No, I did not create the theory. Nor did I create reality. Reality is there to be discovered if a person is really interested in doing so. Take off your blinders and SEE! 👀 I’m glad you agree with with me about the wire asymmetry. Som there is still room for my theory, right? 😀 The first step in recovery is recognizing the problem. 🤗 I’m not saying directionality is all that matters. That’s an illogical argument. Of course there are other issues. Duh! But wire directionality is actually BIG because all cabling, speaker wiring, transformer wiring, capacitor wires, etc. are ....you guessed it, DIRECTIONAL. So we’re a long way from what is possible you know, sound wise. Follow?
Interconnect Directionality
Have I lost my mind? I swear that I am hearing differences in the direction I hook up my interconnect cables between my preamp and power amp. These are custom built solid core silver cables with Eichmann bullet plugs. There is no shield so this is not a case where one end of the cable’s shield is grounded and the other isn’t.
There are four ways ways to hook them up:
Right: Forward. Left: Forward.
Right: Backward. Left: Backward
Right: Forward. Left: Backward
Right: Backward. Left: Forward.
There is no difference in construction between forward and backward, but here are my observations:
When they are hooked up forward/backward there appears to be more airy-ness and what appears to be a slight phase difference. When hooked up forward/forward or backward/backward, the image seems more precise like they are more in phase. The difference between forward/forward and backward/backward is that one seems to push the soundstage back a little bit while the other brings it towards you more.
What could possibly cause this? Does it have something to do with the way the wire is constructed and how the grains are made while drawn through a die? Am I imagining this? Have I completely lost my mind?
There are four ways ways to hook them up:
Right: Forward. Left: Forward.
Right: Backward. Left: Backward
Right: Forward. Left: Backward
Right: Backward. Left: Forward.
There is no difference in construction between forward and backward, but here are my observations:
When they are hooked up forward/backward there appears to be more airy-ness and what appears to be a slight phase difference. When hooked up forward/forward or backward/backward, the image seems more precise like they are more in phase. The difference between forward/forward and backward/backward is that one seems to push the soundstage back a little bit while the other brings it towards you more.
What could possibly cause this? Does it have something to do with the way the wire is constructed and how the grains are made while drawn through a die? Am I imagining this? Have I completely lost my mind?
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You can claim that wire is directional, as it is, which will express as some reduction in SNR or IMD at some frequency bandwidth, with some given source, load, and connector and cable impedance .... because it is. You cannot claim it is "BIG" because factually that is not remotely true, no matter how many pieces are in the chain, because the total chain length is short, the frequencies low, the dynamic range minimal w.r.t. that frequency, and variability of other components in time generating far large changes making detection of directionality (if there is any) pretty much impossible. The simple act of getting your ass out of a chair, walking to your equipment, making changes to your equipment (cable direction), walking back to your chair, and sitting down, would create more short term physiological changes that would impact hearing and perception than cable change ever could eliminating any ability to detect changes short term. Longer term changes in temperature and humidity in the listening environment, day to day, even hour to hour diet and health changes, etc. would again swamp out any potential difference in cable direction. geoffkait17,964 posts11-04-2019 10:26amNo, I did not create the theory. Nor did I create reality. Reality is there to be discovered if a person is really interested in doing so. Take off your blinders and SEE! 👀 I’m glad you agree with with me about the wire asymmetry. Som there is still room for my theory, right? 😀 The first step in recovery is recognizing the problem. 🤗 I’m not saying directionality is all that matters. That’s an illogical argument. Of course there are other issues. Duh! But wire directionality is actually BIG because all cabling, speaker wiring, transformer wiring, capacitor wires, etc. are ....you guessed it, DIRECTIONAL. So we’re a long way from what is possible you know, sound wise. Follow? |
You are out of your depth here, so I am cutting you some slack. You don't know, and you don't have to say it because it is obvious. However, if you would like to address my arguments and redeem yourself, that would benefit you. geoffkait17,968 posts11-04-2019 12:23pmYou’re new here so I’m cutting you some slack. If you don’t know just say you don’t know. There’s no reason to get yourself all worked up. You can’t prove a negative. Relax and enjoy the ride. |
I don’t know why newbies waltz in 🕺🏻here thinking they’re the smartest guy in the room. Looks like this a a stubborn case and will take some education, the one he didn’t get in school. By the way, you haven’t made any real arguments. So I can hardly dispute them. The ones you did make I disputed. You have been pounding your chest a lot, though. |
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