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Re: oops

Most speaker cables are unshielded by design. The amplified signal is large enough such that it's electromagnetic interaction with a shield is not so insignificant, unlike a line level signal.

The same reasoning for distancing the cable from the carpet applies to the shield. The shield is a conductor that can hold a charge. The charge will cause EM interactions which can modulate the signal in the cable. That's not good. It means it's changing your music.

This, of course, is a very simplified explanation.


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