Bi vs single?

[Vladimir]

 

[Infiniteloop]

http://www.gamutaudio.com/en-GB/Philosophy.aspx

 

[andyjm]

You said that recording studios avoid overpriced "hifi" cables, presumably using the "pro stuff", from the likes of Mogami and Van Damme...which in comparison, are cheap.

My research shows that, for example:

- Skywalker Sound use MIT - BOP Studios, designed by Tom Hidley, and probably the most lavish in the world, use Van Den Hul Silver. - Peter Gabriel's Real World Studio, use Kimber. - Bob Ludwig uses Transparent Cables in his Gateway Studio. - David Gilmore at Astoria, uses Kimber - Ocean Way and Grundman Mastering are wired with Cardas.

Please feel free to check this for yourself...for example there is a whole write-up on BOP by Sound on Sound.

Lets suppose you manage a studio. You need to do a refurb, and some cable company says 'let us supply your cables for free' What do you do? .....tough choice.

I found an article some time back about either Air Studios or Abbey Road, I can't remember which. They had updated their studios and a 'name' had supplied the cables. The best the studio manager could say was that 'the cable was easy to strip'. Quite the endorsement.

Although it is ancient history, I have designed studio equipment for a well known broadcaster, including specifying cables. For those interested, Canford carry BBC specified cables - www.canford.com - search for 'BBC' on their site and you are able to find cables to BBC spec. Strangely, no brand names appear. Clearly there must be some mistake.

Cno,

It seems I may owe you an apology. I did find a link to a 'name company' who maintain they supply cables to the BBC and to ITN. Can't seem to find the link again, but it looks like I wasn't quite right in my earlier post. I did find the link to the Abbey Road Technical manager commenting on installing Van Damme cables. Wasn't quite as bad as I remember (no reference to stripping the cable), but not exactly a glowing reference to their superior audio quality. Not wishing to imply Van Damme aren't as good as any equivalent spec cable - I am sure they are.

Said the technical director of Abbey Road Studios "We have a long relationship with VDC Trading, which has supplied Van Damme cable for many of our other facilities in the past. As a result, we know Van Damme cables and connectors deliver excellent value for money. They perform very well over a long period and are easy to work with during and after installation"

 

[CnoEvil]

Thank you for the extra clarification.

 

[hybridauth_Facebook_10203552373284939]

Thanks. No I haven't tried running jumpers, it looks as if I'm going the single route so will probably order some jumpers as well.

 

[ID.]

if only I had a beard

http://www.tomford.com/oud-wood-conditioning-beard-oil/T3EX-01-0001.html?dwvar_T3EX-01-0001_color=OC#start=2

 

[Vladimir]

if only I had a beard

http://www.tomford.com/oud-wood-conditioning-beard-oil/T3EX-01-0001.html?dwvar_T3EX-01-0001_color=OC#start=2

I like that.

And stop shaving like a man!

 

[Covenanter]

Thanks. No I haven't tried running jumpers, it looks as if I'm going the single route so will probably order some jumpers as well.

You don't need jumpers. Simply use speaker cable.

Chris

 

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... i took advice and made the jump and used 4mm van damme cable which is cheaper than most, and i was blown away with the change in sound.

There seems to be a trend towards single wiring with larger diameter cables as opposed to biwiring currently. Some of these larger cables have some form of filler rod inside (QED XT40 for example). When I looked into the conductor cross sectional area of cable the QED XT40 had around 5sq/mm and Bi-wired Atlas Hyper has 6.2sq/mm. So wouldn't the later be better?

 

[record_spot]

To the OP: stick with single wire. No real benefit to biwiring.

Bi-amping is, as discussed, completely different and beneficial.

 

[lpv]

I'm not bi or single if you ask me.