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Capacitance: Help me understand

I have been trying to match interconnects with my system. everyone keeps telling me I probably have a capacitance problem with the Wireworld Gold Eclipse III that connects my preamp and amp. I have no idea of what this is, but Isure can hear the effect it is supposedly causing, a too deep soundstsage with diminished volume from the center image.Can someone explain capacitance to me? I am not stupid, just clueless.
ignatz
ignatz OP
32 posts
 
Once again. I appreciate the info. However two things to think about when talking about these issues. 1)the interconnects in question are silver 2) due to the cable construction which is strands (162 I think) wrapped around the exterior of a tube the lengths of the strands are a multiple of the 1.5m length of the interconnect.
sndsel
98 posts
 
Just so I don't lose too much credibility (assuming I have any), my post should have read: "One farad is high capacitance, but not as high as ten farads . A few picofarads per foot is very low in comparison to either and should be relatively inconsequential at audio frequencies." Thank you Dan2112 for saving me that post. :)
ears
341 posts
 
Bruce 1483,I have electraglide reference signature ic's and they are vacuum sealad and have been around for a while.
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