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In Reply to: RE: Signal path wire - is 28g too thin? posted by banpuku on January 27, 2015 at 12:02:17
I've used wire like that. It will be just fine for signal. I've used a lot of Kimber SF23 which is a bit fatter but it really doesn't matter.
I used magnet wire of that size for long interconnects once with no real issues. After all, you don't hang your washing on it.
If it makes a difference you like, great. Who cares what anyone else says it will do or won't do. It only has to please you. You really don't need to produce a white paper to please other people when wiring up your own amp.
Pay attention to it's voltage breakdown if it passes by some high voltage bits and it's insulation mechanical strength might be an issue if it flaps about.
cheers,
Stephen
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One may wire their amp with what ever they want. No official justification is needed.
However there's noting wrong with pointing out accredited science that says it's not going to improve performance.
Now the OP has heard both sides and may choose his options. before this he may not have heard the opposing view.
Accredited science may well state the wire won't change gross parameters of performance or basic operation. Fair enough and what I would expect and pretty much know to be the truth based on my experience.
However that doesn't mean there won't be changes that can be observed by other methods. Note changes, not better, not worse. Just an observable difference. This I also know from observation, ABX or whatever from personal experience.
I also know that some people can't hear a difference and others can. But hey, everyone has differenct priorities, sensitivities and experience.
Most times I put these types of differences we're talking about here into the pot of "I can't be arsed". Doesn't mean they don't exist.
But the observed change may have nothing to do with the physics at play in the wire.
Placebo is an observed phenomenon. So are other mental biases.
I will point out that the world electrical engineering community as a majority does not support these claims. That is evident in countless commercial products. It's only a miniscule group of audiophiles.
I don't disagree with what you say.
All I'm saying is that for some, there is a very real difference. One that can be identified in a manner that means there was no placebo or other mental issues.
Some of the differences are small. If I can't be bothered, some of the differences become inaudible to me. If I really care and put some effort in, then some of these differences are there.
I don't see what the issue here is. If this was visual identification of some aspects of an image, there would be no problem. I am rubbish at visual stuff but pretty good with audible stuff.
I wonder why that could be? Education is where it's at.
Yep.
Both positive and negative expectation effects come into play. So often you see people's experiences dismissed because of assumed placebo effects (positive expectation), yet negative effects are conveniently overlooked.
Of course, different people, cultures etc. demonstrate varying degrees of these effects. Interesting stuff.
Then there are Hawthorne and other effects...
Cheers.
"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few." Shunryo Suzuki
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