Al, I agree that skin effect might be unimportant. I only stated the boundary
since cable companies (AQ FAQ) claim it is important and make all sorts of
expensive arrangements like flat woven tape or helical twist of multiple wires
on round hollow core (my Acoustic Zen Satori). It is far fetched concept but
they know more than I do. There were sound differences between cables I
used that I couldn't explain.
Tighter twist doesn't hurt and makes often handling of the wire easier. My
router happens to be 5GHz. Such frequencies, once enter the box can
either find LC circuit to couple to, or some nonlinear element to mix on -
even while "searching" for ground return path. In addition to
mixing there is also rectification phenomenon where many decades lower
bandwidth amplifier converts high frequency signal into very small level DC
(because of uneven positive and negative slew rates) that becomes
"audible" when offending signal is amplitude or frequency
modulated. We're talking microscopic levels - but why even to allow this
garbage to enter amplifier's box. Wires inside of my Rowland model 102
box have very tight twist.
Why audiophiles select thick gauges? I'd like to know. Perhaps to reduce
inductance?
since cable companies (AQ FAQ) claim it is important and make all sorts of
expensive arrangements like flat woven tape or helical twist of multiple wires
on round hollow core (my Acoustic Zen Satori). It is far fetched concept but
they know more than I do. There were sound differences between cables I
used that I couldn't explain.
Tighter twist doesn't hurt and makes often handling of the wire easier. My
router happens to be 5GHz. Such frequencies, once enter the box can
either find LC circuit to couple to, or some nonlinear element to mix on -
even while "searching" for ground return path. In addition to
mixing there is also rectification phenomenon where many decades lower
bandwidth amplifier converts high frequency signal into very small level DC
(because of uneven positive and negative slew rates) that becomes
"audible" when offending signal is amplitude or frequency
modulated. We're talking microscopic levels - but why even to allow this
garbage to enter amplifier's box. Wires inside of my Rowland model 102
box have very tight twist.
Why audiophiles select thick gauges? I'd like to know. Perhaps to reduce
inductance?