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Be aware, 4694P is "plenum" cable and has to pass super strict indoor smoke and flame spread properties. We stole the superb teflon dielectric for a a...
A lot of power cords with the six pack…six more. But let’s talk power cords a second. We get a LOT of questions on power cords. Most of it is pure myt...
Yes, the AES/EBU standard is a 110 +/- 15 ohm impedance (specs suggest +/- 20% impedance tolerance). The RCA series I and XLR are 103 ohms nominal at ...
Yes, the boxes were kind of a cool experiment. We need to make boxes that are more flexible (pun there) for our stiffest speaker cables down to the fl...
@jeffreyinphila Here is the analysis on RCA and XLR. The RCA has ONE and only ONE reference to a ground for the signal. There can be no "unbalance"....
@holmz - I recommend 48" shortest for mono amps. Too short and life gets ugly fast with stiffer cables. Twice the length is four times more flexible! ...
For homework go here -/p> Both the series I and II XLR are designed to flatten the Vp curve with the use of smaller AWG wires as well as control L a...
Go HERE for homework -/p> The BAV XLR is a heavily designed studio cord for harsh use and superb analog electrical, both. For those with extremely r...
Several questions on power cord philosophy. Go here-/p> To summarize the paper, we use an EPDM dielectric that is simply awful for RF, it is a...
If you are using the BAV RCA for a digital output, it is a ~ 110 ohm cable designed for analog. The 4694P is a true 75-ohm RF serial digital cable and...
@edmund - Yes, there is some validity to the claim. In an ideal world, you'd want the LONGEST wavelength (lowest frequency) harmonic to match the cabl...
Ethernet BER is 1E10^10, and that's a REALLY small number. Seldom do we lose bits in serial digital or Ethernet systems. Errors are a result of the DA...