[mik000000]

I have seen listings for these on ebay and have no idea what 'oil-injected' means for cables or if there is any value. any ideas?

 

[MisterX]

The oil doesn't come from snakes by chance does it?

 

[NiceCans]

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Originally Posted by MisterX /img/forum/go_quote.gif The oil doesn't come from snakes by chance does it?

no, dragons . . . . for a warmer sound

 

[threepointone]

plastics don't mix well with oil.

this is where snake oil goes bad

 

[cotdt]

if they used a layer of paper soaked in mineral oil... that would actually be as good as using teflon, but cheaper. the dielectric constant has been measured to be quite low. the DIY guys might be able to make use of this idea.

 

[mypasswordis]

It might be cheaper than teflon but it most certainly is messier. Looking at a table, the dielectric constant is around 2-3 for oil, depending on type (mineral oil is 2.1), and teflon is also around 2, so it's not better than teflon at keeping capacitance down, either.

I guess if you were some sort of audiophile tweaker, and tried different types of oil to change the sound...

Maybe the oil injected cables are not for the sound, but to put less stress on the wire and/or prevent oxidation? All I know is I sure wouldn't want any nicks on my oil-injected cables, if I ever had any.

 

[DocHamm]

Oil-injected cables have been up for sale on eBay for a Linn amplifier. It doesn't state what kind of oil, process, or what exactly it is supposed to do for the sound.

 

[pinkfloyd4ever]

or maybe it's a load of marketing b.s., the Bose of cables

 

[mypasswordis]

Hm, anyone know the dielectric constant of snake oil?

 

[cotdt]

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Originally Posted by mypasswordis /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hm, anyone know the dielectric constant of snake oil?

lol... would be really interesting to make cables out of actual snake oil!

 

[snowball_rx-7]

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Originally Posted by mypasswordis /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hm, anyone know the dielectric constant of snake oil?

something around -5 i have heard.