Three takeaways here.
1. It was my wife who did the microwave oven.
2. Well, ok, I did the paper bag in the toaster oven thing. But in my defense (excuse), the restaurant changed bags and the new ones like to unroll up and touch the elements. I've learned to put the fries on a pan with foil now. Duh. And, I have to say, I was so cool in how I handled a flaming bag of fries without panicking...casually putting it into the sink, easily taking care of the situation without breaking a sweat....I am Baaaaad!! My underwear..sigh..
3. If I were a smart person, I would not post all the stupid things I do, for others to bring up. (course, that is contrary to my DNA. At work, I want the techs and engineers to witness my (occasional(no,no...rare..very rare)..don't go there!!) stupidity. They are the future, I want them to succeed. Laughing at me is part and parcel.
One of the MOST important things that happen at work, is when a young engineer or tech points out something I did incorrectly. That is what I live for now. That, and encouraging them to think both outside the box, and second guessing me.
As I've said.... I used to be a young and stupid engineer. I'm much older now.
jn
1. It was my wife who did the microwave oven.
2. Well, ok, I did the paper bag in the toaster oven thing. But in my defense (excuse), the restaurant changed bags and the new ones like to unroll up and touch the elements. I've learned to put the fries on a pan with foil now. Duh. And, I have to say, I was so cool in how I handled a flaming bag of fries without panicking...casually putting it into the sink, easily taking care of the situation without breaking a sweat....I am Baaaaad!! My underwear..sigh..
3. If I were a smart person, I would not post all the stupid things I do, for others to bring up. (course, that is contrary to my DNA. At work, I want the techs and engineers to witness my (occasional(no,no...rare..very rare)..don't go there!!) stupidity. They are the future, I want them to succeed. Laughing at me is part and parcel.
One of the MOST important things that happen at work, is when a young engineer or tech points out something I did incorrectly. That is what I live for now. That, and encouraging them to think both outside the box, and second guessing me.
As I've said.... I used to be a young and stupid engineer. I'm much older now.
jn
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I only made it through 2.5 minutes of that torture.
I recall the premise, if the content has not been made clear in the first two paragraphs, it's not worth continuing.
That premise is lost on him.
John
No I don't, but I know the late great engineer of Ayre Charles Hansen, who posted here, liked myrtle wood, and even Jenga blocks.
Glad you found myrtle to sound better than oak. 🙂
I don't think it is lost on him, he has heard many and he says this one sounds the best in his system. But on front end equipment only, no power amps, they go right into the wall outlet. Oh bye the way Jay is listening to different wall outlets now and will do a video on which brand sound best to him!
We have not talked about the sound of audiophile outlets yet! So much to talk about...
Wait. He is listening to wall outlets? Is he using his ear, or maybe one of those stethoscope things?? (sorry, couldn't resist).
I've no idea what he is, I just couldn't listen to him anymore.
On occasion I have conversations with Nobel prize guys, so far they are just so pleasant to speak with and to the point. These audiophile internet nonscientific and non technical videos are both boring and downright funny.
Rick... Are you one of those crazy audiophile guys I'm supposed to hate, or one of those technical guys I'm supposed to like?? Or something in between?
I get so confused without a program. Can't tell the players without a program..
John
I am stopping here, could go into the gutter too quickly.
Simply put, his rationale is embarrassing. Perhaps he later found a job with Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX.
Neither, he´s an unbearable snake oil seller.
Only his technique is pushing dumb unscientific videos down your throat until you puke.
Not noticing by now Shunyata sales (at least among Forum Members and curious people reading this thread) must be nosediving in flames, since their unscientific clims have been analyzed by many ... with the inevitable conclusions having being found: much talk, zero content o merit.
I'm no expert, and can prove that, but isn't characteristic impedance the ratio of the voltages to the current of a wave propagating down a transmission line? No characteristic impedance would then imply that a wave can't propagate. That would make for a very quiet audio environment, for sure.
Maybe he meant that there is no wave impedance. Oh wait - that's even worse.
Sure you can - download the video and play it in reverse...it can't possibly get any worse...or can it?!
It is possible that somebody there though that a shield would eliminate the characteristic impedance by blocking the efields. Much in the way a coax works.
The problem is, the efield is now confined to the dielectric between the shield and the wire, which is of course a coax with a characteristic impedance.
The only way to prevent external magnetic field is to put the current centroids coaxially. Which again, is exactly what a coax does to confine the magfield in the cable.
Once the core wires are separated like that braid construction, there will be magnetic field in free space permeability medium. Once the core wires are energized with voltage, the insulation around the core wires will have e-field in the dielectric's permittivity.
Not understanding the principles but using incorrect thinking to solve a problem, doesn't solve the problem. Might make sales to the uneducated however.
John
John, I am a technical guy as that is what I have done all my life at work, but I am an audiophile because I like listening to music and always want to get the best sound reproduction from my system, so I am both. I am disappointed that there is so little talk here about how equipment sounds. We build and modify our equipment to then enjoy its sound don’t we? I am always open to new ideas and do not discount something until I have investigated it and heard it. This forum is a place for kindred spirts that show mutual respect to each other, as we all enjoy music, right?
I have heard these "Zero characteristic impedance" cables at stores and audio shows and they sound great to me. Garth might not be doing the right thing in talking about how they work, but they sound great and in the end that is all that really matters isn't it? I mean we use cables to listen to music, not sit there and measure them, right? Maybe we could DIY some?
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