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In Reply to: RE: Ars Technica dissects an AudioQuest Vodka ethernet cable posted by rick_m on July 24, 2015 at 15:29:34
Well it's interesting for sure.It sounds like most of us must be enjoying the benefits/tragedies of our non linear terminations without even realizing it is there.
Can you share your construction technique? Do you just hold it all in place with the masking tape? What's your wire spacing? How close do you route these things which might couple electrically?
The hang up I'm having is loop area. Won't a twin lead esque arrangement have more diff mode noise issues? My turntable/high gain preamps tell me I have some extremely healthy 60HZ field in the neighborhood of my amps which is the exact neighborhood these dudes would live in.
Thanks for the discussion man. What I wouldn't give to buy you a beer sometime and pick your brain about WMD construction etc for a while...Cheers!
Edits: 07/24/15Follow Ups:
Can you share your construction technique? CRUDE
Do you just hold it all in place with the masking tape? YES
What's your wire spacing? HOPEFULLY there is an attached picture of it.
How close do you route these things which might couple electrically? WELL, other than trying to not have them lay along power cords they're just part of the jumble.
The hang up I'm having is loop area. Won't a twin lead esque arrangement have more diff mode noise issues? My turntable/high gain preamps tell me I have some extremely healthy 60HZ field in the neighborhood of my amps which is the exact neighborhood these dudes would live in. I SUSPECT that it's not a good choice for the TT to Preamp cable but might work if the Zo of the cartridge is low enough.
These were just done for fun and out of curiousity. My objective initially was to try and understand the factors that matter in interconnects. And I suppose nowadays that it's no big surprise that about everything does to some extent. Sorting out the mechanisms is another matter but DA seemed to be an important factor so I tried to minimize the dielectric. The cool thing is I ended up with much improved sound for next to no money and had fun.
The uncool thing is that the adhesive on the tape drys our eventually so after a decade or so they sort of crumble... Always something.
Rick
Thanks for the pic. Cool interconnects!It is telling that they have stood the test of time in your system.
I don't see how I not try these at some point when I get some time and materials on hand.
I definitely appreciate the approach, trying to exaggerate a certain effect you suspect you find important to help understand how it fits in the big picture.
Have you played with the termination much? I'm wondering how the tradeoffs between audiophile and high frequency cap play into the equation? Some tiny surface mount networks soldered between pairs near the ends might survive with the tape to hold it. You could get that thing to up into the VHF.
Edits: 07/25/15
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