artur9
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I use a Little Bear for this. How does that one compare do you think?Regarding a SYS like XLR switcher:
I use a Little Bear for this. How does that one compare do you think?Regarding a SYS like XLR switcher:
This reinforces my observation that keeping the headphone/speakers cables short and fat, makes me happy.snip
I decided to check out what realistic speaker cable resistances might be to get some idea of the magnitudes involved. I used american values (AWG/gauge) and resistance values from http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Tables/wirega.html. The table is for solid wire. Speaker wire, I assume, is almost exclusively stranded but I didn't try to check solid -vs- stranded resistances for a given gauge.
24 gauge is thin lamp cord. 14 gauge is normal 120v/15-amp circuit house wiring. 10 gauge is pretty fat. I think some high end cables can be even fatter. Blue Jeans sells 10-14awg cables.
So based on a 10' cable (20' of wire) (6m) of different sizes, with the 3000 DF amplifier and 8 ohm speaker, I get
(gauge, 20' wire resistance, DF)
24awg, .5ohm, DF=16
22awg, .32ohm, DF=25
16awg, .08ohm, DF=97
14awg, .05ohm, DF=152
10awg, .02ohm, DF=356
If the amplifier DF was 100 to begin with, 16awg -> DF=50 and 10awg -> DF=80.
It seems unlikely folks in this forum would be using 24awg (I use 16awg 10' cables) but it seems that there could well be an audible difference between the cables even at the 16-10awg range.
Post updated to account for 20 feet of total wire in a 10 foot speaker cable (thanks to jimmers for the heads up)
Will internal photos of Aegir be posted? Curious to see what the inside looks like.
and speedy recovery from debauchery.
With multiple SUMO amps and INFINITY 9/6 Kappas in the garage, I listen these days to 25 year old headphones (AKG K280 etc.) with a Bitfrost Multibit and Asgard 2.
I use a Little Bear for this. How does that one compare do you think?
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Hey all, it's another SchiitrMeet tonight, so if you want to come by and talk, I'll be there.
... but we'll have production Aegir and Vidar on Magnepan 1.7s for you to listen to. ...
Uncanny, now that's interesting. I've been ruminating on those 1.7's of late and wondering exactly how the Aegir and/or Vidar would sound on them (although my Ragnarok should be okay as well). I've been headphones only since 2004 but the itch to get back to in-room speakers is strong of late with me. My first boxes were KLH 5's in 1970, followed by AR3a's, and then Maggie Tympani 1U's. Although over the following 5 decades I ran the gauntlet of Dahlquist DQ10's, Vandersteen 2C's, Quad ESL's and 63'#'s and on and on, the sound of those Maggies driven by all tube Dynaco's I built from kits haunts me as still one of the best sounds I ever enjoyed. Unfortunately, until you install a Schiit'r here on the east coast...
...we'll have production Aegir and Vidar on Magnepan 1.7s for you to listen to....