Battle of RCA Cables: Mogami, Amazon, Monoprice

[Barrelhouse Solly]

Should be audio-vasseline.

With oxygen free petroleum distillates.

 

[pseudoid]

It should be noted that any comments or arguments in defence of cable shielding and the resultant benefits are summarily and regularly closed down on this forum.
Which is why I'm not going to bother commenting

Watch for the backlash to even this comment in 3.....2......1.....

There is also an innocent backlash from cable shielding.
Kind of like the high-frequency shielding revenge (promoting) low-frequency ground-loops.

[I don't want to be summarily/regularly closed down with my above statement and no backlashes please... 3....2....1....]

 

[Sal1950]

But often not significant, as in "usually." The only exceptions are phono cables for MM, where capacitance changes frequency response.

Shielded power cables are particularly daft.

Just attempting to offer him the opportunity to prove himself not a shill or scam.

 

[mhardy6647]

I looking about that comment about microphone cabling being microphonic -- and just left wondering whether that's a good thing or a bad thing.

 

[Speedskater]

Shielded power cables are particularly daft.

Back a couple of decades or so ago, some printers and desk top computers came with shielded AC power cords. The shields were to reduce interference emissions from the unit, so that they could pass the FCC noise tests.
Now almost everything that uses AC power has a Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS). Lots aren't tested. Lots emit interference and a shielded cord might help.

 

[pseudoid]

microphone cabling being microphonic

No need to amplify the matter!

 

[by-tor]

Thank you for taking the time. I've always bought cheap Hosa RCA cables and found them perfectly good enough, but it's nice to have some actual data on these cheaper cables.

 

[Andysu]

Vaseline? I'm hoping this is a joke.

no joke at all quiet serious about it

 

[Killingbeans]

Well... petroleum jelly is a really good electrical insulator. Not much continuity to be had.

 

[HarmonicTHD]

Just attempting to offer him the opportunity to prove himself not a shill or scam.

I fear that ship has sailed, when you look at his Etsy store.

 

[Steven Holt]

I guess that this is a pretty good place to put this : Blue Jeans is now selling speaker cable on Amazon. Not their full line up (you still need to go to their user - unfriendly website for that) but it is good to see them on Amazon.

 

[Sal1950]

No need to amplify the matter!

Hah.

 

[Blumlein 88]

Change the label, make it for audiophiles and profit: