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Shield?

Posted by Jayme (A) on August 23, 2007 at 14:24:52

In Reply to: auricaps, which way round? posted by Wally on August 23, 2007 at 08:21:29:

I accidentally installed my auricaps "backwards" according to the company website. Auricap suggests Black goes to ground in a PSU application, or Black goes to Signal Input in a signal application.

Sounds fine to me the way it is, so I haven't bothered to switch.

If Auricaps have a shield (which they may, I don't know), the above recommendation makes perfect sense. For a cap, you would want the shield grounded in a PSU application, or on the signal input side to reduce the coupling of RFI noise into the output of the cap. Exactly the same as with shielded interconnects.

If they don't have a shield, I am not sure....maybe the Black lead is connected closer to the casing?

As far as absolute sonic qualities, I would think it would be the same. Connecting backward might just introduce a bit more noise into the signal.

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