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What do we hear when we change the direction of a wire?
mapman's avatar We are talking about any short piece (say 5 inches) of single-core metal wire of medium thickness. All wires sound dissimilar when reversed, only to different degrees. To feel it clearly, you must have a special testing system. The simplest possible tube amp with no feedback which is paired with a single broadband speaker. The one I handmade for tests is: https://www.backtomusic.ru/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/schematics-testing-audio-equpment.gif. Using it, you can evaluate the coloration and right direction of almost any radio component (L,C,R) including wire. The test sample is connected to J1 and J2 connectors. |
Using it, you can evaluate the coloration and right direction of almost any radio component (L,C,R) including wire. Ok now we are getting somewhere. Have you done that? Where are the results published for those who might be interested? I would believe whatever differences there are would show up most in cases where there is an impedance mismatch which is much more likely with zero feedback amps, but that should not really matter if one has addressed impedance matching between amps and speakers properly, which is the right way to do it for best results, so in that case impedance matching issues due to a zero feedback amp is a moot point. |
What ever happened to science and the basic knowledge of electrical theory? Do you think that legendary Marantz audio perfectionists like Sid Smith and Dick Sequerra would have recommended basic copper lamp cord of the proper gauge (depending on the speaker distance) to connect their superb amplifiers? These guys were obsessively fussy, with discriminating ears - to the most subtle nuances in sound quality. C'mon audiophiles - time to get off your "snake oil" train and talk about putting effort and money into equipment that truly makes a technical (and thus audible) difference. I have yet to read or hear any kind of logical explanation for the claims about the superior performance of pricey power, or speaker cables - other than purely subjective conclusions based on "so-called" listening tests. Please note - the direction of current travel in a uniformly sectioned copper wire would have absolutely zero effect on the accuracy of the signal transmitted. Where is the logical evidence to the contrary? |
Please note - the direction of current travel in a uniformly sectioned copper wire would have absolutely zero effect on the accuracy of the signal transmitted. Where is the logical evidence to the contrary? Neither copper nor the dielectric is truly uniform, so there goes that out the window. You still can't hear any direction, but lets stick to facts. |