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In Reply to: RE: "Making sense" posted by Bold Eagle on July 20, 2016 at 07:29:36
Jerry,
A favorite rant of mine is get the Physics right. The Laws of Physics define the boundaries of the "playing field". Never, ever, forget that all of us are plagued by Emperor's New Clothes and Proud Pappa syndromes.
I detest IEC power inlets, as they are just another set of mechanical connections that can, and do, cause trouble. A properly strain relieved, "captive", cable is my strong preference.
Can a power cable make a difference? Some of the time, yes. Suppressing EMI/RFI pickup/transmission and adequate current handling capability definitely matter. However, doing so does not require the expenditure of very large sums.
Gee, silver sounded better than stainless steel. Shocking (NOT). Look at the difference in resistivity.
Eli D.
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What about copper vs silver?
In relation to internal wiring, AC lines and speaker wires?
I have some silver signal cables that are associated with phono. Who's to say yay or nay? My SME V arm came with silver cabling and I was not about try something else.
You could, assuming connections were not an issue (they most definitely are), use aluminum for AC mains wire. Anybody who tells you it will sound bad is ignoring the fact that electricity is transported cross-country on aluminum cables, with steel cores. ;> )
I suspect that high purity copper is quite adequate for almost all amp duties.
Perhaps the most interesting use of silver wiring was during WW2. Copper was a strategic material and, for a time, in very short supply. Remember, the 1943 Lincoln cent was made of steel. The Manhattan Project (atom bomb) needed enormous amounts of wiring. They used silver (very big $) until copper became available.
Eli D.
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