Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site drux3.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!drutx!drux3!dcm From: dcm@drux3.UUCP (MengesDC) Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: Re: Connecting Cables Message-ID: <1207@drux3.UUCP> Date: Fri, 3-Aug-84 11:09:05 EDT Article-I.D.: drux3.1207 Posted: Fri Aug 3 11:09:05 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 4-Aug-84 03:14:46 EDT References: <98@whuxl.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 29I suspect that those with trained ears and a significant percentage of the rest of us can here the difference between "high" quality and "standard" connecting cables. However, I question how much is gained by their use with high end but not exotic components. The weakest link syndrome.... For example, once the connection is made to the component, what kind of wire is used inside it? Is it just vanilla shielded cable or is it OFHC (oxygen free, high conductivity - seems kinda redundant for copper) wire? For that matter, the phono jack you connected to, is it just tin plated? I have experienced problems with improper grounding at the phono jack/plug interface due to corosion of the tin plating. I suspect that the greatest benefit derived from the high end cables comes from the connectors. But, if your components have tin plated jacks (I've seen them on "highly regarded" Hafler? equipment) one must still take precautions to insure that corosion has not created a high impedance ground. I'm sure that climatic conditions are a factor in the rate of corosion (Do you folks on the east coast have more problems of this nature than those of us in say Colorado?). Would a connector with greater mechnical integrity such as a BNC provide even more improvement? How many manufacturers use high quality connectors on there equipment? High quality wire? Larry Cler ihnp4!drux2!ljc AT&T ISL Denver, Colorado