IME anything that is not identical between channels will spoil image symmetry and precision in 3 dimensions.
This includes cable effective direction as you propose.
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Why would you do that for? I don't see WTF it would change the sound.
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A recent topic of discussion looked at different coloured wires having different pigments that may (or may not) have an effect upon playback sound quality.
This is part of the understanding that a playback system, from input to output, is in itself an electromagnetic entity subject to minute differences in the composition of materials within any part of the audio chain. Somewhat analogous to the 'butterfly flaps its wings and starts a hurricane'.
Whether pigments in wire alters playback sound is neither here nor there, but logic suggests that if it does make a difference, then physically identical wiring for both send and return of an audio signal is an entirely logical assumption.
I have no opinion on this, as I am still following and listening very carefully to what is being said.
The brain uses vision as an aid besides the hearing to locate and characterize the sound. Our vision actually has some processing power and if one closes the eyes, those processing power will be turned off.
It was known that speakers with white color will sound well brighter vs. black color speakers. In a well lit room, the sound will be perceived as brighter and more open vs darker room. If one closes one eyes, the sound stage won't be as clear or well defined when eyes opened.
It was known that speakers with white color will sound well brighter vs. black color speakers. In a well lit room, the sound will be perceived as brighter and more open vs darker room. If one closes one eyes, the sound stage won't be as clear or well defined when eyes opened.
I am actually an neurologist and does research on human psychology with respect to how one perceives sound. I can treat whatever you have too.
My wife is a health professional also.....she says there no treating what I have!
But the guys who realy need the best wiring, Ligo, Nasa, etc are laughing so hard they fell on the floor.
NASA doesn't appear to employ flights of fancy when it comes to the pigments in its cables!
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There are many organic and inorganic pigments along with fillers, plasticisers and other agents used in pvc insulation, each will have a small effect on electrical and magnetic properties of wire and cable assemblies and almost certainly a negligible effect on sound.Max Headroom said:
The electrical properties of a shortish cable only have a small effect on sound. A small change in these properties will have an even smaller effect on sound. Hence all suitable cables will sound very similar. Any cable which sounds significantly different is almost certainly not suitable, however this may not be recognised as some people have an inbuilt bias towards 'non-conventional engineering' (i.e. bad engineering).
No. Electrical theory says that if the wires are sufficiently different then you need the same arrangement for each channel; there is no requirement whatsoever for the send and return cables on one channel to be the same as each other. However, there is no particular reason (for speaker cables) why they should be different apart from ease of getting the phasing right at the two ends.tapestryof sound said:
For unbalanced interconnects the two conductors are required to be different; the ground return must have low impedance and enclose the signal conductor (whose resistance is not very important). For balanced interconnects the two conductors should be as similar as possible.
This is all based on electrical theory; "logic" unconstrained by knowledge might give a different answer.
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