In Reply to: So if cables sound different, it ain't because they are altering the data... posted by Ivan303 on January 10, 2015 at 16:28:21:
Yeah, that's my point. Ethernet cables aren't affecting the data.
Cables can couple noise and "Every cable is an antenna", which was said by the guy who specified the physical layer (including cabling) for the 10 Mbps "fat" Ethernet. However, whether this matters or not depends on the devices at the ends of the cable and any downstream cables (such as analog interconnects and speaker wires) which also act as antennas. And also power cables also act as antennas and if the power supplies of the analog equipment can't reject noise picked up by these cables there will be sonic degradation.
Since cables are acting as antennas, even moving the same brand and length of Ethernet cable may affect nearby analog components. It is entirely possible that changes due to cable dress will be greater than changes due to cable brand, making fair evaluation of competing products difficult.
Tony Lauck
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- RE: So if cables sound different, it ain't because they are altering the data... - Tony Lauck 01/10/1516:47:54 01/10/15 (10)
- This is a circular argument that gets nowhere - fmak 05:08:27 01/13/15 (4)
- RE: This is a circular argument that gets nowhere - Tony Lauck 08:39:37 01/13/15 (2)
- it is necessary to understand the operation of all the circuits - fmak 18:40:33 01/13/15 (1)
- RE: it is necessary to understand the operation of all the circuits - AbeCollins 08:27:42 01/15/15 (0)
- RE: This is a circular argument that gets nowhere - Garg0yle 08:14:03 01/13/15 (0)
- Thanks... - Ivan303 16:57:58 01/10/15 (4)
- RE: Thanks... - Tony Lauck 17:18:13 01/10/15 (2)
- Good to know... - Ivan303 17:30:41 01/10/15 (1)
- RE: Good to know... - Tony Lauck 18:07:52 01/10/15 (0)
- RE: Thanks... - Garg0yle 17:18:09 01/10/15 (0)