Sod it! I just can't stand it any more: 16 pages and 160 posts concerning a £4 pair of inteconnects? I have just bought a pair to see what all the fuss is about.
Regards (your's, a cable sceptic)
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Sod it! I just can't stand it any more: 16 pages and 160 posts concerning a £4 pair of inteconnects? I have just bought a pair to see what all the fuss is about.
Regards (your's, a cable sceptic)
Wrong type Barry, the OP Frank was on about the white cables with white plastic sleeving & silver soldered. It appears that they are not all the same, someone took some apart & discovered this ;)
The type you are looking for if interested in getting the same as the OP is:- AD80300qn2M
The last two characters of the product code is the length, so could also end 1M or 5MQuote:
Originally Posted by Reid Malenfant
Agreed, i should have mentioned that ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by keiths
Frank’s cables were advertised as the ‘Belkin Pure AV Silver Series Super premium Audio Dual RCA cable’, type AD80300qn2M and claim the following:Quote:
Originally Posted by Reid Malenfant
“PureAV Silver Series RCA Audio Cables give you exceptional clarity and a more natural-sounding midrange using superior-grade materials and advanced technologies.”
Their features are (with spelling corrected):
· Drastically reduces signal distortion for unrivalled audio clarity using 99.9997% oxygen-free, PCOCC conductors and high-purity, silver solder joints
· Optimizes performance at all frequencies for consistent, exact sound reproduction using hybrid-conductor technology
· Maintains stronger signals that yield superior sonic accuracy with precision-formulated, polyethylene dielectric material
· Isolates from outside noise for superior clarity through double-shielded construction
· Protects against wire damage for consistently high-quality audio with integrated strain relief
· Creates precise contact for low loss with split-tip, centre-pin, and 8-cut, 24k gold-plated connectors
· Provides comfort and ease of install with non-slip rubber grip and integrated colour-coding
And here is the description of the cables I’ve bought: the ‘Belkin “Silver Series Pure AV Dual Audio cables’, type AV50300ea08 (again with spelling corrected): -
“Pure AV Silver Series RCA Audio Cables give you exceptional clarity and a more natural-sounding midrange using superior-grade materials and advanced technologies.”
These cables feature:
· Drastically reduces signal distortion for unrivalled audio clarity using 99.9997% oxygen-free, PCOCC conductors and high-purity, silver solder joints
· Optimizes performance at all frequencies for consistent, exact sound reproduction using hybrid-conductor technology
· Maintains stronger signals that yield superior sonic accuracy with precision-formulated, polyethylene dielectric material
· Isolates from outside noise for superior clarity through double-shielded construction
· Protects against wire damage for consistently high-quality audio with integrated strain relief
· Creates precise contact for low loss with split-tip, centre-pin, and 8-cut, 24k gold-plated connectors
· Provides comfort and ease of install with non-slip rubber grip and integrated colour-coding
Spot the difference? The important parts are the quality of the conductors and of the soldering to the connectors, and the type and quality of the dielectric insulation. I don’t think the colour of the external sheath or anti-abrasion webbing will make any difference.
Anyway we shall see.
Regards
Hi Barry, the internal construction may well be different though chap ;)
Yet the wording describing the construction is identical.Quote:
Originally Posted by Reid Malenfant
Are the covers of the phono plugs easy to remove so as to inspect the internal assembly? If one is a true coaxial and the other 'semi-balanced', there might be a difference.
You measure the capacitance/unit length for your 'white' cables and I'll do the same for my 'grey ones'. Also do the same for the resistance/unit length for both the inner and outer conductors (to a resolution and accuracy of a mOhm). We'll compare notes.
Regards
From what someone posted on here that is indeed the case. The white beasties are also quadruple shielded if i remember correctly. I don't think you'll be able to remove the covers without destroying the things :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
The rest i can do without a problem :)
you are gonna do all that for a £4 pair of interconnects, :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Has anyone asked anyone why they are so cheap?