Doubling interconnects

[Pharos]

I've just had a read of the linked article and it does seem to be based on some very questionable basics. One that stood out to me straight away is this:



Now as far as I am aware the above just isn't true and shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the difference between series and parallel connection.

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As an aside, when one looks at the products produced by the larger market players, one often finds that (underneath all the marketing) the more expensive interconnect and speaker cables just offer more conductor.

Absolutely, I couldn't believe it when I read it. The object with cables is to reduce resistance AFAP, and tqo parallel runs halves it. Why not just get a thicker cable?

[struth]

Instead of increasing the bass it may just be reducing the higher freq thus making the bass sound deeper.

[jandl100]

I read this article by Doug Schroeder and was a bit dubious but thought I'd give it a go.

https://www.dagogo.com/audio-blast-s...ect-placement/ ....

... In a word "WOW".

Very interesting, and well done for sticking your head up above the parapet on what was bound to be a contentious subject.

I'll be giving it a try but I need to source the extra cables first .... or maybe a hybrid mix of cables would give interesting results?

Here's a thought, Matt - have you tried single cables but with the adapters in place? That would address one of the variables from the experiment. Maybe it's what the adapters do to the sound rather than the doubling up of cable.

[Lawrence001]

I've always had a theory about doubling speaker cables with different types/guages of wire (in fact I just mentioned it on the biwiring thread) and the principles may apply here too, that is the cables will have different strengths in different parts of the frequency spectrum.

Now doubling SPDIF cables, there's an idea..

[YNWaN]

It used to be quite the ‘thing’ for a while, using thin solid core for the tweeters and thick multi-strand for the bass (when bi-wiring that is).

[Stratmangler]

Now doubling SPDIF cables, there's an idea..

Yes, it's an idea, and it's a poor one

[matt2007]

Instead of increasing the bass it may just be reducing the higher freq thus making the bass sound deeper.

I haven't noticed any reduction in the higher frequencies - all still there according to my ears.

Very interesting, and well done for sticking your head up above the parapet on what was bound to be a contentious subject.

I'll be giving it a try but I need to source the extra cables first .... or maybe a hybrid mix of cables would give interesting results?

Here's a thought, Matt - have you tried single cables but with the adapters in place? That would address one of the variables from the experiment. Maybe it's what the adapters do to the sound rather than the doubling up of cable.

I'm aware this is going to be very contentious - especially amongst those who haven't tried it for themselves

I've now re-tested with single cables + adaptors and the music sounds the same as single cables alone so the adaptors don't have an effect to my ears.

[Mr.Ian]

To optimise this you really need cables from by peter belt or russ andrews. Expensive but worth every penny in foo cred

[YNWaN]

I don’t think PB actually makes any cables, in fact he doesn’t make any components of any kind.

[Mr.Ian]

Long lost tweaker i managed to avoid but it was fun