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From: wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew)
Newsgroups: net.analog
Subject: Re: need interconnect cable recommendations...
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Date: Thu, 17-Jul-86 18:20:10 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 17 18:20:10 1986
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Summary: between pre- and power- amps?


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The continuous discussion on cables can get rather annoying.  There
is, perhaps, a tiny shred of merit in using good quality wire
between a pre- and power- amplifier unit.  Some of the preamps that
I've seen have output impedances as high as 1 Kohm.   Cheap cables
I've seen can have around 100 pF per meter.  Given the cable
operating in parallel with the 1 Kohm output, that should put the
high freq. 3 dB point at 10 MHz or so.  So much for your high-end
response!

I think the Radio Shack (did I really type that?) video dubbing kit
cable makes a nice stereo interconnect and is also quite reasonable
(read that low in capacitance) for a good video interconnect.  The
best thing is that it costs about $3/meter and comes with some neet
F --> phono adapter ends.

The biggest offense of cabling is when you let it sit untouched for
about six years, and the phono plug on your tuntable input corrodes
and becomes a diode.  Of course shuch ill behavior is easily
countered by occasionally unplugging and replugging the cables on
one's system.  This sure is a lot cheeper than paying $115 to get
specially plated cable-ends!!  (presuming the wire has no audible
effect!).

Linear crystal, OFC, you say?  Didn't I also hear you remark that
you were signing up for the Javellin catch at the GoodWill games?

Bill
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