Audiophools

So true. Recently I had a discussion with somebody who didn't want to accept the fact that a light bulb acting as a speaker fuse in a bass-guitar amplifier is a hobbyist solution, a fire hazzard and adds a lot of distortion (soft clipping).

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Mark L. Fergerson

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(Notice they do knives etc., where the process is worthwhile.)

But there's an obvious problem; they "realign" the molecules in your cables, CDs (so the read laser isn't fooled by those pesky refractive index variations left over when the polycarb cools in the mold; never mind the digital read process was designed from the get-go to ignore them), _and_ your vacuum tubes for you (the "resonance" of the tubes is "reduced") and you're supposed to then use them in a non-temp-controlled environment? Has nobody told these people about the extreme change in their sound with a fraction of a degree change in the hardware?

I hereby predict the next major Audiphool "advance"; full-system LN2 immersion refrigeration one-upping radical overclocking!

Somebody will have to design speakers that allow the sound to make a "clean" transition from the cooled system to the warm room... get in on the ground floor now!

Well, that's kinda the definition of audiophool...

Mark L. Fergerson

Not exactly rf but you might be interested in my reference 14 here:

I take it you haven't seen those class A constant current source type power amps (power meaning dissipation, not output power).

Something under 10% efficiency.

Tim

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Yes, that's exactly why they use such relays, very handy.

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Teciicnally, adding some silver plaating would minutely add some resistance.

Graham

Seeing as you're wrong on all counts I understand why he disagreed.

Graham

Does anyone actually buy this stuff? I use a bit of "twin & earth" on mine, sounds ok to me.

T&E makes excellent speaker cable.

Graham

And more as it tarnished.

Kal

The old saw is that if you have to ask "how much", then you cannot afford it.

Actually, silver plating does enhance conductivity. It is widely used for very high current bus bar connections. Even a very thin plating can reduce voltage drop significantly. Silver is soft, so it displaces under pressure and creates a larger contact area, which reduces resistance. Silver sulphide is more conductive than copper oxide, so a tarnished surface is not a big problem for silver. Check

for some details. You can also get small electroplating kits from I have tried their silver plating system, and I have the workshop kit which includes gold, nickel, chrome, and other metals, but have not used it except for silver.

Paul

scams.

You do realize that any other standard duplex receptacle in your residence might feed distortion back into the wiring system. Therefore, all your receptacles must be swapped for these.

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But also more resistance to oxidation, right?

Why stop at the entrance to your house? Rewire the neighbors' houses that are on the same transformer. Scrutinize the wiring from the transformer to the next higher-voltage one. And all the way back to the generating station...

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Of course.

"Elevator (individual)" "Need that one extra. Buy elevators individually. Now with rubbers! Enjoy safe sound, and protect your floor with new rubber couplers."

Yeah, we wouldn't want to have audio REPRODUCTION.

On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 21:27:00 +0100, Eeyore Gave us:

Not. Remember skin effect? Not that that even matters... The transition region between the silver and copper will not matter... either...

SPC is LOWER resistance than standard stranded copper wire.