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In Reply to: RE: Weird question ... you have a very good IC and an average one posted by beppe61 on June 29, 2014 at 10:13:42
Yes, I think that is the case. It has been my experience as well as regarding any theoretical or logical consideration.Regards
Pete
Edits: 06/29/14Follow Ups:
Hi and thanks again.
I have understood the cables hierarchy better
This of cables is really a nightmare
Unbelievably high prices ... break-in ... connectors
I think that this shows a lack of design for the unbalanced connections especially
I see that at Dartzeel they have a predilection for BNC connectors also for analog duties
A connector widely used in the lab instruments ... so it must be very good
And not very expensive at all.
Kind regards,
bg
Yes a nightmare. At least in other areas of audio there is often (not always) some kind of vague relationship between price and performance or technology and performance. Not so with cables where suck it and see is ulthimately all that you can do. OK I have never heard cheap cables that perform as well as (reasonably) expensive ones but that is comparing extremes.All made even worse by the inumerable manufacturers and product lines. I often imagine that there is a 1:1 ratio between the number of customers and the number of cable manufacturers;-)
What a shame that the wrong choice of cable can stultify an otherwise good audio system. Yet still nobody really seems to know why despite the amount of hokum offered in many quarters.
Edits: 06/30/14
Hi and i thanks again.
I think that another importan issue is the quality of connectors
With the optimum solution of having female and male rca coming from the same brand. Tolerances are quite large
For this i am thinking to use more and more XLR balanced connections, because the average quality is superior to RCAs
It has been designed for professional uses, and it shows.
Thanks again.
Kind regards,
bg
I think that you are making an assumption that few of the very experienced inmates here would necessarily go along with. It's now very late here in the UK so I will expand further tomorrow.
Regards
Pete
Hi i am +1h before you
But seriously ... if i had a preamp at least that i like very much i would try to put some very nice RCAs because the average quality is evidently very very poor ... and i think i can listen it
XLR instead from Neutrik are perfect and quite cheap.
Also dirt i have listened ... after cleaning much better sound.
Very much actually.
I have found chemical detergent spectacular for this purpose, even if slightly toxic ...
Kind regards,
bg
If you are liking what you are hearing then that's great. All I wanted to say is that although XLRs provide a robust connection this does not guarantee the best sound compared to RCA connectors between the same pieces of ovequipment. You should always try both before finally deciding.
There are good reasons for this ranging from the degree of success in the implementation of the balanced circuitry ( assuming that the XLRs are used in such a configuration) to the generation of eddy currents in the metal parts of the XLR plug and housing compared to some RCAs such as WBT new generation.
Just be careful with that toxic cleaner :-)
Hi and thanks again for your kind and valuable advice.
XLR connections are very popular on top of the line equipment, especially solid state.
I am so ignorant that i did not even know that the body is grounded, thing that i do not like of course.
I see three pins and maybe a body of hard plastic could prevent this eddy currents ?
But there is no reason to argue.
They have decided for a lesser design to differentiate and make necessary to spend big money on better connectors.
If a 0.5$ well designed connector would do all the job perfectly together with a let's say 10 $ cable ... well you understand that the game stops immediately.
And they do not want this.
And RCAs are perfectly suitable for this.
Thanks a lot again.
Kind regards,
bg
Edits: 07/01/14
"Not so with cables where suck it and see is ulthimately all that you can do."
Just like the rest of the components, huh?
The electrical interfaces of home audio gear are essentially undefined.
The emissions and susceptibilities of home audio gear are essentially undefined.
The minimum performance criteria for home audio gear are essentially undefined.
The tastes and preferences of individual users of home audio gear are undefined.
With that tight of system control it's hard to see what could go wrong, maybe users are just too fussy...
Regards, Rick
Thanks Rick. All too true and wittily expressed :-)
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