Mister L'fe
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Post by Mister L'fe on Dec 6, 2009 19:28:15 GMT -5
Does anyone know the wiring configuration? There appears to be 2 center conductors and a shield. I assume the 2 center conductors are hot and ground. Does the shield float? Or, is it connected at one or both ends? There's no indication that they are directional cables like my subwoofer cables. I believe the shield is at ground potential at the source end of those cables.
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Post by stillearning on Dec 9, 2009 0:21:43 GMT -5
It would be nice if they were indeed shielded and definately a BIG plus if they were marked for direction
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Post by monkumonku on Dec 9, 2009 0:53:54 GMT -5
It would be nice if they were indeed shielded and definately a BIG plus if they were marked for direction I have a question - are cables truly directional? If so, then why doesn't everyone indicate that on them - including Emo, especially since the build quality of the X-series cables is so high. How difficult would it be to mark the direction of signal flow on cables? Or are directional cables only the result of some very expensive process? I know very little about electronics and physics, but I don't get the logic or science behind why hooking up a cable from point A to B is better if you have the cable facing one way, then if you took it and connected the same plugs from point B to A.
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Mister L'fe
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Post by Mister L'fe on Dec 9, 2009 21:16:05 GMT -5
I don't think the electrons really care which direction they are traveling in. The audio signal on the cable is AC so it moves in both directions. What makes the cable directional is having the shield grounded at only one end, usually the source end. Question is: Are the Emotiva cables directional? I assume not, because they are not marked in any way.
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Post by monkumonku on Dec 9, 2009 21:28:15 GMT -5
I don't think the electrons really care which direction they are traveling in. The audio signal on the cable is AC so it moves in both directions. What makes the cable directional is having the shield grounded at only one end, usually the source end. Question is: Are the Emotiva cables directional? I assume not, because they are not marked in any way. Thanks. Couple of questions, though, why wouldn't cables be shielded at both ends? And also, I have some speaker wire that has arrows on it showing which way the signal should be traveling. What difference would that make which way you have speaker wire connected?
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Post by briank on Dec 11, 2009 22:55:25 GMT -5
The Audioquest website has a ton of cable info, as well as many others, Transparent, Kimber, BlueJean, etc....however, the problem is trying to tell what is science and what is just marketing. I think ultimately, the only way to tell is to compare the cables yourself and in your own system. And a lot of cables can be ruled out by price alone. It's unbelieveable what some companies are asking for their cables. I called about some Transparent speaker cables the other day, out of curiosity, and their cheapest speaker cable started at $399 for a 12 ft pair and their cheapest interlink was $140 a pair. Ouch!
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jlafrenz
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Post by jlafrenz on Dec 11, 2009 23:10:17 GMT -5
It would be nice if they were indeed shielded and definately a BIG plus if they were marked for direction I have a question - are cables truly directional? If so, then why doesn't everyone indicate that on them - including Emo, especially since the build quality of the X-series cables is so high. How difficult would it be to mark the direction of signal flow on cables? Or are directional cables only the result of some very expensive process? I know very little about electronics and physics, but I don't get the logic or science behind why hooking up a cable from point A to B is better if you have the cable facing one way, then if you took it and connected the same plugs from point B to A. I was once told that the arrows on the cable indicate in which way the wire was pulled & stretched to make the specific gauge and this had an effect on the way that the signal traveled through the cable. I have no idea if this is true or any way to validate it. Just passing on one theory that was shared with me.
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