I'm interested in a pair of the cables below to go between my headphone amp and Dac.
https://forzaaudioworks.com/en/produ...?id_product=69
Does anyone have any views or experience on non shielded cables?
I'm interested in a pair of the cables below to go between my headphone amp and Dac.
https://forzaaudioworks.com/en/produ...?id_product=69
Does anyone have any views or experience on non shielded cables?
Chord Mojo / Sennheiser HD600
Location: Suffolk, UK
Posts: 1,473
I'm Paul.
A friend of mine uses Nordost interconnects that have flat conductors with no shields and he doesn’t have a problem with interference. However, he has plenty of room to make sure that the cable is away from anything that might induce noise.
~Paul~
I've used Nordost and Townshend unscreened interconnects without any problems. Obviously, I take sensible measures, like not running them alongside mains cable or over power transformers on amps and the like.
I can't think of any good reason for a signal cable not to be screened though.
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
Location: Suffolk, UK
Posts: 1,473
I'm Paul.
For Nordost much of it is about having the fastest possible signal propagation speed which they claim is down in part to the flat conductors and no shield, if I remember correctly.
~Paul~
I don't have to have a shielded cable on any piece of equipment except between turntable and sut/phonostage
I have a couple of pairs in my spare draw and I never had a problem with hum when using them.
ive built and used about 10 pairs of non shielded interconnects and have had no hum problems what so ever.
My System
John Wood KT88 Amp.
Paradise Phono Stage
Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Sony X555ES Cd Player
Yamaha NS1000m Speakers
Location: Wirral
Posts: 86
I'm Lee.
Used kimber for years,never had a humm problem from a cable.
Cambridge audio cxc,CCA Spotify premium
Beresford seg,dorado,supercap and clock mods
Dcb1 750ma pre
Quad QSP power
Monitor Audio silver 8i
Kimber powerkords,4vs speaker cable,pbj and Klotz mc5000 interconnects.
Thanks chaps!
Did they sound any better than shielded cable?
Are there any advantages?
Chord Mojo / Sennheiser HD600
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Posts: 6,585
I'm Deleted.
My own experience is that unshielded cables actually sound better than the equivalent shielded item.
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Location: Melbourne
Posts: 166
I'm Alex.