| Audio Tweaks - Tweak Ref.
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| Make your own awesome solid silver interconnects and cables |
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john hogan |
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| myron toback |
silver wire |
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| I ordered some pure solid silver wire in 26 and 18awg from Myron Toback in NYC. I used the 26 gauge for the interconnects, and the 18 gauge for the speaker cables. I used some clear plastic packing tape(about 2" wide) as insulation for the bare silver wire. First i cut a length of tape the desired length for my interconnect or cable and placed it sticky side up. I then applied two lengths of the silver wire on the tape about 1.5" apart, and then placed another length of the clear plastic tape on top of the assembly to seal it. I then installed my connectors on the ends and hooked them up |
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| follow construction directions |
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| hook the interconnects between source and amp/preamp and hook the cables between amp and speakers |
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| I never thought speaker cables and interconnects made so much difference, as i never could hear much of a difference, but this time i did! and what a difference!! The sound was much more detailed and alive...more bright without being harsh... even mellow and very rich. |
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| I suspect this concept works because the silver is a much better conductor, but perhaps the major gain might come from the small diameter wire which being spaced 1.5" apart has a lot less mutual capacitive and inductive interactivity..thus letting more of the sound
get through..all i can say is it definitly works and it works extremely well. This same concept can be applied using magnet wire from Radio Shack,.but the results are less spectacular... |
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| Sean |
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buddy at work and I tried this. Initial impression was
wow! But we soon discovered what we thought was a boost
in the base was actually a drop in the highs. My
coworker started complaining that the sound stage he
remembered he'd once had was gone. He switched back to
the conventional hi-fi cables and all was right with the
world. And I discovered that he was absolutely right
when I reverted to my trusty Tara-Labs RSC
interconnects. If you do this this tweek and try the
long term A/B comparison and still stick with the
packing tape cables, you've got other serious
limitations in your gear. |
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| Andy |
Im
currently waiting for parts to build my interconnects,
after studying this page here :- http://www.venhaus1.com/diysilverinterconnects.html
After all, when you take away the buzz talk from
interconnect whitepapers your left with just a few or
all of the following.
Some well researched braid "Super Dooper Hyper
Turbo..." Oxygen free copper or silver The strand
size that they feel is best Teflon covering Copper
braiding shield Good RCA's Fancy looking expanded
sleeving.
I've also paid good money for interconnects, but most
are unreasonably priced.
"If you do this this tweek and try the long term
A/B comparison and still stick with the packing tape
cables, you've got other serious limitations in your
gear."
That is the sort of thing I would expect to hear from
someone that has paid too much in money and pride for
his interconnects. Either that or someone with
Tara-Labs. Anyway that annoyed me, after all a cable is
a cable, whether made with the care of your own hands,
or machined it still does the same job. It conducts a
signal.
Dont believe the hype. |
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| Jan |
I
have some pictures to make your own silvercable
interlink.
And look to the internetsite for more information:
http://www.triodedick.com/kabels.htm
Greetings, Jan |
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| Scott |
I
first read about this tweak at www.soundstage.com
in Greg Weaver's "Synergizing" column (now
archived on the site). You can see this tweak (circa
1998) at the two links below:
http://www.soundstage.com/synergize/synergize021998.htm
http://www.soundstage.com/synergize/synergize111998.htm
You can get some information on available stock and
pricing from the Toback website (www.myrontoback.com).
IMO, they work well. However, attaching the Radio Shack
RCA plugs to keep them from shorting out can be a bit of
a pain. It appears that the best RCA plugs (and other
good plugs) are available from the SilverSonic website (www.silversonic.com).
If I were to do this again, I probably would use their
RCA plugs. The Radio Shack RCA's are OK, but with the
sound youwill hear from these interconnects, I think
that better RCA's will only enhance the sound.
Also, I'd recommend getting the next size up teflon
tubing because the size quoted in the article make it
almost impossible to thread more than about 4-5 feet
before the wire just will not feed anymore. You really
do not want to kink the wire when feeding it through the
tube as it will degrade the sound.
Finally, use a high wattage soldering iron (with a fine
tip) as the silver solder has a noticably higher melting
point than normal solder. I'd recommend 30W as a minimum
and preferably a propane soldering iron as they get much
hotter.
I have also found that these work great for component
video interconnects, much better than anything retailing
for less than $100. I don't know about more expensive
interconnects as I have never had any... :)
One other thing, like any interconnects, these will not
be at their peak until they "break in" (at
about 50+ hours).
Enjoy!
Scott
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