Yes just wrapped it, I was about to cut a cotton towel, but this seemed like a good one. It could work without that.going by the pics posted by @drkrack , looks like he meant to wrap the wires in 'nada' and not exactly electrically insulate. in that case i think there is no cause for concern, or am i missing something?
Mine is 4sqmm, so 4sqmm could work well.Also it does not make sense to use a wire thicker than the wire that is in wall. Most of our in wall wire is 2.5 sq mm or 4 sq mm. If your in wall is 6 sq mm it’s fine.
Yes this seems quite logical, I'll try this one next time. Thanks.What probably makes more sense is to use wire of the same thickness as the in wall wire for hot and neutral and use a thicker wire for the ground to lower impedance. That IMO is a better design. As in all things audio YMMV
It will be interesting to know what the cable capacitance and inductance is. Reduced harshness some time may also be because of high cable capacitance as the frequency roll off could be earlier.Had visited the cable shop for my HT requirement, this IDE data cable caught my attention. With 34 strands, thought of giving it a try as speaker cables. With 80rs/meter it's an inexpensive experiment. Google didn't give much idea, just divided into 17 strands per polarity and connected.
The nordost base cable looks similar with 14strands per polarity AFAIK.
Impressions after 4hrs listening
+ves
Absolutely no harshness
Very detailed LF response
Good vocals
Pretty VFM
-ves
Lack of detailed presentation
Lacks sparkle and airyness
Slightly boomy
Anybody else tried them?
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Yes but the inner wires are quite thin actually.Reduced harshness some time may also be because of high cable capacitance as the frequency roll off could be earlier.
No, I have not used them in any USB based device. IMO, for speakers and analogue IC, it's better to stick to analogue cables. Telephone cables could be used as they are designed for audio frequency.Yes but the inner wires are quite thin actually.
Instead of Speaker Can these make up for better USB data cables?
Anyway they're designed to transmit a digital signal? Any experience with using them as USB A-B cable?
Telephone cable for digital? Good or bad?No, I have not used them in any USB based device. IMO, for speakers and analogue IC, it's better to stick to analogue cables. Telephone cables could be used as they are designed for audio frequency.
Can't say. For digital it's better to use CAT5, CAT5E, CAT6 cables that are meant for data. The insulator in both telephone cables and CAT cables are polyethylene. In TC it's high density PE and in CAT it's medium density PE.Telephone cable for digital? Good or bad?
yes impedance is a function of frequency. Z=f(Frequency). The Russian driver is relatively flatter impedance in the audible range. Check out attachment.Hari Iyer, when you measure impedance, I assume its at a definite frequency. do you do this across frequencies curve to see min max and mean impedance as well ?
Imo, the conductor is just part of the cable. The insulator and it's dielectric constant will equally influence sound. Finolex 4 sqmm would be good as power cables as they are pvc insulated. For IC & speaker cables it's better to have PE or cotton insulated. Check if you can get 4 sqmm in PE insulation tooOne Quick Question,
If we make all the 3 Cables ;
Power Cable, Speaker Cables and Interconnects from Same Type of Cable say Finolex 4 Sqmm (using the extra insulation, as required for different types of Cables) , will there be any additional sonic benefits due to the synergy? Anyone tried that?