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In Reply to: Re: Reducing Burn-in Noise - shorting terminals with resistor? posted by Gene W on May 24, 2002 at 16:26:45:
Hi there,I think that when it comes to cables (specifically interconnects), they have arrows on them for a certain reason. I just changed a quad of Male RCA's on a pair of interconnects and found this to be the case. At one end of the IC, you have the signal wire which is connected centrally and also the ground wire, which is connected to the outer ground. However, at the other end of the IC, (mine anyway) their is a sheild (wire) which envelopes the ground wire. This runs the length of the ground wire but is only connected to ground at one end. I hope this makes sense.
Aside from the theory of the crystals lining up over time and all that, this is something that is indeed real.
I'm totally new to the world of cables (and high-end cables at that), but I just wanted to pass this on as there are some people who can't understand what the silly arrows are there for...
I read that the shield is connected to ground at one end and that this end should be at the source component (i.e. CD Player if CDP to Preamp, Preamp - if from Preamp to Amp).
I hope this helps in some way. I am in no way trying to evoke argument and may even be off base posting this here, but I just learned this and thought it might help. It helped ME to understand why cables are "directional" (i.e. have an orientation). However, I also read that some prefer to hook `em up "backwards." I've yet to do any real experiments with this... As far as how they burn-in on a micro-level, there is probably tons of info and theory out there.
Anyway, thanks for listening:~)
Brian M
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