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In Reply to: Re: Hmmm... posted by SirAnthony on September 13, 2006 at 14:20:54:
Signal jumping from strand to strand causing distortion? Complete nonsense I'm afraid, one of the great myths of cables. Twisted wires doing something to the magnetic fields blocking EMF. Come on! Do you know how much effect EMF can have on the signals in speaker cables in the vast majority of homes. Forget about it. I have used twisted copper, solid copper in straight form, solid copper in slowly twisted form, and several other types and I have yet to hear any difference. I have used insulated cable, magnet wire, and high-end cable that I once bought because a friend swore it would have a dramatic effect on my system. No effect.I recently considered making some CAT-5 cables, but I found some independent tests that showed that they measured more poorly than what I am using and, it was claimed, did not sound as good as what I was using. However, I enjoy trying new things, I try to keep an open mind (though I won't believe claims that violate the laws of physics), so I will give the CAT-5 cables a try. Maybe they will sound better, but it won't be because they prevent signals from "jumping," simply because signals don't "jump" from strand to strand and become distorted in doing so.
Joe
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Follow Ups
- I'm afraid not. - jsm 17:27:37 09/13/06 (4)
- Re: I'm not afraid - SirAnthony 00:18:59 09/14/06 (1)
- You are missing the crucial point. - jsm 13:13:29 09/14/06 (0)
- So here is a good comparison to chew on.... - tubesforever 23:31:45 09/13/06 (1)
- I intend to try some CAT 5 and... - jsm 13:21:50 09/14/06 (0)