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Lod for ipod

post #1 of 10
9/17/11 at 8:39am
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Hi, 

i searching the whole forum and found some of the LOD info and discussion but really not much. so post a new topic here hope experience senior can guide me to choose my LOD. currently, I'm using iPod classic, ibasso herron P3+, Yuin PK1 with "ultimate link silver reference-1" cable. 

 

1/ what is the major different for silver and copper wire? 

2/ suggest a LOD for my setup. i knw at last I'm the only one knw what i need, but just tell me what u using, and what u suggest.. maybe can give me some web link to buy it.

 

 

thanks in advance

 

 

regards, 

kos

 

 


Edited by koshinki - 9/17/11 at 8:43am
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post #2 of 10
9/17/11 at 9:44am

I wouldn't stress about it too much.  As long as you pick decently high quality materials, the LOD won't be a bottleneck of any sort.  Exchanging the longest cables in the system are where you may find you can tune the sound, since longer signal paths offer more room for improvement.  The LOD is a very very short signal path comparatively.  

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post #3 of 10
9/17/11 at 9:54am
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oh.. thanks for ur reply. u mean the long cable better than short? i thought the longer cable the more resistance inside.. this is new for me... 

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post #4 of 10
9/17/11 at 6:25pm
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 any other suggestion? 

 

thanks 


Edited by koshinki - 9/18/11 at 2:14am
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post #5 of 10
9/18/11 at 2:13am
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post #6 of 10
9/18/11 at 2:58pm
What he's saying is, even if the material used for the cable is super high grade, such as the Piccolino, if the interconnect it self is short, you won't really hear the improvements in sound, where as if you have a 6ft long headphone cable, there is room for the wire to do its magic on the sound.
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post #7 of 10
9/18/11 at 3:14pm

Both of you don't get it.  If you have two interconnects to switch out, a 3 inch one and a 10 foot one, changing the 10 foot one into a nicer one is going to be more audible, assuming the upgrade is an improvement.  It's just like if you changed 1 resistor on a circuit board vs. the entire amp.  It's a big change.  This doesn't mean that longer cables are better because they are changing the sound more.  It means that when you have a long stretch of wire that is not doing as good of a job as it could, and you get rid of it or replace it with something better, this will produce an improvement.  Short signal paths and high quality signal paths are the best.  The wire isn't doing anything to the signal, other than degrading it as little as possible.  When it comes off the DAC chip that's as good as it gets.  It then slowly gets messed up as it goes through your system.  The less you mess it up, the better.  

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post #8 of 10
9/18/11 at 3:16pm
I thought that's what I just said... in English.
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post #9 of 10
9/18/11 at 4:27pm

I have an ALO Audio Silver/Gold series, set me back about $150 and I would recommend you get a Fiio Dock, there really isn't any difference in docks that warrants spending a considerable amount of money.

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post #10 of 10
9/18/11 at 5:18pm
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Thks for all the explanation. Now I understand what u all trying to bring out. Even have a first class quality cable, still need a length to let the cable to "perform", and not the 6" LOD.
end up I bought a USD50+ cable instead of USD200 which I planned. Maybe u will say that is a waste but IMO, this 50 bucks not only sound quality, but workmanship, quality of the component which allow me to use longer and incld shipment fees (eBay).
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