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The problem isn't that you cant make cables bad, its that you cant make cables excellent. Its like vodka. There's certainly bad vodka, but there's not such thi
by thsksbd 3y ago
The problem isn't that you cant make cables bad, its that you cant make cables excellent.
Its like vodka. There's certainly bad vodka, but there's not such thing as good vodka, only neutral tasteless vodka.
- kenhwang 3y agoIf we're using the vodka analogy. Vodka is the metal of the cable: the copper/aluminum/gold. Yes, you can have really bad quality metal, but it's practically unheard of given how easy it is to make good enough quality metal for cables. What matters more is the rest of the ingredients mixed with vodka to make the cocktail (which is the connectors, insulation, and shielding of the cable). If those are good, they'll easily mask the common issues with cables. If those are bad, it doesn't matter how good your vodka/cable metal is.
- fsckboy 3y agojust for the record, the shielding is metal or it's not shielding; it also needs to be grounded, but the power audio outputs of amplifiers are generally not designed for grounding; and you also need to worry about capacitance and inductance; twisted pairs might give you better noise characteristcs wrt AC wiring hum than shielding I'm not saying wires don't matter and I'm not saying wires do matter, I'm saying inasmuch as they make a difference, there are plenty of ways to undermine what you are doing. Might be a better idea to send shielded high impedance signals around the room and put power amplifiers at the speakers.
- exo-pla-net 3y agoIrrelevant to your point: some vodkas to my and many others' (generally Eastern European/Russian) tastes do taste good. I drink Stoli the same way I drink whiskey.
- thsksbd 3y agoHehe. It is an example I ripped off of an old SV founder.
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- ksherlock 3y agoThe Code of Federal Regulations upgraded Vodka in 2020. Previously: “Vodka” is neutral spirits so distilled, or so treated after distillation with charcoal or other materials, as to be without distinctive character, aroma, taste, or color. Now: Vodka: Neutral spirits which may be treated with up to two grams per liter of sugar and up to one gram per liter of citric acid. Products to be labeled as vodka may not be aged or stored in wood barrels at any time except when stored in paraffin-lined wood barrels and labeled as bottled in bond pursuant to § 5.88. Vodka treated and filtered with not less than one ounce of activated carbon or activated charcoal per 100 wine gallons of spirits may be labeled as “charcoal filtered.” Addition of any other flavoring or blending materials changes the classification to flavored vodka or to a distilled spirits specialty product, as appropriate. Vodka must be designated on the label as “neutral spirits,” “alcohol,” or “vodka”.
- thsksbd 3y agoThanks for the heads up. They've ruined vodka and a great example.
- eternityforest 3y agoWhat does the sugar and acid do??? Does it cover up off flavors or something? Seems like that much would make it taste slightly like not vodka.
- ksherlock 3y agohttps://www.diffordsguide.com/g/1171/vodka/vodka-production-additives https://www.diffordsguide.com/g/1171/vodka/vodka-production-...