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In Reply to: Thorsten or Andrew G, seeking some sage advice. posted by Jon L on May 17, 2000 at 17:42:02:
I haven't made Thorsten's most recent cables (the mega-complex spiralled teflon-tube and wire-wrap and copper tape ones), partly due to the zen-like peace of mind required to assemble them (absent here, I'm afraid) but mainly because I added up the parts costs and it became financialy unattractive for the number and length of cables I require. Thorsten has made both, so I would always defer to his opinion as to their sound quality. I hope he will comment (bearing in mind the improvements Lewis and I gained with our suggested refinements to the orininal U-BYTE design).
As for the solid-core cross connected cables (U-BYTE2; see my post of a couple of days ago), I have used flat cables, and I have used solid-core cables, and there is something happening with cross-connected cables which is greater than the sum of the parts (ie they sound better than is suggested by the concept of blending solid-core and flat conductor sounds). An electronics guru of my aquaintance mumbled something about "self-cancelling inductance" and I nodded sagely whilst thinking "huh?". I really should have asked him to explain. Interestingly, a rough mechanical analogy for inductance is inertia (in an inductor, voltage leads current (the phase angle). The mechanical analogy is force being applied before movement occurs; the greater the inertia of an object (inductance), the slower the rate of change in movement of the object(current flow) in response to an applied force(voltage)). Perhaps this has something to do with the amazing speed and dynamics of the u-byte2 construction? I think the theory is that the magnetic field propogating at right-angles to the cable axis from the central conductor is inverse to that propogating from the external tubular conductor (carrying the opposite current) and that these inductive fields cancel, hence "self-cancelling inductance". I fully expect to get flamed for this theory, my circuit theory knowledge is not particularly profound.
Anyway the U-Byte2 sounds amazing and is just about achievable for a reasonable cost for a dextrous person. That's my bit.Andrew.
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Follow Ups
- Re: Thorsten or Andrew G, seeking some sage advice. - AndrewG 19:28:27 05/17/00 (3)
- Inductive theory - Jon Risch 08:33:12 05/21/00 (0)
- I've decided - Jon L 13:07:25 05/18/00 (1)
- Re: I've decided - AndrewG 02:41:16 05/19/00 (0)
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