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Shields can make RF problems worse.

There is nothing magic about shielded cable. The shield is a conductor, and can support RF resonances just like any other conductor in the cable. In fact, there will be resonance modes among all the conductors, including the shield.

Getting a shielded cable to sound good requires that the resonance issues be addressed. Simply grounding the shield is not the answer. Sorry that I can't go into details beyond this observation, as the answer is proprietary technology that does not belong to me.


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  • Shields can make RF problems worse. - Al Sekela 10:07:27 03/10/07 (0)


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