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Oyaide FTVS-510 75 ohm, solid core silver, bulk RG6 coaxial cable terminated with a Planet Waves Universal RG6Q Quad F-connector must be as good as it gets for digital CATV and internet modem/router applications. The 18 AWG solid core, pure silver center conductor when used with the center pin-less design of the Planet Waves tool-less F-connector is perfect. A clearly better sounding option than the Oyaide FTVS-510 terminated with a premium German-made ViaBlue F-connector. Buy a Radio Shack Gold F-connector coupler and secure it to a solid brass Baldwin CATV wall plate and you're good to go.Note: The Planet Waves RG6Q Quad F-connector will accept up to a 7.55mm OD cable, however the OD of the Oyaide FTVS-510 coaxial cable is 8mm. If the end of the outer cable jacket is completely removed, the exposed braided shield and inner dielectric will fit into the connector entry point without issue. But first, the entire jacket, shielding, inner dielectric, and blue PTFE insulator must be cut-back 17mm to expose the solid core silver center conductor which will function as the center pin. Then, strip-off 15mm of the cable jacket and insert the exposed center conductor and exposed braided shield and inner dielectric directly into the Planet Waves Universal RG6Q Quad F-connector cable entry point, and tighten the set-screw. If a robust strain relief is wanted/needed, adhesive-backed heavy duty heat shrink can be secured to the ends of the coaxial cable.
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Duster, I have an Oyaide DB-510 digital cable (BNC connectors) on the way for between my server and DAC, based on your recommendation. It will replace a Canare BNC-terminated cable. I look forward to hearing it. A dealer I know also recommends this cable.
Hi mitch2,
You will surely find a big difference between the 75 ohm Canare coaxial cable and the 75 ohm Oyaide DB-510 coaxial cable. While I have no direct experience of a 75 ohm Canare coaxial cable, based on my experience of both Canare 110 ohm cable products for an AES/EBU application, the 75 ohm Oyaide DB-510 should provide a substantially more vivid sonic signature when placed between your server and DAC. I look forward to reading your findings if you decide to post a report in Audio Asylum.
Cheers, Duster
Duster, your Shopping in Japan site worked well for me. The DB-510 arrived very quickly and each step of the ordering and shipping process was documented by email. I would certainly trust dealing with those folks in the future.
The cable itself appears to be very well built with solid, well-built connectors and a visible braid shield beneath the UV cut polyurethane outer covering. I like that it has foamed polyethylene insulation, which I like the sound of in analog cables, and a carbon semiconductor layer, which is included with some of the best digital cables on the market. That they use 5N solid silver and two shields is also extremely impressive at the price point.
Unfortunately, I have no hook-up to burn in a BNC cable on my Audiodharma Cable Cooker so in it went totally cold. Although my system is fairly resolving, I tend to hear less differences between digital cables compared to analog cables but the differences are there. You said I should hear,
"a substantially more vivid sonic signature when placed between your server and DAC"
and that is exactly what I hear. There seems to be more resolution, particularly in the higher frequencies, and vocals, particularly female, seem to move forward just a bit. Bass remains solid and dynamic with maybe a bit less bloom. My system retains its core characteristics although with a bit more resolution but it does lose just a touch of that "burnished copper glow" that is a strong characteristic of the sound I enjoy. The DB-510 has added just a bit of "bite" and is perhaps a bit "hot" with the shimmer of high frequencies and it certainly leans more toward neutral than warm. I like the improved resolution and will be even more satisfied if time resolves the "hot" issue, which is minor but noticeable. To be clear, this is my initial impression of the Oyaide cable after only an hour in my system and certainly not a review. My customary approach is to leave the new component/wire/etc. in my system for a while until I am fully used to the sound (usually weeks or longer) and then to replace it with the former component/wire/etc. that was in my system previously. Only after I put the Canare cable back in will I be able to record my final thoughts on what this Oyaide cable does for my system and whether I like the result.
Thanks again for the recommendation.
