Is It Possible for a Manufacturer to Create a Design that Minimizes the Effects of Cables? Anyone you are familiar with?

[DaveC]

Audiophiles should be happy to know that they can get them plated in silver or gold!

BTW, IMO the inexpensive Neutrik recessed RCA sockets are better that many others costing a lot more.

You can't compete with Neutrik or Switchcraft on cost, I use them in my new VolkSilver line, but if you're willing to pay more you can get far better connectors. The main issue is brass and bronze add some grain to the sound which is easily identifiable. Pure copper and silver add less.

 

[DaveC]

Not only xlr ,Speakon and Powercon are better than any IEC plug or speaker connector. That's what I call contact security. You can use them to lower your speakers and equipment from the first floor if you want.

Not an issue in a home system though, not sure how many times your gear gets accidentally unplugged while in operation? what we really care about it contact resistance and for that, a binding post + spade is actually measurably superior. For power, a pure copper plug and receptacle are superior to the brass used in powercons.

 

[DasguteOhr]

Not an issue in a home system though, not sure how many times your gear gets accidentally unplugged while in operation? what we really care about it contact resistance and for that, a binding post + spade is actually measurably superior. For power, a pure copper plug and receptacle are superior to the brass used in powercons.

I like the Neutrik stuff, just a quick cable comparison, don't switch anything off, just do it.( rca+speakon) Around 2 milliohms contact resistance is really good. You need really expensive measuring equipment to measure that. A normal test lead usually has more.
you don't need to try this with a normal measuring bridge.

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