As a connoisseur of idiocy, this image absolutely made my day. I love it. It's now my desktop wallpaper.
... said never "is that a speaker cable in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?".
JSmith
As a connoisseur of idiocy, this image absolutely made my day. I love it. It's now my desktop wallpaper.
... said never "is that a speaker cable in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?".
JSmith
Should have kept the eels. Women love eels.I am working on anti-gravity HiFi to solve this problem.
So far, my wife was not keen on the hovercraft.
It was not full of eels though....
I really hate to belabor the obvious here, but cheap shots seem to have become the norm on this forum.I won't link the video so no views are sent to it, but ol' Paul claims they don't care about dust and dirt at PS Audio when equipment is on the floor... supposedly it adds to the imaging.
JSmith
No, that's to avoid overhead wires ten times thicker than suspension bridge cables. Volts high, amps low, remember?... this is why electricity transport is done at 750kV instead of 120V.
Come on, it's funny. If someone doesn't want to be laughed at they shouldn't act like clowns.I really hate to belabor the obvious here, but cheap shots seem to have become the norm on this forum.
RIP to all the watts lost to resistance.No, that's to avoid overhead wires ten times thicker than suspension bridge cables. Volts high, amps low, remember?
And with respect, your premise is wrong. Every record you have ever enjoyed has been made with line-level cables often hundreds of feet long. Somehow the volts made it through!
WOW. What a sense of humor! Especially the clown part.Come on, it's funny. If someone doesn't want to be laughed at they shouldn't act like clowns.
I have no direct references at hand because I am not willing to make the effort.Hi Kal, no I don't have any supporting data and I invite you to provide us yours. My reasoning is simply based on the law that a low amplitude voltage is likely to be more affected by its transmission line than a higher one; this is why electricity transport is done at 750kV instead of 120V.
In the big picture I believe your probably right Kal.I have no direct references at hand because I am not willing to make the effort.
Speaker cables must convey power. Increasing their length and resistance will reduce the current as well as reduce damping with typically reactive speaker loads.
(See here: https://benchmarkmedia.com/blogs/application_notes/audio-myth-damping-factor-isnt-much-of-a-factor)
Increasing the voltage to improve efficiency (and save on copper) is not an available option for us.
Interconnects convey voltage into better defined and more resistive loads.
Neither approximates a true transmission line.
...couldn't quite yet afford audiophile level, super-isolating, 10k lbs equipment shelves made from cooled-down core-of-the-sun unobtanium? :-D... why is their stuff on the floor? ...
Sure. I don't believe that any of this is would be the basis of setup/wiring choices in most domestic systems. Even though my wiring arrangements accord to these principles, the actual decisions were based on ergonomics/aesthetics. A full rack of equipment near the listening position and the placement of multiple monobloc amps behind the speakers dictated use of long (balanced) interconnects and short speaker cables.In the big picture I believe your probably right Kal.
But if the cable for either application is correctly spec'd and of some reasonable lengths, and the input and output impedances of the involved gear was intelligently designed, as far as being an audible issue, there shouldn't be any problems.
Thanks. Very informative !I have no direct references at hand because I am not willing to make the effort.
Speaker cables must convey power. Increasing their length and resistance will reduce the current as well as reduce damping with typically reactive speaker loads.
(See here: https://benchmarkmedia.com/blogs/application_notes/audio-myth-damping-factor-isnt-much-of-a-factor)
Increasing the voltage to improve efficiency (and save on copper) is not an available option for us.
Interconnects convey voltage into better defined and more resistive loads.
Neither approximates a true transmission line.
View attachment 197671View attachment 197672View attachment 197673View attachment 197674My solution, designed and created DIY, 60 kg for each of the MC601 close to the speakers but permanently placed 30 cm from the floor !!
Wasn't it the other way round - you placed the monobloc amps behind the speakers because you wanted speaker cables to be as short - and, thus, as low resistance - as possible, which dictated long interconnects, which needed to be of the balanced type to avoid interference induced on it deteriorate the signal - ?Even though my wiring arrangements accord to these principles, the actual decisions were based on ergonomics/aesthetics. A full rack of equipment near the listening position and the placement of multiple monobloc amps behind the speakers dictated use of long (balanced) interconnects and short speaker cables.
Very nice setup, but clearly one of an audiophile, not a movie fan - otherwise you'd also have an adequately sized TV or screen