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In Reply to: RE: Agree. posted by jea48 on January 24, 2016 at 18:38:12
Another issue to consider:
Cable burn-in affects the relationship of the dielectric and the conductor. Even if the wire implemented for a particular cable is not directional from a metallurgy annealing process POV, the dielectric tends to become directional when fully burned-in while pointed in the same direction. So if the direction of the cable is then reversed, the presentation may sound quite different than before, perhaps with readily identifiable sonic signatures. A second substantial burn-in process tends to be beneficial for the new orientation, although substantially quicker to complete than the initial direction tends to be. As such, one can't know what direction may sound better, which one (or both) may stand the test of time unless plenty of time is given to both directions burn-in cycles.
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I have a Blue Jeans 1694a with Canare RCA on one end and and BNC on the other. I use it from my Gustard U12 reclocker (RCA) to the BNC input of my Audio-gd Master 7. It is an excellent cable.
Gustard is an excellent bargain. My new Gustard DAC-X12 is a very high-performance ESS Sabre32 DAC for under $500. I've been swapping out several 75 ohm digital coaxial cables, and the DAC presents the various sonic signatures of the digital audio cables very coherently, including when the direction of the various cables are reversed (plugged-in "backwards"). It would be nice if the Gustard DAC-X12 featured a remote control function for volume control, since the ESS DAC chip offers non-detrimental digital volume control adjustments.
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