ellisdj
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millennia_one said:ellisdj said:Some of the best interconnects ever made are not screened at all - so its not ALL about the screen.
In fact some companies say metal anywhere near the main conductors is counter productice to SQ.
So would be a magnet of some degree but hey! Shielding never normaly comes in contact with the copper or what ever it is inside Bad design if dose! so wouldn't interfer at all. Its a simple foil sheet under the main (outside) insultaling layer then the there's a another plastic tube or rubber round the wires inside so would never touch. And the connectors at either end should be decoupled (like a tv arial). So again no harm in putting it in really. Probable don't need it so much in this day and age but old habbits die hard.
If im wrong im wrong this thread is long enough
It doesnt have to come into contact to affect the SQ if its magnetic - but unless the shield is earthed it is not a shield it will be earthed back to the return on the cable unless its earthed elsewhere and there is only 1 company who does this to my knowledge Entreq and me actually but | am not a company just an enthusiast
In theory the shield is needed the most in this day and age because there is abundant rfi from lower freq to extreme high freq from wireless, radio, mobile phone etc.
This is an interesting video from Munich this year
Its highlighting a differents issues - problems with standard grounding and how the earth in a building is not an earth its an attenae. It explains the resons why even the best hifi products dont clean mains rfi, dont ground airbourne rfi
If you can wactch past all the self promotion of the first 5 minutes or so its extremely interesting and informative.
There are a few demos as well which you can clearly hear off my asus xonar soundcard into average Seinheiser headphones