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Compensating distortions.

Posted by Al Sekela (A) on January 27, 2011 at 18:33:58

In Reply to: cable directivity and digital nasties posted by farfetched on January 27, 2011 at 15:58:23:

I agree that most wire and cable-related things are directional. In one direction the sound is smooth, warm, and laid back. In the other it is edgy and in-your-face.

The arrows on your speaker cables were placed according to the tastes and compensating distortions in the designers' systems. Neither direction character is correct in an absolute sense, it is just that in many systems one direction will give overall better sound because of other problems in the system.

Digital seems to give many people trouble because the equipment is sensitive to RF noise. I've finally tamed the nastiness in my Wadia 861 after 12 years by putting multiple kilograms of damped crystals above and below it. The sound is now superb and better than any analog setup I've heard. Controlling RF noise takes a lot of work, but the results are worthwhile if you have a sizable CD collection.

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