Tinman1952
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Unfortunately he's not......🙄Can't help thinking that @MUSICRAFT might be trying to wind people up.
Unfortunately he's not......🙄Can't help thinking that @MUSICRAFT might be trying to wind people up.
You simply do not want to believe that a cable can affect the frequency response for some as yet unknown reason.....seems at odds with many enthusiasts' (and reviewers) opinion....Hi,
No, differences in conductivity adds resistance only, and there is no non-linearity in their voltage versus current transfer characteristics. Essentially, what comes out is what went in, with a slightly lower voltage (linearly related to the signal).
Regards,
Shadders.
If the plugs unscrew (and I assume they do), then they certainly don't need to be replaced.That's what needs to be replaced.
The bottom line on cables must surely be this:I know personal reports get dissed here (not saying by you, btw), but my old Arcam setup allowed two outputs from the same CDP, so I could easily flip back and forth between freebies and my current interconnects. The difference in bass was impossible to ignore - which surprised me*, as I was expecting any differences to be in the subtle stuff, like depth and soundstage. And swapping cables between inputs merely moved the difference, so it wasn't down to the inputs being different.
But as there are no reproducible charts, yeah, yeah yaddah yaddah - again, not meaning that this is what you will say, Gray!
*Interesting how my sense of self-delusion could surprise me by giving me what I wasn't expecting. My SOSD must be pretty sophisticated...
Come on Nads.yet you can hear the benefits of a Sub.
Don't think they do. Think I've had them since the 90s and most of the printing has been rubbed away. They do look, from what I can see, like Cambridge set. Can't remember the model.If the plugs unscrew (and I assume they do), then they certainly don't need to be replaced.
If, as you say, there's intermittency, it's likely that one of the central conductors is detached from the pin - resoldering is all that's necessary....
Just remembered. Those Cambridge RCAs are Studio Reference.Don't think they do. Think I've had them since the 90s and most of the printing has been rubbed away. They do look, from what I can see, like Cambridge set. Can't remember the model.
For about £20 I could get another Cambridge set or QED Profile 2 mtrs for £19.95 at Richers. I've never owned any QEDs before so it'll be interesting.
Cuts to the nub of it, doesn't it? And yes, we both could - it really was glaringly obvious. Can't repeat it with present setup as it lacks two interconnects, and I think I'd be on dodgy marital ground if I asked Mrs 12th to start swapping and unswapping cables for me!The bottom line on cables must surely be this:
If you (or anyone else) can tell, without knowing, which cable you're listening to, then great....no more to be said.
If not....
A) I don't have a DacCuriosity question here, but why are you connecting anything to the sky box. I have my smart TV connected by Optical to my DAC, that way if I am using another source (it also has Netflix on the smart TV, rather than via my Virgin box, it also has a Firestick too), then the TV picks up and transmits it straight to the DAC.
Therefore, no RCA needed at all. Although admittedly I could go RCA to 3.5mm jack to Virgin box. Just not sure why I would when it can go straight from the Smart TV to hifi.
Perhaps I'm missing something?!
but those plugs are rubbish and unlikely to last unless you want to clean them frequently
Sorry Rick. They look cheap & nasty. They are the sort of I/C I used to get as a freebie
I agree, absolutely crap i/c's and yes they were the freebies bundled with audio stuff years ago....I throw them out myself. and that poor denafrips deserves better.lol.
Durable they ain't,
yet you can hear the benefits of a Sub.
all he seems to do is push subs. Says there is no difference in cables. Great business image.
It's rather odd that @MUSICRAFT is using such decent equipment with cables I would throw away.
Unfortunately he's not......🙄
that a cable can affect the frequency response for some as yet unknown reason.....
What part of I. AM. NOT. INTERESTED. do you not understand?Never judge a book by it's cover. If these basic interconnects are good enough for the Pontus II DAC/GAIA DDC @ £4080 then I feel they'll be also be more than good enough for a SKY box
What part of I. AM. NOT. INTERESTED. do you not understand?
old grudges don't go away it would appear.So you’ve got a right to respond but by the sound of it I haven’t got a right to respond to your post accordingly. I haven’t said anything untoward.
Btw, I will respectfully say that perhaps in the first instance you should try and grasp what has been said given some of your clangers over the years. The most recent being your poor attempt to go out of your way to disprove that Leema stock we had was not ours and that we have never been their dealer. You still have not had the decency to apologise.