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In Reply to: The Bolder Cable Company 1695a Digital Interconnect Cable posted by Sean H on September 18, 2001 at 15:09:00:

My next upgrade. But since I'm a DIY type of guy, I'll be making my own, which hopefully won't be a lot worse. I've been saving my small length of 1695A for something special. BTW, how long is the Bolder cable? Is it the same length as your previous cable? There is some controversy about minimum length for digital cables. I really have no experience with them. (I'm using 2' 1506A with a new DI/O right now - nothing's burnt-in yet.)

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Re: Thanks for the review - Sean H 15:58:11 09/18/01 (2)
Hi Craig,
The last cable I was using was about 30 inches, the Bolder Cable is closer to 40 inches (1 meter). Though the Bolder digital cable uses the Belden 1695a base cable, the beauty of the Bolder design is an added outer shield as well as the inclusion of a capacitor as well. Not to mention Canare RCA's. It's the sum of all these parts that I think makes the whole of the great sound. Something to keep in mind if you make your own.
I see you are enjoying your Art DI/O! I meant to shoot you and email about it. It certainly is a nice little piece. Have you tried grounding it yet?
Sean H
- Re: Thanks for the review - cfraser 16:53:51 09/18/01 (1)
  Thanks Sean. Those extra features of the Bolder cable are what made me say "not much worse". The thing about building cables for me is not really a $$ thing, it's just that I like to build things, and will always be building something, so might as well make it something useful (instead of SOME of the things I make)... My 1506A cable looks kinda pretty, the way I dressed it, so naturally it sounds very fine... I'm blasting the full DI/O output through it, so I guess my pre is one that tolerates the higher voltage and still gives very good volume control range.
  I haven't done anything "different" with the DI/O yet, except having removed the tube and listened to it in the external sync mode for a few hours. I guess by grounding you mean connecting the DI/O case to the preamp case (in my case, the phono ground terminal)? Or is it directly to the AC supply ground? TIA
  - Re: Thanks for the review - Sean H 17:15:42 09/18/01 (0)
    > I guess by grounding you mean connecting the DI/O case to
    > the preamp case (in my case, the phono ground terminal)? Or
    > is it directly to the AC supply ground?
    If the preamp's chassis is grounded to the AC ground then you could connect the chassis of the DIO to the chassis of the preamp. Myself, I simply ran a wire from the DIO chassis to the screw on the AC outlet. I noticed a nice improvement, as many have.
    I do think this will vary from system to system. In my case, both my integrated and transport had power cords with a lifted ground, so in essence all the chassis in my entire system were floating. By connecting a wire from the chassis of the DIO to the AC outlet I created a ground reference for all the chassis, which created drain for noise. All the components are connected via interconnects, which are connected to the chassis (chassis ground) of each component.
    Some have reported the type or size of wire matter when grounding the chassis, as well as where to connect it to the chassis, i.e. a screw, laying loose under the chassis. Give it a try, you might be surprised.
    Sean H

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