Doug Schroeder Method, Double ic

jayctoy, yes, the effect is cumulative with successive additions. Agreed; the sense of the music being more lifelike, whether a studio or live recording, is powerful. The characteristics of a particular interconnect's properties is intensified and the entire system is changed profoundly. The experience is much more convincing as to recreation of a real event. 

" Regarding the mention of digital interconnections, one thing that theory can predict with certainty is that doubling a digital cable will result in a substantial mismatch between the characteristic impedance of the cable and the 75 ohm or 110 ohm impedance (for coaxial S/PDIF or balanced AES/EBU, respectively) of the components being connected."

+1 almarg,...well said, thanks for the rest of the message as well.

In short, this method should not be used for any digital connection that expects specific impedance, S/PDIF, AES/EBU, Word-clocking or Master clocking cabling of any kind whether 50-ohm or 75-ohm are all examples.

Wonderful results with AES/EBU to Exogal Comet DAC. Further testing will see if other DACS sound as.good with coax or AES. 

Doug,

Does the doubling up of the interconnects lower the output?

ozzy

@ozzy 

   Not with my double run of Teo Ultra's. If anything the output may be a tad higher.