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In Reply to: RE: return wire quality posted by gorivoj on June 03, 2014 at 13:03:36
That particular question has often been asked (see AA archives). The quality of the return conductor is just as important as the signal conductor. Both conductors act as a circuit.
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actually this is fun, here in czech most diy gurus prefer coax for rca interconnection, arguing that emi/rfi distort signal. the better the shield, the preferable coax is. nowadays they discovered andrew heliax:-)
any argument is useless. ground is just a ground for them. no signal goes there.
I have not really delved into cables as such... so take my comments with a grain of salt. I am really just thinking out loud after a gin and tonic or three.
The return feeds into a circuit that will be amplifying the difference between signal and ground. Moreover, poorly arranged returns (within components, but also cables) can induce ground loops. The return seems important, but different to, the signal.
Recently I have been considering the merits of using different conductors for signal and ground, with signal perhaps being selected on the basis of personal preference and return being as transparent a conductor as possible (realistically, soft tempered, high purity silver)...
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I don't think you understand a simple fact. As you know, another term for "ground" is "return" as it applies to rca cables and rca connectors. The term "return" means signal return. Next time you connect an rca interconnect cable, don't allow the rca connector ground to make contact with the rca jack ground, meaning don't plug the rca connector all the way into the rca jack. You will find that the ground (return) must make contact in order to provide a signal, since the nature of signal and return is a circuit.
So really it is similar to speaker cable ground...
i do, they don't:-)
as I wrote, they think ground is there just to close the loop and best way to use it, is to collect emi/rfi before it gets to signal conductor
so is it like a one direction closed loop circuit...
Alternating Current e.g., an electrical signal carrying music, ALTERNATES its current flow.
DEFINE: alternating current: the flow of electric charge periodically reverses direction.
DEFINE: alternate: to change from one to another repeatedly
Both conductors are equally important because current flow ALTERNATES.
That is to say that it is NOT "one direction" it ALTERNATES.
Damn, I hope that's clear now....
ok, now I'm confused
my senn hd800 has only one ground
shouldn't music be total mess that way?
now I also remember integrated amp that had same ground for both speaker channels. Either this topic is more complicated that it seems or they really know why to use coaxial.
is it as really as simple as that...
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