Then what is it called? Is not a paracord a tube? If you can not say what it is not then say what it is? 95 % of the people call it microphonics then please tell us what it is to be called.
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Energy
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In my opinion it can go both ways.
As stated previously, one can take the derivative of microphonic as microphone, and use it to describe electrical noise. Or another method is to break up the word and use micro to describe something small and phonics as a word choice for noise. "This cable has a lot of microphonics. It's insulation is very stiff". Whatever rocks your boat I guess.
As stated previously, one can take the derivative of microphonic as microphone, and use it to describe electrical noise. Or another method is to break up the word and use micro to describe something small and phonics as a word choice for noise. "This cable has a lot of microphonics. It's insulation is very stiff". Whatever rocks your boat I guess.
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I truly don't care just wanted to know what it is the correct term for it is.
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Guys, it's called "Mechanical Vibrations of an Undampened Wire Under Tension Converted to Unwanted Sound" or MVUWUTCUS™ (muh-vuh-whut-cuss).
What did you mean by the cable noise? Do you mean the friction sound traveling up the cable into the headphones when it rubs against your body and/or when you touch the cable?
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Hey if that's a serious offer to send out some free plugs, I'm your man!I have a couple of those right angle plugs in rhodium that I can give out for free, just let me know.
Also I'll be an avid lurker here from now in case anyone needs cable advice.
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Question: Why buy mogami or canare cable in order to canibalize the conductors inside, when you can just buy suitable wire by the foot or in bulk spools? Seems like a lot of work dissecting multi-conductor cables just to get at what you can buy on a convenient spool for about the same price (or is it?).
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And the star quad is hard to braid since that twist is hard to get rid of.
Mogami W2799 is $0.72 per foot. That $0.18 per foot per strand. If you can find 30 strand 26AWG cable for 18 cents a foot, please post!
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So it's just a matter of price, then?
If I was willing to spend, say, $2 per foot per conductor, are there higher quality choices than 2799 or 2893 or canare?
If I was willing to spend, say, $2 per foot per conductor, are there higher quality choices than 2799 or 2893 or canare?
That I think are fair points . It depends on what you want to do with it. Mogami cable is as cheap by the foot as some single conductor wire that you can get but the Mogami has 4 wires per foot but it would need to be sleeved as who wants a cable with blue white red green or whatever colors that the cable has.
That is a very loaded question. There is no test to say one wire is better than another. Every maker says their wire is the best and you can't blame them they are trying to make money. I would suggest you start with some wire from BTG Audio very nice stuff to work with and 26 awg goes at .80 a foot if you want to spend a bit more Double Helix is something to check out also both are very supple wires and damn you both as their Peptide litz cable is now DIY so I have got to try it.
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