Gandhi wrote: > Regarding cable directionality, my analog electronics teacher a loong > time ago taught me the following. In a shielded signal cable, the shield > is only connected in one end to avoid a ground loop, which otherwise > might result in hum. The best noise suppression is achieved when the > shield is connected to the appliance with the most powerful power supply > unit, which would often be the amplifier. > > This might be an over-simplification. As I've never since worked in the > field of analog electronics, there might be more to this than I happen > to remember 25 years later. Perhaps someone working in ths field could > chime in? > > However, I've so far never noticed any difference myself with any of my > systems. But I guess there might be cases where this actually matters.
Thanks, I've heard of this as well over the years and like yourself have not run into a problem with my gear either... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Archimago's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97950 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
