| Audio Tweaks - Tweak Ref. 393 |
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| Styrene
foam cylinders [as cable separators] |
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| 393 |
Morgan |
Excellent |
$4.00 |
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| Plastics or florist supply |
Generic |
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| This
is simplicity itself. Often wires will be forced to nudge up
against one another. The increasing number of inputs and
outputs along with a.c. power to each box will result in in a
snarled mess behind the equipment. Too often incompatible
wiring will be pushed up against other wiring, as an a.c. cord
may press against a low level signal interconnect, etc... with
the result of undoing much of the care in setting the system
up. Thanks to the invese square law, removing cables,
interconnects, and a.c. cords at a moderate distance will
greatly reduce their mutual interference and sonic greying
effects. After experimenting with numerous spacers, I finally
found the best all around material to keep wires apart. This
is a styrene foam cylindrical material that is typically used
as the base material for displays, floral arangements, model
building, and similar activities. It is extremely light,
rigid, and very easy to work with. You may need several
thicknesses, perhaps a 1 1/2"! and a 2" diameter.
This will cut with a common bread knife more rapidly than
bread itself. Cut off a three to five inch piece, and if two
wires are trapped in contact, place the cylindrical piece
between them so they are held apart. This can also be used
lengthwise in some cases to life wires over other ones. Be
cautioned that styrene is flammable, but any well manufactured
system should not be prone to bursting into flames in the
first place. This will simplify your system installation and
make it easier to fit it into spaces where you do not have the
luxury of unlimited rear space, or some cords are droopy and
lay over other ones, etc. |
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| Cut
the sticks of foam into lengths as needed, and space apart
any cables that are touching. even "shielded"
cables should never be in contact. |
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| Place
wires cross. |
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| Like good detergents, gets the grey out. |
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People throw remarkable sums of money into top of the line
goods then don't make the effort to trick them into working
right. If your wires touch, especially a.c. cords over line
level, or worse, phono cables, you could be degrading as much
as 50% of your system's ultimate performance... although this
is subjective and system dependent.
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