Recent content by gresit

ok, based on my Internet research it looks like what's generically called a "low noise cable" fits the original question. looks like graphite powder to mitigate triboelectric effects is the key ingredient. I can bet those cost $0.5/meter in small quantities :))

if you google for "Nordost Thor" you'll find the innards of a $3300 "passive line filter". you're not complete until you add that experience to your audio resume :)

$1750? meh, beginner level. if you want to have fun look for Nordost brand.

have you spotted the 2k+ Audio Note cap? :) you will never find any objective data with these guys, that's a given.

ok, since this deviated from the original subject (but please skip to the end, there's something interesting there), why not. one nonlinearity does not necessarily mask another. what counts is what the ear/brain system "thinks" about the combined result. a mere figure or even plot is not too...

well, they have the perfect answer for that :D they say that DBT (ABX or other type) actually adds noise, thus the idea in itself is flawed. in a way they do have a point, a proper (note the emphasis) ABX test is hard to set up. they are generally carried in a noisy environment (room full of...

I agree, but you'll also have to agree that a relatively large number of people reporting major differences is at least intriguing. and if it's not exactly people with a tendency to be delusional, some of the actually graduated engineers, it's enough to get me curious. this, of course, doesn't...

it is about cables. the fact about speakers is even more complex. an audio system has a weak link and it generally is the speaker. but as long as you solve that (and it does cost a bit), the other weak links are revealed. I have heard amplifiers sound the same with lesser speakers but completely...

I'm used to the imposed dichotomy: people are either delusional with regard to this or they know better. it's not black and white as some differences are said to be more than obvious to the least trained ear and this got me really curious. gaining this knowledge will not make me a better man but...

I know that hearing starts to be affected with the mere exposure to city ambient noise and kids are better than us. but that would hardly explain it as some of these people are not exactly young females (which are know to have better hearing). and a cable being able to convey say 18kHz is...

hi I know about what you're describing, old CRT TVs used to make a high pitch sound, the flyback transformer I think. I'm not sure it was the fundamental but some intermodulation effects (thus lower freq) I was hearing but certain thing is my grandmother did not hear it. but it was driving me...

hi, thanks for answering this is why I mentioned transmission lines, at 20kHz (accepted max audible frequency) the wavelength is 15km. you'll hardly find any audio circuit of that size :) or am I missing something? what are the "RED" cable systems? your linked PDF mentions wireless systems so...

hi, first post here if this is too long to parse please skip to the actual question in bold, at the end :) I wasn't able to find any other concise title for this. maybe some of you are aware of the fact that in audio some give great importance to cable selection. for some the audible...