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@crazyeddy

OK, Geoff, I checked out the Silver Rainbow Foil. This must work for sure, but I need instructions (which are not given) on where to apply to all my prized Audiophile 8 tracks !!!!

Apply it directly over the top of the tape head in the player, of course.  Guaranteed to reduce the noise floor beyond your wildest imagination. :)

gdhal,

All I was trying to convey is, IME, wire directionality is easily heard in the cables I've used by the same manufacturers that hold this position.

I wrote at some point in this conversation that BLC doesn't believe in this. Why? Because of my email conversations with them. This seems to be true based upon (my) experience that I wrote about above.

BJC may be correct regarding (their own) cables. From my conversations with them, they believe this to be true throughout the industry. It just doesn't hold true to my experience with the many other cable brands I've personally used and own.

gdhal,

One last thing... you stated you do not believe in cable "burn-in". Is this conclusion based upon listening?

I may not be educated in all things electrical ... but I do spend the time and money on things that intrigue me so I can (listen) and evaluate them for myself. I believe that personal experience is (in audio reproduction) THE most valuable experience there can be.

Cheers!

BJC is a company that spends their workday doing nothing but making cables.  It was mentioned above that they will not state that they believe in cable burn in or wire directionality.

One explanation may be that they don't want to make representations that they cannot prove by scientific fact and choose to just keep silent on the subject.

I like their Canare 4S11 (Star Quad cable, 14 AWG) for speaker cable.  Of course its not really theirs, its bulk wire they terminate.  I don't know how many high end cable retailers actually make (manufacture and draw) their own wire.

geoffkait,

"Huh? If everyone at the demo was transfixed wouldn’t that indicate placing colored paper under amps and around the demo room was uh, effective? Oh, you’re probably one of those group hypnosis or placebo effect advocates. Never mind."

I am educated about some things but am not a mind reader. I have no idea why these people were attending. Perhaps it was the campaign in some of the mags previous about this magic stuff. There are many reason why people could be "transfixed" - that's the skill of a grifter or a carnie, for one. I happened to go into the room because it was silent, a great relief from the racket elsewhere, and discovered I had "gone through the Looking Glass." 

There are plenty in high end where a little knowledge and a big wallet can lead to turn-in-itis. Twas ever thus with expensive man-hobbies. How many shoes did Imelda Marcos have?

Or my friend, as Sheryl Crow sings, they were there "...to see what all the fuss was about."

Suggest you read some books by Nathaneal West.