RE: There are several ways to solve this problem.

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In Reply to: There are several ways to solve this problem. posted by Al Sekela on September 2, 2007 at 09:35:56:

"Keep in mind that another source of noise in power cords is acoustic vibration. If conductors can vibrate with respect to each other, their capacitance and inductance changes with the mechanical motion. Counter-wrapping and spacing create problems for control of the relative vibration of the conductors."

I completely agree Al.

Not too long ago, I posted my observations on this and the improvement in the solidity of the acoustical image by attaching a Teknasonics C-5 vibration absorber midway along an 8 ft PS Audio Lab ll power cable that feeds a Walker Audio AC regenerator which powers my CD player. The results were NOT subtle!

I'm also certain this is why attaching Golden Sound acoustic discs to AC plugs, both male and female, receptacles and IEC inlets has such a dramatic improvement.

The concept also applies to speaker cables as well. I applied a GS AD to a pair of Audioquest Volcanos on the ends where there is a machined metal termination barrel for the outer sheathing and heard a substantial improvement in detail resolution.

Cheers,

~kenster

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Topic - Ground wire placement in DIY power cords - mitch2 21:13:50 08/31/07 (10)

A murky subject... - Al Sekela 15:21:25 09/01/07 (5)

Thanks for the explanation - mitch2 07:27:06 09/02/07 (3)

There are several ways to solve this problem. - Al Sekela 09:35:56 09/02/07 (2)

RE: There are several ways to solve this problem. - kenster 08:38:23 09/04/07 (0)

RE: There are several ways to solve this problem. - mitch2 12:40:57 09/02/07 (0)

But you've made it clearer, great explaination! -t - rick_m 16:31:30 09/01/07 (0)

another one - bartc 04:54:00 09/01/07 (3)

RE: another one - mitch2 05:52:50 09/01/07 (2)

From DIY to manufacturer - bartc 06:00:47 09/01/07 (1)

recent effort - mitch2 06:16:30 09/01/07 (0)

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RE: There are several ways to solve this problem. - kenster 08:38:23 09/04/07 (0)

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