Interconnects and non-believers

Nothing like a fresh can-o-worms. 😄
Aside from that bit of snark, I heartily agree. 👍

All the best,
Nonoise

Hi RV,

DAC sonics can sometimes be particularly susceptible to ground loop effects, which in turn can be dependent on both the designs of the components that are being connected and the characteristics of the interconnecting cables.

An interesting experiment, should you be so inclined, might be to put the power cord of the preamp on a cheater plug (a 3-prong to 2-prong adapter), with the safety ground left unconnected. That would eliminate any possible ground loop effects between the DAC and the preamp (and also between the preamp and the power amp). Then see if the change in interconnect cables still makes a difference, or as much of a difference.

I’m assuming, of course, that the preamp has a 3-prong power plug; if not then never mind. Although if it has a 2-prong plug, and the plug is non-polarized (i.e., if the two prongs have identical width), reversing the orientation with which it is plugged into the outlet may also be a worthwhile experiment.

Best regards,
-- Al

Not necessarily. The original ICs might have been in the wrong direction and the new ICs are in the right direction.

Whaaat?

Now take all that, and imagine what happens when you change the fundamental ’in situ’ physics of electron transfer and flow, with the introduction of a new carrier, like liquid metal alloy.

Where the changes are enormous and in the exact level and way that ’electrons’ in flow...function. At the atomic bonding level of the molecules and atoms, where the electrons are being dealt with in the model and in the reality.

Solids have a lattice structure and a pattern of electron interaction due to such. Electron interaction is entirely different -- in the fluid. energetically it is entirely different. Every parameter you can imagine goes dynamic, even kinetic is added in, all kinds of non repeating directions..all so different and complex, that the experimental model does not yet function in any easily calculable way.

When you add in that the current model of transmission lines and solid lattice of metals... is known to seemingly not correlate very well with what we hear, well...

I said it was the biggest change in transmission lines in 100 years. The patent attorney corrected me. He said 150 years.