Rescently l tested B1 outside cabinet and then put it inside.Outside it sounded best and clean.Inside sound was not pleasent or only average.This l experiensed with diy dac too.Noise reduction is must.Ultimately the idea behind a good cable is to minimize capacitance for low level signal and resistance for speaker cables.
In either case the noise rejection is equally critical so insulation also matters.
However my approach is to minimize the noise to the max before it even enters the 1st equipment.
So I use an isolation transformer and a capacitance multiplier for any SMPS based power supply in the chain.
It is if I remember correct 8477Kannan, BJC is not tinned copper. Which Belden tinned copper do you use for speaker cable? 9497?
16 awg WE tinned copper speaker cable should be fine for a 3 m run.
will give it a go. The 8477 is also twisted pair.That’s 12 awg. Maybe you should try 16 awg. 9497 is 16 awg. That’s the cable recommended by Shindo. Lots of guys use it. Extremely musical. 9497 is a twisted pair
Prem,I think Hari is using eight individually insulated 24 awg single strands for each leg. In effect he gets a 15 awg cable. Try and use even thinner individuallly insulated strands to get an effective 15-16 awg. Will sound even more open. The Western Electric 16 awg is basically that. In its days it used to be used as a telephone wire across continents. Since it’s tinned copper, each strand is pretty much insulated.
probably he meant insulate against oxidation. That is I guess the primary purpose of tin quoting CU cablesPrem,
I am little confused. Tin plating does not make a copper wire insulated. Tin conducts. So when there are multiple tin plated copper wires in a bunch, they tend to conduct with each other. Yes, when multiple strands are twisted, there is play of air in between. You seem to be saying tinning insulates them. Technically it is not so isn't?
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I thought as much, that it was meant to convey something else. Where do you get Belden 9497?Sorry Anilva, I meant insulation against oxidation.
Will post images later in the evening. Measured with my HTC LCR meter.Hari, please post before and after pictures and how did you measure them. Thanks.
My individual strands of telephone cable has polyethylene insulation and they are not tinned but solid copper wire. Oxidation will not be an issue due to the insulator.Prem,
I am little confused. Tin plating does not make a copper wire insulated. Tin conducts. So when there are multiple tin plated copper wires in a bunch, they tend to conduct with each other. Yes, when multiple strands are twisted, there is play of air in between. You seem to be saying tinning insulates them. Technically it is not so isn't?
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Interesting article, infact i was thinking about doing this to my preamp to power amp wire by quadrapling the cables. Good to know that someone has done this before and penned their thoughts.I'm currently trying out the Schroeder Method of interconnect from source to buffer and power amp to speakers.
https://www.dagogo.com/audio-blast-schroeder-method-interconnect-placement/
Its not foamed. Its solid. I saw some foamed cables but they were not locally available. May have to source them online.Hari, is your PE foamed or solid? If it’s solid, hunt down a foamed one. It has a lower dielectric constant. Belden 8402 is PE foamed.
Planning to try out this coax cable for SPDIF.
I have used the Belden 1694 with Amphenol connectors.
I hear a distinct hardness in the sound. I think it is due to the new 1:2 RCA splitters.