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In Reply to: Anybody tried Blue Jeans Cable LC-1 interconnects? posted by centaurus3200 on January 12, 2007 at 14:56:03:
That Teflon is better for sonics than PVC or other plastics, because of its dielectric qualities. But cotton or air are better still, if you can set up a suitable config with those (not so easy as it sounds).My experience is that Teflon ICs do sound better, but wouldn't want to have to prove that.
Since you heard the diff between BJC's 1694a and 1995a (without and with Teflon), which did you prefer? That's the key.
I bought their 1695 digital ICs to get the Teflon. They thought I didn't need it, but I'm satisfied.
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at least on my system, i can see the merits of both. the teflon made the mids bloom, chilled the highs out. bass was about the same. the conventional insulation emphasized the high frequencies and less mids which led to a colder, but seemlingly better balance presentation. we are all talking little, but obvious differences.don't know, maybe i'll run both. perhaps teflon throughout would make everything too warm and laid back. there's no right or wrong, but i can see how it's easy to blow a crapload of money on different cables.
i guess you gotta look at it this way, every $8-$10 more on cables equals one CD and 5-10 good used albums. and music is what its all about!
The LC-1 uses foam PE. PE is measures only slightly worse as a dielectric than Teflon, and I am guessing that foam PE is actually better than standard Teflon, while foam Teflon (eg, DH Labs Revelation) would measure better still.I use the LC-1, and I like the sound of my system. However, I can't review them because I haven't tried any other ICs with my setup so have no basis to compare.
I have not tried these specific cables but have messed around with Teflon ICs and speaker cables. In extended listening I have invariably concluded that the improved definition I thought I heard was accompained by an undesirable degree of glare or hardness. It may be a matter of system synergy.
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