Do Fancy Audio Cables Make a Difference? (video)

[57gold]

Higher capacitance = rolled off highs in any cable. With low level signals like those produced by magnetic guitar pickups, high frequencies are rolled off by high capacitance cables like Jimi used to tame the highs of his Strats, Fuzz Faced into a cranked 100 watt Marshall plexi, which are very bright and percussive (Duane used to roll the Treble to 1 on his plexis for the same reason).

Who knows what audiophile cable manufacturers like Transparent design to for $27,000 balanced interconnects???

https://www.transparentcable.com/products/magnum-opus-balanced-interconnect

 

[Chrispy]

Higher capacitance = rolled off highs in any cable. With low level signals like those produced by magnetic guitar pickups, high frequencies are rolled off by high capacitance cables like Jimi used to tame the highs of his Strats, Fuzz Faced into a cranked 100 watt Marshall plexi, which are very bright and percussive (Duane used to roll the Treble to 1 on his plexis for the same reason).

Who knows what audiophile cable manufacturers like Transparent design to for $27,000 balanced interconnects???

https://www.transparentcable.com/products/magnum-opus-balanced-interconnect

Or why you would need someone to "design" cables especially someone like "Transparent". LOL.

 

[Nango]

Higher capacitance = rolled off highs in any cable. With low level signals like those produced by magnetic guitar pickups, high frequencies are rolled off by high capacitance cables like Jimi used to tame the highs of his Strats, Fuzz Faced into a cranked 100 watt Marshall plexi, which are very bright and percussive (Duane used to roll the Treble to 1 on his plexis for the same reason).

Who knows what audiophile cable manufacturers like Transparent design to for $27,000 balanced interconnects???

https://www.transparentcable.com/products/magnum-opus-balanced-interconnect

It is not €27k but 37k says this web..

 

[Speedskater]

Higher capacitance = rolled off highs in any cable.

Yes higher total end-to-end capacitance can impact frequency response in guitar cables, other musical instrument cables, phono cartridge to pre-amp cables, some mic cables and some vacuum tube interconnects.
BUT with modern interconnect systems high total capacitance will have ZERO impact on frequency response. (in a reasonable system)

 

[roog]

Jimmy Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan both liked cheap coiled cables for their added resistance and capacitance to take the edge off their Strats,

Yes, I read this, coiled cables have small cross sectional area conductors and the coiling means that the cable has to be very long to get a usable length when 'at-ease' so to speak.

As many have said on this very forum, cables do make a difference, if you don't have any, you get no sound and if you use cables which are not suitable for the purpose, they will impact the sound, but in my experience the later rarely applies for short HiFi interconnects!

 

[roog]

Companies building interconnects target transparency. Companies building guitar cables have other targets, as electric guitars are not full range instruments. Some people like high frequency "sparkle" and "chime." Others do not.

In the guitar cable market, many cables have at least some color. There are actually companies that market transparency, such as George L.

In my experience the number one requirement from guitarists is a robust cable that can tolerate a bit of stick without failing.

 

[roog]

How is this stuff different than other contact "enhancers"? I had some CAIG stuff and then Walker Audio SST (silver paste), neither were very expensive.

But the SST now has quantum and nano in the description and is priced accordingly.

https://walkeraudio.com/product/quantum-silver-treatment-for-contacts/

I amazes me that given the many safety critical systems, involving 100's of millions of pounds, that I have been involved with during my career this essential wonder product has not been mentioned once! How can this be, the world of professional electrical and electronics engineers don't know about this essential product? Its madness I tell you.

 

[fpitas]

I amazes me that given the many safety critical systems, involving 100's of millions of pounds, that I have been involved with during my career this essential wonder product has not been mentioned once! How can this be, the world of professional electrical and electronics engineers don't know about this essential product? Its madness I tell you.

We can't talk about Quantum Purifiers, either. I'm taking a chance just mentioning it

 

[Kip]

Do really expensive cables make as much difference as acoustic dots ??

 

[Speedskater]

The cables cost more than the dots, so of course they make a greater difference.

 

[egellings]

@amirm Did our English friend (Max T.) ever sent you his über expensive (Isolda) speaker cables for you to test, as he promised he would do after he done his video ?

Outside of DCR and maybe capacitance, what else is there to test (measure) in an analog 20Hz-20kHz audio cable meant for living room use?

 

[617]

I don't think I've ever seen a discussion on this topic on an audio forum, hopefully we can hash it out and come to a consensus.

 

[Svet Angelov]

I don't think I've ever seen a discussion on this topic on an audio forum, hopefully we can hash it out and come to a consensus.

The consensus has already been reached, namely: "Aaaaaahuwaaaaaaaaaabbbbbbpststststspspspspewpew"

 

[Speedskater]

Outside of DCR and maybe capacitance, what else is there to test (measure) in an analog 20Hz-20kHz audio cable meant for living room use?

The possible differences in modern line level analog interconnects are susceptibility to noise and interference. Both of these are situation specific.
Go to another building or change associated equipment and the susceptibility will probability change.

 

[solderdude]

Outside of DCR and maybe capacitance, what else is there to test (measure) in an analog 20Hz-20kHz audio cable meant for living room use?

In this particular case the capacitance was so high it came with an inductor (for the input, which adds DC resistance) and required a Boucherot filter at the load side.
Without those parts a lot of amps may have gotten unstable.
Amir, sadly, never reviewed it and the maker is no longer with us as he died dec 31 2021.

 

[egellings]

In this particular case the capacitance was so high it came with an inductor (for the input, which adds DC resistance) and required a Boucherot filter at the load side.
Without those parts a lot of amps may have gotten unstable.
Amir, sadly, never reviewed it and the maker is no longer with us as he died dec 31 2021.

I've been aware of that filter for a long time, but this is the first time I saw it named after someone.