After one day on the cable cooker, I put the DB-510 BNC digital cable back in my system so I could listen to it for awhile. Wow, what a difference one day makes. I couldn't detect a trace of HF sizzle, thinness, or coldness to the tone. The music sounded rich and powerful and mirrored the excellent tonal qualities of my components. Resolution seems improved over the Canare cable it replaces. In my experience, silver benefits greatly from time on the Cable Cooker so I plan to condition it for another couple of days and then put it back in my system. So far I am impressed by both the sound quality and the value.
Music to MY ears, Mitch....
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...should know the Audiodharma Cable Cooker has been among the most reliable audio products I have owned, both in how it works every time without any problems and also how it works to help me get the most out of my cables.
I have made many varieties of cables over the years, starting years ago with Jon Risch's cross-connected and then quad, cross-connected speaker cables, and progressing to many types of speaker, interconnect, power and even USB cables. The Cable Cooker has helped me evaluate each design without using them in my system for hundreds of hours to make sure they were properly burned-in. Whether evaluating manufactured cables, cables I have made from bulk wire, or my own designs, using the Cable Cooker has given me the confidence I am hearing the cable at its best. The Cable Cooker is also an excellent device for giving your existing cables a "tune-up" by periodically conditioning them to keep them sounding as good as they can sound.
Alan, I am glad I took a chance on a relatively new product years ago because I have used it often and still use it today. Congratulations on designing a great product to fill a need for both those of us who make cables and for all audiophiles who want to hear the best from their systems!
Music to my ears, Mitch....thank you so much.
....Santa came early this year and brought me a brand spankin' new state-of-the-art Anniversary Edition cooker. My 16 year-old Audiodharma still worked fine after all these years and a lot of use, but it didn't have power windows and door locks like the new one. :) Seriously, the biggest improvements are under the hood, but the paint job on the Anniversary Edition is a notable upgrade as well -- it looks nicer than my wife's Lexus. Really, it's that nice. And the metallic dark charcoal color is a refreshing change from the usual black is black. Kudos to Mr. Kafton on this beautifully crafted piece of equipment! Hope I can use it for another 16 years before he improves it enough again that I can't resist upgrading....Edit: sorry about the fuzzy second photo...didn't realize it looked that bad. It's the camera (or more specifically, the photographer), not the lettering on the Cooker! :)
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Very nice. I agree, the Audiodharma is a very reliable product and I too have used mine often for many years. The only problem I ever had is the cheap plastic binding posts becoming stripped, which Alan solved by using Cardas posts on the newer models. I have some Cardas posts laying around here and have toyed with the idea of installing them in my CC but instead solved the issue by attaching my spade-terminated speaker cables to the cheap dual banana plugs from Parts Express whenever I condition them. The new more powerful model looks attractive but I keep telling myself my cable-making days are about over, although it seems I haven't quite reached that point yet. Enjoy your new Anniversary Edition!
Mitch....you have a pair of BNC chassis-mount connectors on your Cable Cooker! I've been installing those on every unit since
first production in 2000. They're the bottom pair just below the RCA's.
Please confirm....
Wow Alan, that is awesome, I do indeed have BNC connectors on my Cable Cooker!
I didn't even think to look for them since I have never conditioned BNC digital cables before, so I just assumed I would need an adaptor.
I just moved the new cable over to the Cable Cooker to condition it. Having that option will make my evaluation much more fun.BTW, since you are reading this, I am considering trying another BNC digital cable made with either graphene or carbon fiber and other stuff like goop with metal particles, etc. Is the Cable Cooker suitable to condition those cables with non-metallic conductors?
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....antenna cable and satellite or Cable TV cable with the BNC connectors. Even spools of it. That's why I decided to make them part of the Cooker's configuration from the git-go. A few customers let me know they enjoyed the results on their flatscreens....
Excellent, Mitch....I think you'll enjoy the results.As far as the other BNC'd cables, just hook them up one-by-one and see if the green LED is activated and operating normally. If so, then you have continuity, and you can condition the cable. If not, then the composition of the cable may not be passing signal (with the Cooker's circuitry).
I've not had any reports on these types of cables (with fluids and/or conductive particles), so please let me know which ones worked....or not. Thanks in advance.
By the way....you can daisy-chain BNC cables via BNC-to-BNC adaptors. Radio Shack used to carry them. I believe they still have an online presence, so it's worth a look.
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