audio cables seems to split the earth in two, one part of those who can hear and detect anything and the other part who can not hear anything, what is the real truth here?
this article about kimber kable naked and its very steep price (in my world that is), how can this kabel not be better in sonic then a simple lamp cord?
https://www.hifinews.com/content/kimber-kable-naked
this article about kimber kable naked and its very steep price (in my world that is), how can this kabel not be better in sonic then a simple lamp cord?
https://www.hifinews.com/content/kimber-kable-naked
Actually, cables split the earth into three, the third being those that think they can hear a difference. 😉
jeff
jeff
Amplifiers can be sensitive to the load, which includes the wire. Some amplifiers may burst into oscillation
when loaded with excessive capacitance. Also, series impedance in the speaker wire will interact
with the speaker system, in a similar way as the amplifier's output impedance does, causing
frequency response aberrations.
when loaded with excessive capacitance. Also, series impedance in the speaker wire will interact
with the speaker system, in a similar way as the amplifier's output impedance does, causing
frequency response aberrations.
They appear to be IC's, and only 12,700 british pounds for a meter pair. Monoprice lookout, there's new competition. 🙂
jeff
jeff
Some amps are sensitive to the load - I call them poorly designed but that's just my opinion.
I stand by my former comments that the average person wouldn't hear a difference between those seventeen-thousand-quid interconnects and barbed wire...
I've run my amp using single wire signal (earth return) and nobody noticed the difference!
I stand by my former comments that the average person wouldn't hear a difference between those seventeen-thousand-quid interconnects and barbed wire...
I've run my amp using single wire signal (earth return) and nobody noticed the difference!
Yes, the picture is an interconnect cable, not speaker wire. The preamplifier or other source (especially tubes)
will affect the result with an audio cable, which should be kept reasonably short.
It's named Naked because it will strip the buyer's bank account naked.
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Hi-Fi News' rule of thumb is that you should allocate 10% of your budget to cables.
By that measure, only owners of systems worth in excess of £127,000 need apply.
If you can afford that much for your system, why not strew it with cable jewellery!
By that measure, only owners of systems worth in excess of £127,000 need apply.
If you can afford that much for your system, why not strew it with cable jewellery!
I had an survey on another audio forum. Most voters spend 3-10% on they cables. But some as much as 15-20%! Crazy. I do my own DIY cables and connectors. Cost me less than 1% of the value of my audio system. Enough.
Mine would be less than 0.1%.
I have a lot of gear but not enough cables to hook it all up at once. I probably own fewer than 30 IC's.
If people want to spend their money on wires, that up to them.
Some people like to buy expensive salt and put it on cheap meat.
Some people put saffron on their cottage cheese
I have a lot of gear but not enough cables to hook it all up at once. I probably own fewer than 30 IC's.
If people want to spend their money on wires, that up to them.
Some people like to buy expensive salt and put it on cheap meat.
Some people put saffron on their cottage cheese
I have a variety of diferent cables, the most expensive wqas probably about 30$ for a 6 foot cable...
Then I found these ones: They fall into the "good enough" category.
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B085ZNG883/?th=1
I used to buy RCA cables for 1$ at the dollar store - they want more like 4$ now.
Then I found these ones: They fall into the "good enough" category.
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B085ZNG883/?th=1
I used to buy RCA cables for 1$ at the dollar store - they want more like 4$ now.
That review fails at the first sentence
The cable itself meets a lot of the tick boxes for high end audio. Expensive, exotic metals, delicate etc, but I can't see it meets any of the known figures of merit for a single ended interconnect (which is also a big plus for some high end stuff). So all absolutely what we would expect.
The cable itself meets a lot of the tick boxes for high end audio. Expensive, exotic metals, delicate etc, but I can't see it meets any of the known figures of merit for a single ended interconnect (which is also a big plus for some high end stuff). So all absolutely what we would expect.
Hi-Fi World magazine (not to be confused with Hi-Fi News) exhibits a refreshing honesty to the contentious and highly subjective area of cable reviews.
In his review of mains cables that cost in the region of £2k, Martin Pipe sensibly concludes “If you have a high-end system, give the (cables) a trial. If you hear no difference, don’t buy them. It’s as simple as that.”
In his review of mains cables that cost in the region of £2k, Martin Pipe sensibly concludes “If you have a high-end system, give the (cables) a trial. If you hear no difference, don’t buy them. It’s as simple as that.”
As I said. Steel would work fine for AF. Nothing wrong with alumimium wire at all if it's sized and terminated correctly.