Braiding vs side by side?

Al, thank you for doing all that research, I'm learning a lot.

Other than a limited SPL, do you see any reason a SET amp would be a mismatch for the 3.6's? My thoughts are/were: The Maggies are pretty resistive in nature (tubes like that) and, being a line source, will sound louder at the listening position than a point source of the same specs (so less power would be needed).

I second Tgrisham, good advice Al. Now wouldn't it be nice if Audiogon was organized so that you did not have to answer similar requests every other week?

Or is there a deliberate design in the way that Audiogon repeats the same threads endlessly? XLR vs RCA. Damping factor.

Audiogon = The Matrix ??

Anyone else notice the wrinkle in The Matrix (The "I've seen that thread so many times before" moment)?

braiding vs parallel runs is only one consideration when designing a cable.

have you considered solid core vs stranded ? have you considered multi gauage vs single guage, have you considered shielding, have you considered dielectric, have you considered connectors, have you considered method of connection, have you considered metal ?, have you considered alloy ?, have you considered combining methals, not as an alloy ?, have you considered plating ?

there are probably other variables.

i would think that capacitance is more significant for interconnects and inductance is more significant for speaker cables.

Very nice posting again Almarg. I too am very appreciative that you take the time out to make such in depth replies.

To Shadorne's point about deja vu/The Matrix moments. I've been coming here frequently in recent years and I get that "I've seen that thread so many times before" moment all the time. For you members that have been here for years I'm surprised you haven't gone nuts already with all the repeat questions.

I think it is part A'gon issue in design that repeat questions come up so often. The other is on the part of the user. I think a lot of posters just don't search the archives before posting. I think I just saw yet another power cord question thread.

Again thanks to Al and other veteran members who take the time out to answer all the duplicate questions in such detail.

Also my apologies to Onemug for the thread hi-jack.

04-25-11: Onemug
Other than a limited SPL, do you see any reason a SET amp would be a mismatch for the 3.6's? My thoughts are/were: The Maggies are pretty resistive in nature (tubes like that) and, being a line source, will sound louder at the listening position than a point source of the same specs (so less power would be needed).

If you haven't seen it, check out this older thread. The post by Ralph/Atmasphere strikes me as particularly informative.

It is evident, though, that there is considerable diversity of opinion as to how well Maggies will perform with low or medium powered amps, even after allowing for the expectable differences in listening habits, the dynamic range of the music being listened to, etc.

From a technical standpoint, the reasoning you expressed is correct, IMO. The one additional point I would cite is that the impedance rise that occurs across a narrow range of frequencies around 1.7kHz will cause those frequencies to be emphasized a bit more with a SET or other tube amp, in comparison with the frequency response that would occur with a solid state amp. That may or may not be preferable in your particular setup, of course.

Best regards,
-- Al