Interconnects (RCA CABLES) - Bang for Buck?

Luckydog · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:56 pm Post subject:

Propagation velocity in cables makes a difference only when the propagation time has some significance in relation to the period of frequencies or absolute times involved with a signal. At audio, such delays are way way way way way shorter than either. So although cables are different this way, it doesn't make any sense to me that prop velocity would be any factor in conveyance of audio signals.

I'm thinking through some notions that it's a mistake to think about short runs of audio frequency 'shielded enclosed cable' as coax. Lots of coax theory might not apply, as I say still working on the math. Hope to post more when I've got something more tangible to say.

Did someone say 'faster cables?' or was it a dream/nightmare ?? Wink

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Letitroll98 · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:39 am Post subject:

Luckydog · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:52 am Post subject:

Luckydog · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:04 pm Post subject:

Anyone know if silver interconnects are generally soldered or crimped, and if soldered is that with tin/lead or something else ?
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Letitroll98 · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:37 am Post subject:

neobop · vinyl addict Joined: 20 Dec 2007 Posts: 1453

I came across this in the Stereophile test report of the AHT phono, and thought you might find it of interest:

"The Purist interconnect sounded much like their speaker cable, but was perhaps a touch too restrained with the AHT unit. The reasonably priced Raj cables by Pure Logic proved a good match. This silver-coated copper cable has a slider that's used to change the point at which the two negative legs of the wire cross the positive leg, thus "tuning" the cable—much like setting VTA. Pull the slider one way for brighter sound, the other for duller."

Re: silver solder - I read some place that 4% is the maximum amount of silver that will work. I'm not sure if temp is the reason, but it makes sense. Radio Shack has been selling lead free silver solder, in 2% and 4% for years. I found it much harder to work with and had the feeling that I would be better off using regular 60/40. Hope you Euro guys have something better to use.
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Mitsuman · Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:31 am Post subject:

Far from boutique, and very reasonably priced. I use these from my preamp to my power amp, and from my variable out on my CDP into my power amp. I dare you to find a better made cable for the price.

http://www.knukonceptz.com/pro.....A%20Kables

I have also had good luck with these. If you look closely, they look identical and appear to have the same connectors as the DH Labs BL-1 for a fraction of the cost.

http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/50-2155

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Bigears · Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:00 pm Post subject:

Except for the sensible recommendations of where to find said cables, I read this thread and muttered...oh dear Brick wall

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Luckydog · Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:27 pm Post subject:

FWIW I raised the question of contact method because the thread threw up the matter of contact between dissimilar metals. I've been looking at possible causes of non-linearities that might account for some of the reported differences in cables, mostly because the whole issue fascinates me, and would love to understand it.

For example I stumbled across a patent US Patent 6275050 - Apparatus and method to detect corrosion in metal junctions