itza2mer
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Anyone ever used Belden 1504A for interconnects?
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Andrew Pielet
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No, but I use 89259 for analog ICs and 1506A I believe for digital. They stand up to any cable under $200, in my system.
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I just got a pair of 89259 ICs from heartland cables today, haven't auditioned them yet.
But I must say the speaker cables I got from the same place (based on Canare 14g wire) are great!
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But I must say the speaker cables I got from the same place (based on Canare 14g wire) are great!
--Chris
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No, but I have looked a little at Belden cables for upgrading headphone cables. I will probably not do this because it is much work to select and test cables, get them nice looking and then only have use for 1 - 3 cables.
I looked at the specs of the 1504A and this seems to be a bad choice. It uses PVC in the insulation, that is as a dielectric and PVC has bad electrical properties for audio. The dielectric constant is high which means that many electrons are popped up by the dielectic and then push back with a time delay.
Jon Risch has a page about Belden wire:
http://www.geocities.com/jonrisch/i1.htm
It would be generelly easier to find wire for interconnects than for headphone cables because size and flexibility are less important.
And also confectioning as you can hide the cable behind components.
I looked at the specs of the 1504A and this seems to be a bad choice. It uses PVC in the insulation, that is as a dielectric and PVC has bad electrical properties for audio. The dielectric constant is high which means that many electrons are popped up by the dielectic and then push back with a time delay.
Jon Risch has a page about Belden wire:
http://www.geocities.com/jonrisch/i1.htm
It would be generelly easier to find wire for interconnects than for headphone cables because size and flexibility are less important.
And also confectioning as you can hide the cable behind components.
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