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In Reply to: Actually I have built some stuff... posted by Presto on February 14, 2007 at 13:31:29:
Sounds like you've been busy building and trying various cabling. Kudo's to you and thanks for sharing that. You originally came across as a "cable naysayer" that simply wanted to crunch numbers with no concerns for actual real world component interaction.I started out doing much the same, then i let the science that i knew and understood start working for me. Optimal or near optimal cable designs aren't that hard to figure out when you make a list of the pertinent criteria and analyze it. Then you have to come up with a design that meets all of that criteria as best possible with the least amount of compromises and / or the best that one can do within a given price range. In most cases, phenomenally good cabling can be made for pretty reasonable prices without bending over backwards or resorting to highly exotic materials.
It has been my experience that most people buy poorly designed gear or gear that isn't well suited to work within the same system and then try to band-aid the less than stellar results via cable changes. While this is completely backwards in my way of thinking, it is my opinion that this method of system assembly is what has fueled the high end cable market since the beginning.
Most people end up using cabling as an impedance transformer, hence the inconsistent results from system to system and component to component. When you try to get them to understand what is taking place and how best to deal with it, most folks will typically shrug their shoulders and carry on as if nothing had happened. They are content to waste their money and ignore common sense, even though much of "high end cabling" doesn't really seem very logical when you first get involved.
When it all comes down to it, it is all about impedance and frequency. Nothing more, nothing less. Think about that and how it pertains to the various designs that you've already built and are thinking about building. Sean
>PS... Ohm's law is not a substitute for Thevenin's theory or vice-versa. They are quite different even though they work along similar lines.
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- Re: Actually I have built some stuff... - Sean 23:09:44 02/15/07 (1)
- Re: Actually I have built some stuff... - Presto 23:28:00 02/15/07 (0)
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