Home Speaker Asylum

General speaker questions for audio and home theater.

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] Thread: [ Display  All  Email ] [ Speaker Asylum ] [ Return to Search Results ]
[ Alert Moderator ]

RE: Totally ignored phase shift due to capacitance.

In response to Kirk57 comment about the speed of electron flow.

The speed of electricity through a conductor here on earth is not even close to the speed of light. I don't know where people ever came up with the notion that light through air and electricity through a solid like copper exhibit identical speed of conduction.
The speed of electron flow is actually affected by the reactance of the conductor being used and other exterior forces acting upon it such as EMR.
Super conductors in space exhibit a much faster current flow for example and can approach light speed.

While a small difference between speaker cables, left and right may not be discernible, a larger difference such as one cable double the length of the other can and will most certainly be detected by the 'trained' ear mostly due to phase differences which confuse our brain in regards to distance perceived from the sound source.

Regarding cabling. My observations have led me to believe that the connectors between amp/speaker cable and speaker cable/loudspeaker are of more importance than the actual conductor itself. This is a general statement with exceptions of course; eg: a pure, single crystal copper run with a pure silver plating will outperform any run of the mill copper conductor, even heavy gauge solid, stranded or combination of both.

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
  Michael Percy Audio  

Follow Ups Full Thread
Follow Ups
FAQ

Post a Message!

 Forgot Password?
Moniker (Username):
Password (Optional):
  Remember my Moniker & Password  (What's this?)    Eat Me
E-Mail (Optional):
Subject:
Message:   (Posts are subject to Content Rules)
Optional Link URL:
Optional Link Title:
Optional Image URL:
Upload Image:
E-mail Replies:  Automagically notify you when someone responds.

[ Top Top of Page ] [ Contact Us ] [ Support/Wish List ] [ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]
[ General ] [ Speakers ] [ Tubes ] [ Vinyl ] [ Digital ] [ Hi-Rez ] [ Video Asylum ] [ Cables ] [ Tweaks/DIY ] [ Music ] [ Films ]