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@skyline: really like your "new" cables. They're looking really decent.
Don't know much about cables, so could you explain to me what is "5n pure copper"? I've only heard of OFC - oxygen free copper, right?
Technically my wire is also OF copper but it is also OFHC or oxygen free high conductivity copper. The 5n or "five nines" refers to the purity of the wire. Standard purity for copper or silver is usually 99.95% however, it is also available in further refined states such as 99.99% (4n) and 99.999% (5n).
Some boutique audio companies like Vampire and Jena labs offer wire that supposedly exceeds this purity (i.e. 6n) however, while this wire sounds great, there're many skeptics out there who do not believe that it is technologically or economically feasible to remove that much impurity from the wire. For 5n silver wire the impurity tolerance is about 10ppm so the tolerance for copper should be just a little higher than that. Hope this helps!
Technically my wire is also OF copper but it is also OFHC or oxygen free high conductivity copper. The 5n or "five nines" refers to the purity of the wire. Standard purity for copper or silver is usually 99.95% however, it is also available in further refined states such as 99.99% (4n) and 99.999% (5n).
Some boutique audio companies like Vampire and Jena labs offer wire that supposedly exceeds this purity (i.e. 6n) however, while this wire sounds great, there're many skeptics out there who do not believe that it is technologically or economically feasible to remove that much impurity from the wire. For 5n silver wire the impurity tolerance is about 10ppm so the tolerance for copper should be just a little higher than that. Hope this helps!
Thanks for this explanation! Till now I've thought silver plated or pure silver wire is "the best" ... so would you rate OFHC (like 5n) higher in audiophile aspects then Silver plated Copper?! Which OFHC-Wire would you recommend?
Hello all this is my first recable. i used Mogami 2534 Mic wire and a Canare F-12 termination
sorry for crappy quality.
This re-cable was more of a practice/ learning experiance. I re-cabled my Senn. HD202s so i wasn't really hoping for audio nirvana. any criticism welcome. the only thing im not that happy with is the microphonics on the Blue and Clear wire. would tech flex cure this?? ive been looking for fabric sleveing. that should cut the microphonics down i think. what do you "pros" use??
Hello all this is my first recable. i used Mogami 2534 Mic wire and a Canare F-12 termination
sorry for crappy quality.
This re-cable was more of a practice/ learning experiance. I re-cabled my Senn. HD202s so i wasn't really hoping for audio nirvana. any criticism welcome. the only thing im not that happy with is the microphonics on the Blue and Clear wire. would tech flex cure this?? ive been looking for fabric sleveing. that should cut the microphonics down i think. what do you "pros" use??
For premade cables like that, I believe it will increase microphonics. I could be wrong, though.
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