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In Reply to: Re: To disambiguate... posted by jneutron on February 14, 2007 at 11:58:05:
HowdyTo be clear: I knew your motives, but I thought perhaps not everyone here did.
Also I have personal experience testing for you in the past and I believe it went well for both of us (except that I still have your wire :) I'm glad you'll be terminating the cables since crimping bare wire (with whiskers sticking out) at my amps and speakers scared me a little.
Just FYI my cables are #18 and the designer believed that thicker was worse (tho I haven't tested this myself.)
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Hey Ted,I agree with your cable's designer, and was really interested in JN's offer until he mentioned the guages.
It is a shame that at least some thinner gauges are not part of the "TEST"...even if they are only to rule out such guages.
The guage is not set in concrete.In fact, I've considered making several rounds of tests, with smaller groups.
Since I actually design and make the cables, I can control three of four variables...Resistance, inductance, and either capacitance or dielectric coefficient..
The first run I was considering was varying guage, down to #10, and going up to whatever people think would be a good upper limit. The first run would have the same dielectric for all pairs, and identical inductances..capacitance would be governed by the dielectric choice and geometry.
Second run would fix guage, vary inductance.
Third run, dielectric.
Still workin the possibilities, and input from all is welcome..
Methodology would be rather simple..given two or three cables with some parameter altered, which does each individual prefer.. Since there is no timetable, each person could use and play with the stuff for a week or two..before sending the stuff onward to the next player.
I'm also thinking about how to be devious about this...How to make a cable with low effective guage look and feel the same as a larger one, to try to eliminate bias..some people like thin guage, others thick. It'd be better if both or all three of a run look exactly the same. (this falls apart if people measure the cable, so I'd want that to not be done..)
Ted, if you want to, you could sent my cables back, I'll pop some spades on them, and include them in a future run.
JN,I wouldn't mind taking part if there were some 24-30g cables in the mix.
Also, you never said if they were solid or stranded or both.
First runs will be stranded for ease of assembly. I guess I could start with 24 awg as it provides the most flexibility with respect to multiples and inductance. But I think 24 is where I'll start..
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