Re: Record demagnetizers


"Jim Lesurf" <jcgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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However they do seem to make claims for things like "one way cables" for
which they provide zero in the way of relevant measured evidence, and
'technobabble' in place of any explanation based on known physics or
engineering for how the cables can have any audible effect.

Jim. The one-way cable is something from analogue broadcast which the
hifi fraternity have latched onto, without really understanding why. It was
common in broadcast and studio racks to see cables (coax, balanced and
speaker cables) marked with arrows. This was simply to ease the task of
maintenance and show the direction of flow (upstream to downstream) so
that one could follow through when checking connection integrity.

There are plenty of hifi dealers who try to sell one speaker cables with
arrows
marked on them. They also (if you ask) have the same cable without the
arrows, some 25% cheaper. But then you only have a 50/50 chance of
getting the cable the right way round:-)

Iain


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