Wow thats a hard one!!
What is Low Impendance for an interconnect?
I have been reading some of Roger Sanders views on interconnects and he would have his listeners utilize braided interconnects that are low impedance.
Any thoughts on this subject?
What would be considered low impedence for a preamp/amp interconnect?
I am a newbie just trying to learn
Any thoughts on this subject?
What would be considered low impedence for a preamp/amp interconnect?
I am a newbie just trying to learn
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A further point concerning his emphasis on low resistance in interconnects. Referring to some "poorly designed" interconnects, he states: Some of these interconnects with tiny wires have several thousand ohms of resistance and can adversely effect the frequency response of your system.It is unimaginable to me that any half-way competent designer would create an interconnect cable having a resistance that remotely approached several thousand ohms. In fact very few designs (poor or not) approach even a few ohms, for typical lengths. And most would be less than 1 ohm for typical lengths. As I indicated earlier, the resistance of analog interconnect cables is usually not a significant parameter. Regards, -- Al |
01-16-14: Almarg The only one that I can think of is David Magnan and his Magnan Signature interconnect, which has a resistance of 30,000 ohms for a 4 foot length using Teflon ribbon conductors (non-metallic). I can attest that this cable makes a terrible phono cable, though sounded surprisingly good in the line stage. Cheers, John |
Far out, John :-) Well, I guess if one wants to design an interconnect that sounds different than just about everyone else's, that's one way to do it. IMO, though, both the design and the rationale for it that are stated in the review are completely ridiculous. Which is not to rule out the possibility that in some systems, and for some listeners, that interconnect might produce results that are subjectively appealing. In any event, Mr. Sanders gets credit for being right about at least one thing in his paper. IMO, of course. Best regards, -- Al |
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