[sdiy] Patch cables?

[elmacaco]

Normally I would think this is rather much, but when I changed my speaker
wire from cheap crap to decent monster cable I noticed a big difference in
clarity, noise level and interference.

its all just copper though, right?


----- Original Message -----
From: "NATE!" <timexheater at comcast.net>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 5:55 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Patch cables?


>
> > That's just crazy audiophile talk now!  Seriously, I very much doubt
> > anyone could tell the different between different types of coax when
> > used to patch a modular system.  The voltages are nice and high, the
> > output impedances low and the input impedances high, so interconnecting
> > cables should have insignificant effect on the signal.
>
> true, if it was for a modular :P
> i wouldn't exactly call it audiophile talk... it's not like i'm saying the
> difference between one color gold plug vs another color gold plug lol,
some
> cabling sounds noticably different... it's like generic cables vs
> monstercable or something like that. a friend of mine recently lost [well,
> it broke after like six years] his expensive guitar cable and i noticed a
> big difference in sound when he was playing with a differnet "model" cable
> from the same company... i've got certain cables that i prefer over others
> that actually do affect tone. i'm not going to go like THAT CABLE SUCKS! i
> just don't prefer the tone :)
>
> audio micromanagement :D
>
> - nate [at least this isn't about reworking a studio on a component
level!]