Mark Lanctot;214296 Wrote: > Yeah but a stranded wire is pretty simple mechanically. Just long > pieces of metal. No moving parts, no liquid components that can > evaporate like capacitors. > > > > But the skin effect is most pronounced at VHF and microwave > frequencies. MHz or GHz, not kHz unless it's undersized. > > > > It's the connections that are critical. These rely on contact and any > oxidation here will directly affect the resistance of the connection. > > Someone on this board (Phil Leigh? Pat Farell?) has repeatedly stated > that merely unplugging and re-plugging cables/interconnects makes an > audible difference and so does contact cleaners. This makes sense.
True. That's why there have been products like Cramolin, Tweak and Caig to clean surface crud on the connectors. Yes, it definitely helps. And to some extent, puliing the connector on and off scrubs the connection point a bit. But getting back to our friend the oxidized cable, Would the connector really tell the whole story? Could not oxidation affect resistance in the cable itself? I think the integrity of the cable needs to be looked at in its totality. Taken to it's logical conclusion, I could dig an old, rusty coat hanger out of the backyard, stick it between two connectors and, so long as it passed a signal, I'd have a cable just as good as those designed specifically for audio applications. I don't know what the exact frequency range is for skin effect. However, DH Labs also mentioned non-linearity, which I don't think is the same animal. That was identified as a culprit in the audible range that would be compromised by oxidation. Whew, anyone remember how we got started on this? Anyway, I'm about ready to power down for the weekend and head home. I hope everyone has a great weekend and has a chance to listen to their SB! Best, - VD -- Videodrome Two-channel System: SB3, into Musiland MD-10 DAC; Outlaw 970 Pre/Pro; McCormack DNA-125 amplifier; Quad 11L speakers; Sota Sapphire ttbl. w/ Grado Ref. Platinum Cart. into Rolls Bellari VP-129 tube phono stage; Marantz 10b; Nakamichi RX505; Cables Used: DH Labs, Van den Hul, Distech, Monster, many more. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Videodrome's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11727 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36658 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
