Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Memristance in interconnect cables

2010-04-14 Thread Phil Leigh
pski;534576 Wrote: Thanks, Phil. Please look at the JBL supplied solution provided in the .pdf below. Is this dangerous or does in endanger equipment or does it compromise the quality of sound in a known way? I am familiar with baluns to connect twinax to twisted-pair. P Figure 5

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Memristance in interconnect cables

2010-04-13 Thread pski
Phil Leigh;533649 Wrote: +1 - a balun is the correct way to do this. There are acceptable cheats though...provided the balanced eqpt mfr has followed convention/standards Thanks, Phil. Please look at the JBL supplied solution provided in the .pdf below. Is this dangerous or does in

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Memristance in interconnect cables

2010-04-12 Thread NewBuyer
pski;533553 Wrote: bwa? Hey pski - what are you asking here? -- NewBuyer NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77107

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Memristance in interconnect cables

2010-04-12 Thread Phil Leigh
NewBuyer;533551 Wrote: Personally I recommend using a transformer for this - for example see 'this link' (http://www.jensentransformers.com/dm2xx.html) for a really nice solution. This company (Jensen Transformers) will put any input or output connector on the product that you need - you

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Memristance in interconnect cables

2010-04-11 Thread pski
Andy8421;532896 Wrote: DC, You are quite right if the cables have different connections at each end - the example you give of a shield earth only connected at one end being a good example. I have some Naim NAC A5 speaker cable which is 'directional' and has arrows printed on it to show

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Memristance in interconnect cables

2010-04-11 Thread Pat Farrell
DCtoDaylight wrote: Naim have some very specific idea's on grounding and shielding and their cables are made to follow those idea's. For example the shields are only connected at one end, and that end should at the signal input connection. So that sets a preferred direction. Things like

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Memristance in interconnect cables

2010-04-11 Thread pski
pfarrell;533534 Wrote: DCtoDaylight wrote: Naim have some very specific idea's on grounding and shielding and their cables are made to follow those idea's. For example the shields are only connected at one end, and that end should at the signal input connection. So that sets a

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Memristance in interconnect cables

2010-04-11 Thread Pat Farrell
pski wrote: Can I trust the instructions to connect RCA to balanced inputs on my various amps like the attached PDF from JBL? Why would you do that? If you want balanced, you should have gear with balanced connections and use proper balanced cables and connectors. There is a reason that the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Memristance in interconnect cables

2010-04-11 Thread pski
pfarrell;533538 Wrote: pski wrote: Can I trust the instructions to connect RCA to balanced inputs on my various amps like the attached PDF from JBL? Why would you do that? If you want balanced, you should have gear with balanced connections and use proper balanced cables and connectors.

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Memristance in interconnect cables

2010-04-11 Thread NewBuyer
pski;533542 Wrote: ...I'd just like to know if there is a best way to do rca to balanced. I suspect there is... Personally I recommend using a transformer for this - for example see 'this link' (http://www.jensentransformers.com/faqs.html#faq5) for a really nice solution... -- NewBuyer

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Memristance in interconnect cables

2010-04-11 Thread pski
newbuyer;533551 Wrote: personally i recommend using a transformer for this - for example see 'this link' (http://www.jensentransformers.com/dm2xx.html) for a really nice solution. This company (jensen transformers) will put any input or output connector on the product that you need - you

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Memristance in interconnect cables

2010-04-11 Thread pski
newbuyer;533551 Wrote: personally i recommend using a transformer for this - for example see 'this link' (http://www.jensentransformers.com/dm2xx.html) for a really nice solution. This company (jensen transformers) will put any input or output connector on the product that you need - you

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Memristance in interconnect cables

2010-04-10 Thread Andy8421
I had struggled to understand why Naim insist that their interconnect cables are directional. I now think I have the answer, and it goes to show how far this company is ahead of the field. Having read the HP labs paper on memristance, it would seem that resistance of a conductor increases

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Memristance in interconnect cables

2010-04-10 Thread bhaagensen
Andy8421;532720 Wrote: Now having read this, how many points do I score on Sean's ludicrous HiFi claims scale? If nothing else, I should get a 10 for originality. Hmm, I'll give you 10 if you can come up with something similar, explaning the effects of the SNAIC-shaker :) -- bhaagensen

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Memristance in interconnect cables

2010-04-10 Thread DCtoDaylight
Are you talking about Naim's DIN cables? Naim have some very specific idea's on grounding and shielding and their cables are made to follow those idea's. For example the shields are only connected at one end, and that end should at the signal input connection. So that sets a preferred

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Memristance in interconnect cables

2010-04-10 Thread Andy8421
DC, You are quite right if the cables have different connections at each end - the example you give of a shield earth only connected at one end being a good example. I have some Naim NAC A5 speaker cable which is 'directional' and has arrows printed on it to show you which end to connect to the

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Memristance in interconnect cables

2010-04-10 Thread Andy8421
DC, You are quite right if the cables have different connections at each end - the example you give of a shield earth only connected at one end being a good example. I have some Naim NAC A5 speaker cable which is 'directional' and has arrows printed on it to show you which end to connect to the