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not even close to an answer

Posted by madisonears (A) on December 22, 2015 at 19:59:08

In Reply to: RE: Could you simply answer my question? posted by Awe-d-o-file on December 22, 2015 at 07:46:03:

First of all, the question was directed at Duster, who stated his opinion that an internal jumper might not sound as good as external jumpers. I can almost accept that, but I asked him for specifics of the experiment he used to arrive at that conclusion.

If you read my post, you would have seen that I already made allowances for NOT doing an internal mod, such as not messing about with nice speakers. I'm not asking for reasons. I'm asking whether external connectors and wire usually sounds better than internal soldered.

It has been my experience that the shortest and simplest signal path is almost always the best sounding. I can't think of a time when adding extra connectors and wire has been beneficial. Therefore, it seems to me that a short, soldered internal jumper would probably sound better than hanging a bunch of expensive jewelry off the back of the speaker.

Provided that someone had the time and desire and balls to open up a speaker and solder a jumper rather than plugging in some expensive external jumpers, don't you believe the chances are good that it would sound better? If not, can you provide testimony based on your own experimentation to that effect? I really don't care how long you've been a tech. I've been at it 45 years, and I do not ever base a judgment of sonic quality on engineering theory alone. I only care whether you've ever experienced what you and Duster are claiming. You say there are "many reasons" why it wouldn't sound as good. I'm calling BS. Assuming the use of quality materials, I can't think of one.

Peace,
Tom E
berate is 8 and benign is 9

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