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    Preferred aes/ebu 110 ohm digital cable you have tried

    Probably should stay out of this one, but since I am here............... There is no way to predict how any digital cable will sound, in any system. Yes, they all have one very significant parameter, that should be adhered to, but there is no way to cross-correlate how it will sound. Even...
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    Preferred aes/ebu 110 ohm digital cable you have tried

    Now I know why folks I have not heard from in a long time are deciding today is the day to bug us............... As for the first part of your question............... That is beyond our job description. As for the second part of your question.................... OK, since we are...
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    Is Kickstarter and Indiegogo Anti-Capitalist?

    Maybe he should use his own money, if he believes in it. Of course, that would imply he would hire someone who could actually run it. Since it is not his money, where is his incentive? Other than his ego?
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    AQ Jitterbug Measurements

    1.) He may have intentionally misled me. 2.) I may have intentionally misled my buddy. I really do have a cousin, who is some 6th-rate mafioso. Who is to say some of his bad habits have not rubbed off on me? 3.) "Discussing ways to reduce noise" and "involved" are not the same as...
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    Preferred aes/ebu 110 ohm digital cable you have tried

    An insult like that does not deserve a reply, but for other parties who may be interested. AT&T fiber was never intended to be used in links less than 1 km. There is a good reason for that. The hint is that is the distance where copper is no longer the best choice for high-speed data...
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    Preferred aes/ebu 110 ohm digital cable you have tried

    In case anyone cares............. I made several measurements of cables supplied by various folks. We did not get a chance to make a video of those measurements. I did make plots of them. If any one is interested, I'll start a new thread, and we can discuss the results there. If not, no skin...
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    Preferred aes/ebu 110 ohm digital cable you have tried

    My point was people who try to use audio measurements of radio frequency cables is just as flawed. I only mentioned OCOS to short-circuit an attempt to get things out in the weeds, on how low in frequency a transmission line works. Or more like that I am incompetent, and unaware of any of...
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    Preferred aes/ebu 110 ohm digital cable you have tried

    Do I also have to explain why AT&T fiber is probably the worst thing to use?
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    Preferred aes/ebu 110 ohm digital cable you have tried

    From that thread (and not posted by anyone that I know): I did not see your high school debate team techniques employed on that poster. Are you making a point, or merely trying to run me off? I'll gladly leave if it will make you feel better.
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    Preferred aes/ebu 110 ohm digital cable you have tried

    That would show up on the TDR or VNA. Worth looking at.
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    Preferred aes/ebu 110 ohm digital cable you have tried

    One can argue that a pad is an impedance matching device. I gave "PM" a detailed demonstration of how attenuators reduce reflections. I suggested we tape that, as well. He felt it was too technical. I'm still up for doing it. Maybe we can change his mind.
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    Preferred aes/ebu 110 ohm digital cable you have tried

    Uh.............not necessarily. At low frequencies, you know, the ones Microstrip seems to be interested in discussing, this is true. But, we are not looking at signals in the 100-400 kHz range. Which is where the transition to transmission lines takes effect. But, it is generally...
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    Preferred aes/ebu 110 ohm digital cable you have tried

    I have been preaching this for over 20 years. Equipment manufacturers commit much more egregious errors than the average cable manufacturer. Neither deserve a pass. One told me the reason they used 100 ohms, instead of 75 ohms, is because that is what they had that day. His excuse was that I...
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    Preferred aes/ebu 110 ohm digital cable you have tried

    I have no problem in moving this. It probably does deserve its own thread. Especially since members are sending a total of 6 cables for measurement. * Of course, they all had to tell me what the cables are. (I really do not care.) I can say it is an interesting mix of expensive brands and...
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    Preferred aes/ebu 110 ohm digital cable you have tried

    Do you think the impedance is constant along the length of the cable? Most folks accept a transmission line as something that has the same impedance, regardless of frequency. I hope you do not intend to drag this down to a semantic battle over how low in frequency a cable can act like a...
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