Tuning Collars on speaker cables - concept and any good?

bkeske96 posts04-28-2020 11:59pm

Back in the day, when Simon Rattle and I used to hang of an afternoon, we listened to his early recording and critiqued them on a Bose Wave that he loved

But how can that be? Simon is one of the world renown conductors of our time. He should know better.......at least, about music. ( 😉 ).

>>>>No shirt, that’s kind of why he said it. 😀

If we need to look for trinkets to "alter" the sound our system puts out, perhaps we need to re-evaluate our components performance to find what's missing.
I used to have my ex wife try all these different makeup companies and application techniques, then one day it dawned on me.
I went out and found another wife that I liked just the way she was!

Which could be verified in about 2 minutes with an oscilloscope ... So the supplier must have scope plots on their web page of course?  .... We can just ignore that transmission line effects are impedance based and position of the collar would be meaningless I assume?

>>>>>Conclusion: the Stealth Cable

Collar works on the same principle as the Shun Mook Original Cable Jacket and the Cable Wrap from Highwire. It absorbs the reflected electromagnetic wave. Case closed! 🕵️‍♂️

Are you volunteering? Please report results. Thanks in advance. 🤗

heaudio123

Which could be verified in about 2 minutes with an oscilloscope ...

geoffkait

Are you volunteering? Please report result ...

C’mon, Geoff, you know it doesn’t work that way. People here who say they favor measurements, double-blind listening tests, and other "scientific" studies expect others to do that work for them. They don’t seem to have any interest in actually conducting such tests themselves. (It’s likely that many wouldn’t even know where to begin.)

In a way, I don’t blame them. In particular, blind listening tests take a lot of work to organize, and the tests themselves are no fun at all - they’re time-consuming and tedious. I also suspect that many who clamor for such tests don’t really believe in them, but simply reference them as a way to engage in argument.

I’ve suggested here for years that there’s a real opportunity to conduct such tests at an audio show. None of the measurementalists have ever shown an interest and of course with the current Covid crisis, it wouldn’t be possible.