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More Lockdown experiments Jul 9, 2020 19:16:17 GMT julesd68 and Slinger like this

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After watching this video I decided to see if I could improve my speaker cables

I currently have the Atlas Equator 2 it is a great value cable

My first experiment is the Black Link Audiophile Loudspeaker cable. My friend had a spare set to lend me.

I need to adjust my crossover setting the bass xover a bit higher. With the Behringer NX3000d this is a simple task.
A bit more treble and depth compared to the Atlas. A definite step up in my system but it is not night and day.

The next experiment will be some braided cable I have ordered on eBay that I will have to make up myself. I feedback once I have them in the system.

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More Lockdown experiments Jul 9, 2020 19:29:48 GMT

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Post by julesd68 on Jul 9, 2020 19:29:48 GMT

That video came up on my YT feed and had saved it for later viewing ...

Look forward to your findings John, I had been thinking about this issue and had bought some Audience cable (not the really expensive stuff) to see if a 'modern' cable could beat my supposedly super pure copper Western Electric stuff.
Will let you know when I get to try it.

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John Administrator Posts: 15,612	More Lockdown experiments Jul 9, 2020 19:46:15 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by John on Jul 9, 2020 19:46:15 GMT Cheers Jules
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More Lockdown experiments Jul 12, 2020 20:53:46 GMT via mobile

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Post by julesd68 on Jul 12, 2020 20:53:46 GMT

I've watched the video now - he's rather patronising about 'educating' us but it's an interesting test ...

What it means in an audio system I will remain open minded on. I expect my Western Electric cable would light up his tuner signal strength like an Xmas tree, but it sounds great.

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John Administrator Posts: 15,612	More Lockdown experiments Jul 13, 2020 4:18:31 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by John on Jul 13, 2020 4:18:31 GMT For me he goes on a bit with the same monologue
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More Lockdown experiments Jul 13, 2020 7:18:47 GMT

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Post by MartinT on Jul 13, 2020 7:18:47 GMT

The experiment could be summarised: there is RF radiation all around us. A good cable (whether speaker, interconnect or power) will reject this 'noise' and not feed it back into the electronics to pollute the power rails and ground plane, all of which degrade the end result.

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John Administrator Posts: 15,612	More Lockdown experiments Jul 13, 2020 7:22:11 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by John on Jul 13, 2020 7:22:11 GMT Yes that is a fair summary
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More Lockdown experiments Jul 23, 2020 5:19:02 GMT julesd68 likes this

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Post by John on Jul 23, 2020 5:19:02 GMT

I got the braided cables and added the Banana and 6mm spade connectors. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-28ft-1m-High-Purity-Braid-Teflon-OCC-wire-8TC-Speaker-Cable-Power-Cord-AWG2/221648491437?var=520506660349&hash=item339b4793ad:g:~b8AAOSwMpZUor1r
The wire a bit difficult to work with but finally managed to get it all connected it up. It took about 15 to 20 mins before the cables settled into the system. It still early days with the cable but I prefer this. Another level of clarity, more depth detail and bass, Vocals and instruments are clearer. For anyone building their own cables I can highly recommend these cables.

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