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In Reply to: RE: An aside: who was the guy busted selling ordinary wire in garden hoses years back? Cannot find.. posted by Smelly_Socks on September 21, 2016 at 13:10:52
I took apart a power cord from a well-regarded manufacturer (not VD) some years ago and found.....you guessed it, as the title suggests, the PC was constructed from three twisted runs of THHN inside of a clear PVC plastic tube with some damping stuff inside the tube. Connectors were common Wattgate like from the hardware store. Amazing part was how many posted about what a great sounding cord it was. This began my descent into skepticism.
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What is THHN?
Thermoplastic High Heat-resistant Nylon-coated
Common wire used for AC electrical wiring purposes because of the properties of the insulation.
The stuff you can buy by the roll at Home Depot, Lowes, etc.
Most likely not "audiophile approved"
Hey, Mitch....that cable could have sounded good to those ears. That's their experience, regardless of the inexpensive materials.
There is another long-time cable maker (I shall not say in public, much to the consternation of many here) that used THHN, weaving it in a particular way, for many many years. A lot of people bought a slew of those cables as well. I was quite surprised when I ran across that very wire at Home Depot so long ago, whilst shopping for 10-gauge Romex. I thought...."how about that".
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