amp? thanks for your input.

[kevinkr]

Utter rubbish.. LOL In some cases the construction of a line level cable may dictate a specific orientation because of the way a shield is configured. Usually best grounded at source end for example.

You can safely ignore this "information" but if you are skeptical just try reversing the orientation of your speaker cable.. I seriously doubt you will hear any difference at all..

Electrons behave the same pretty much everywhere on the planet afaik..

[leadbelly]

Thanks for bringing a big smile to my face this morning!

[Globulator]

Originally Posted by PreSapian

while researching about a new speaker cable i came upon this comment by a member at audiogon.

I think he is being IRONIC, or subtly sarcastic. He does it well

Just remember to always position the front panel of your amp to the east to align the earth's magnetic field with the panel, or the metal 'eddy current sublimator shield' as us experts like to call it, for those rich midtones.

[kevinkr]

Originally Posted by Globulator

I think he is being IRONIC, or subtly sarcastic. He does it well

Just remember to always position the front panel of your amp to the east to align the earth's magnetic field with the panel, or the metal 'eddy current sublimator shield' as us experts like to call it, for those rich midtones.

My impression was quite different, but who knows you could well be right..

OMG the front panels of all of my components are accidentally aligned due east!!! (My house is a couple of blocks from the ocean and that wall is ~parallel to the shoreline.) Always wondered how my system came to have those rich midtones, nothing at all to do with the JBL 2440 compression drivers I use I guess.

[Globulator]

I hope you keep those windows clean then for a more transparent sound

That chap was obviously joking because he says '$150 for this cord with the right polarity is a steal. '.

Yes, that's right, a mere $150 - it would be a steal at $400, seeming as it's almost as good as a $500 power cord you see?

And to think there are poor dumb audiophiles connecting their stuff though to the national grid with $5 cords, I mean it makes you weep in frustration doesn't it?



A little trick many miss out on is the fuse, most people use a cheap fuse and miss out of a whole lot of imaging and soundstage, giving their audio sets a blurry two-dimensional feel to it. No way can a whole orchestra fit through a fuse wire 0.05mm thick, I always recommend a gold plated OFC copper bar there just to nip that in the bud, or for a halfway house some nice gold fuses. A useful tip for the 'green' cable guy.

Just remember they are directional, those arrows should always follow the current flow, or you'll lose the advantage and may not even notice any difference!!

[DF96]

I have always lived in the Western hemisphere, although sometimes only just. I was born within about 100yds of the border. If I ever move to the Eastern hemisphere (only a few miles away), should I buy new cables for my hi-fi?

[Wavebourn]

Originally Posted by PreSapian

while researching about a new speaker cable i came upon this comment by a member at audiogon. AudiogoN Forums: Xindak FP-Gold i hope i'm allowed to post this link. but if not, the member basically states that a xindak speaker cable has 'reverse polarity' if it's built for the chinese market. the whole concept of a speaker wire with a polarity is new to me let alone the reason why the asian market would require the reverse version of it. if all this is indeed valid, then should i also be concerned with mating my USA designed diy speaker 'jim holtz's statements' to a chinese mingda tube amp? thanks for your input.

I know that the same meal is tastier in some restaurant somebody likes, even if it is worse prepared. The same apply here.

Use cables you are the best comfortable with, and enjoy your system!

[Globulator]

Originally Posted by DF96

I have always lived in the Western hemisphere, although sometimes only just. I was born within about 100yds of the border. If I ever move to the Eastern hemisphere (only a few miles away), should I buy new cables for my hi-fi?

You're lucky, I live within about 1/2 a mile or the meridian so I just shift my gear around depending upon the solar wind - which I predict using sunspots. We had a long period of non sunspots (low solar magnetic activity -> earth climate cooling) but there are a couple of sunspots appearing - woohoo - great for the reduced cloud cover, bad for re-arranging my hi-fi yet again.

Still, you've got to go with the flow, man. I'm still trying to get the arrows on my speaker cable to match with the electron flow - it just keeps jiggling about so much I'm tempted to put batteries in the end of the cables just so I can be sure it sounds better and it's not just my imagination (being taken for a ride by the salesman).

I also find I get an extra 'shine' on the sound if I get my interconnects blessed in the nearby church, except Eminem comes out very quietly for a week afterwards. In fact it works so well I plan to get my phono pre-amp baptised so it can rise again and be saved. Excellent for choral work.

[Wavebourn]

You can organize electron flow, if you meditate on your cable thoroughly.