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Thread: Interconnect length affecting performance |
    
Bronze Member Username: Fredrico_alvarez
Post Number: 12
Registered: Apr-08
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| Posted on Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 06:04 pm: |
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I read somewhere that interconnect length can affect performance. Not as in signal loss over long runs like across your house, but as in a .5m cable sounding worse than 2m cable (2m was the supposed optimal length). I kind of laughed to myself and went on, but then I wondered if there actually was a difference. The next time I was at a hi fi store I decided to test the claim. The system consisted of high end classe delta electronics and B&W 800Ds, the best he had. I A/Bed the two interconnects of the same line of the same company, but one was .5 m and the other was 2m. At first I heard no difference. Then I noticed a very slight difference similar to more headroom on an amp. Has anyone else tried this same experiment and found different (or the same) results?
PS I know this probably isnt the right part of the forum but there wasnt one called interconnects and cables and this one looked like the one to put homeless stuff. |
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Platinum Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 10102
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 07:23 am: |
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AR, if both cables are the same brand and model, I doubt you would notice a difference***
However, if they are 2 different types/models, then sure, there could be a world of difference!
*** If the same model is matched to the capacitance of a componant to create a more specific circuit(Naim), then there may be a diference yet. |
Platinum Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 10104
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 07:30 am: |
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AR, if both cables are the same brand and model, I doubt you would notice a difference***
However, if they are 2 different types/models, then sure, there could be a world of difference!
*** If the same model is matched to the capacitance of a componant to create a more specific circuit(Naim), then there may be a diference yet. |
Bronze Member Username: Fredrico_alvarez
Post Number: 13
Registered: Apr-08
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| Posted on Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 05:36 pm: |
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The cables were the exact same cable, same model, manufacturer and everthing, except for length. The difference was so slight it could have been mental though. |
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