Anyone with experience having cables made using Amorphous Metals/Alloys

@williewonka Thank you for your response. I am actually intrigued by the mechanism and it's explanation of how dielectric can affect the conductivity. I would like to know about your thoughts on how dielectric induces noise in the signal, a more indepth discussion. Feel free to PM me if you think this is not the appropriate forum to discuss it.

Audio_phool

@audio_phool - the basics are

• if you apply a positive voltage/current through a wire, the insulation will adopt a positive charge
• if you then apply a negative voltage through that same wire, the insulation will adopt a negative charge
• but if you apply an AC signal through a wire, the continuous back and forth from +ve to -ve changes the charge in insulation but not at the exact same time as the frequency of the signal
  • the change in the charge held by the insulation lags the AC signal
    • during that time lag the signal will encounter some "resitance" due to the insulation having the opposite polarity
    • this is where the distortion creeps into the signal
    • it is very small, but discernible, even in the most basic system
    • the lower the the Dk of the insulation then the faster the polarity of the insulation will change
      • and a lower level of distortion will be achieved
• ​​​​​​​it tends to be more noticeable in the higher frequencies as opposed to the lower frequncies.

These articles may be of assistance

https://www.psaudio.com/article/cables-time-is-of-the-essence-part-1/

https://www.psaudio.com/article/cables-time-is-of-the-essence-part-2/

https://www.psaudio.com/article/cables-time-is-of-the-essence-part-3/

I think there is another article dealing with this topic only that I will try to find

Regards - Steve

@audio_phool - this link confirms the distortion effect of insulation with high Dk

The Impact of Insulation on Wire and Cable Performance (energy5.com)

But I think there is a better article that describes the details - ill keep looking

Cheers

@williewonka Thank you very much. I appreciate the knowledge share.

Regards,

Audio_phool