Cable differences are real

[manisandher]

I'd say:

 

6 = RG-58 coax, 0.5 m

3 = RG-58 coax, 2 m

1 = Maplin Pro dual RCA, 0.75 m

 

The rest, who knows?

 

Mani.

[manisandher]

3 hours ago, mansr said:

Cable differences are real...

 

Careful, next you'll be claiming bit-identical playback sounds different 😜

 

Mani.

[manisandher]

48 minutes ago, esldude said:

I plan on having some made in the zero g of the international space station.

 

'Microgravity', not 'zero g' - common misconception 😏

 

Mani.

[manisandher]

20 hours ago, Arpiben said:

Add a directional coupler  and a reference load for calibration, then sine sweep in the desired frequency range and you will get the Return Loss ( VSWR ) curve. 😉 

 

There's some nice info on return loss here: https://ar-t.co/geekspeak.html. (I own a Legato USB-spdif converter, which I think is great, albeit only 16/44.1-capable.)

 

Mani.

[manisandher]

On 1/6/2019 at 5:06 PM, manisandher said:

I'd say:

 

6 = RG-58 coax, 0.5 m

3 = RG-58 coax, 2 m

1 = Maplin Pro dual RCA, 0.75 m

 

2 hours ago, mansr said:

I think we've waited long enough. Here's the list:

1. Maplin Pro dual RCA, 0.75 m, 5.9 mm, black + black/grey braid
2. iFi branded dual RCA, 0.5 m, 3.7 mm, purple
3. RG-58 coax, 2 m, 4.8 mm, black
4. No-name not-quite-as-cheap dual RCA, 10 m, 2.8 mm, black with red/white plugs
5. Maplin Pro dual RCA, 3 m, 5.9 mm, black + black/grey braid
6. RG-58 coax, 0.5 m, 4.8 mm outer diameter, black
7. No-name video (yellow plugs) single RCA, 1 m, 2.8 mm, black
8. AudioQuest Tower dual RCA, 1 m, 4.7 mm, black with grey stripes
9. 21 AWG zip cord, 13 m, 2.0 mm, black
10. Maplin (non-pro) single RCA, 1.5 m, 3.7 mm, black with black/blue plugs
11. No-name cheap-looking single RCA, 5 m, 2.6 mm, black

 

Yipee... 3/3! (Although the Maplin was a total guess.)

 

FWIW, I use coax for my ICs.

 

Mani.