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    Are cables with large network boxes primarily for high-powered SS amps?

    Is that a typo? Any frequency response curves?
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    Survey - after market footers for CH equipment

    If the component dosen't have a hard drive, CD/DVD player or noisy fan why would it need footers?
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    Are cables with large network boxes primarily for high-powered SS amps?

    Those network boxes are just equalization units with attached cables.
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    Infinite Imagination - Tweaking the battery of Setchi Groundboxes

    I love the thread title.
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    Cable Lifts thread

    Not that it matters in the least, but the cables will be more exposed to static electricity when in the air insulated from the floor. The better the separating insulation the more chance for static electricity. Why do you think that static electricity has anything to do with audio electronics?
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    Why does burning in work

    Oops! I should have written 'meaningful change'. Of course now with high resolution test equipment, over time, temperature, humidity, voltage and current there very well may be measurable changes in any part or unit.
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    Why does burning in work

    With the exceptions of vacuum tubes, transducers, mechanical moving parts and some electrolytic capacitors, NO the don't measurably change. With the exceptions noted above, electronic units don't deteriorate.
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    What ethernet cables are members using?

    Getting back to the topic's question: It's obvious, individual certification tested cables from Blue Jeans Cable.
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    Audio Replas Outlet

    'UL' approval sticker? * * * * * * * * 'UL' approval after cryo?
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    New AC lines to be installed

    As 'Folsom' just pointed out. Short AC cords & cables from hi-fi component to component means short Safety Ground conductors with the attendant low end-to-end resistance and small ground loop area. Only large home theater or huge power amps need more than one 20 Amp circuit.
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    New AC lines to be installed

    Have him run a 120V feeder to a central location in or near the audio room. Then a small breaker box for the 3 breakers. One size larger cables are always good. If you are going to use a large isolation transformer (wired as a Separately Derived System) then make it a 240V feeder, but only...
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    Power Cables, High current versions vs Regular?

    Actually ithe AC power current goes from the big power company transformer down the street, thru wires, cables & cords and breakers then to your hi-fi components after which it again goes thru wires, cables & cords and breakers to that big transformer. As for 'ground' as in Planet Earth. None...
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    Single or multiple strand wire and other cable design properties: what is their value contribution and does it matter for what?

    When you write cable design, do you mean? Unbalanced analog audio RCA interconnect Balanced analog audio XLR interconnect Unbalanced digital RCA interconnect Balanced digital XLR interconnect Loudspeaker cable AC power cord The needs of each are different and the best design standards for each...
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    How much are you willing to pay for interconnect cable?

    The Blue Jeans Cable single ended, unbalanced RCA coax cable, the LC-1 is the best cable available!
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    How much are you willing to pay for interconnect cable?

    While Blue Jeans Cable is not the only reasonable solution. If you pay more than BJC, then you payed too much.
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    Should Audiophile Power Cords Be UL-Listed?

    The CE certification is not a set of standards like NEC or UL. It's a statement by the manufacture that tha product has been tested to the applicable standards. And the 'CE' lable is often abbused by some manufactures.
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    Should Audiophile Power Cords Be UL-Listed?

    I think that 'UL' and others responsible for safety have the opposite view-point.
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    Single or multiple strand wire and other cable design properties: what is their value contribution and does it matter for what?

    There is not much understanding involved. It's mostly audiophile myths and mis-understandings. And yes there are 'good engineering practices' for designing any type of cable and each cable type has it's own practices. What type of cable are you most interested in.
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    Power Cables, High current versions vs Regular?

    The AC power delivery system is a series circuit. It starts at the power company transformer down the street and ends at your hi-fi amp's input. Think of it like an ordinary metal chain. Replacing a few links in a chain with heavy links, doesn't make the chain any stronger. (while this is an...
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    When 12 Gauge Wire is not 12 Gauge!

    Measuring the inductance of a single wire is of little concern, what is of interest is the loop inductance of a loudspeaker cable. That would be measured with the Hot & Cold conductors jumpered at the far end. With the lengths being equal, the cable having the wider conductor spacing will have...
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    Audio Cable and connectors

    Is it a pair of RCA analog outputs (L&R) or a single RCA digital output?
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    Should Audiophile Power Cords Be UL-Listed?

    The UL Standard 817 which is only about line cords is 180 pages long. That's a whole lot more than just being stepped on. Any and all audiophile products sold should meet all the required safety standards.
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    RCA Versus XLR Inputs/outputs convention

    The RCA interconnect started as a very low cost mono system. There was only one cable per unit. A male chassis mount would look strange and be easily damaged. Before the XLR, there were other larger male/female interconnect systems. A pro setup can have many cables and it would have been bad...
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    How Do Horn Speakers Get Their Gorgeous Life-like Tonality?

    As above, euphonic colorations and self fulfilling expectations. But when it comes to real world horn speakers, there are the good, the bad and the ugly.
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    To Loom or Not to Loom?

    Remember, if someone is using Google translate to read this thread, they are going to wonder just what knitting cloth has to do with it.
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    To Loom or Not to Loom?

    It seems that some audiophiles have repurposed the word 'loom'.
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    Have I posted in that thread?

    No, I'm aware of reloading or refreshing a page when going to it from my 'history' list. But anyway everything works OK now. I checked on some of the older threads. Way O.T. I do a small speedskating web-page. But even when I do a major update to the index page, some browsers still show what...
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    Have I posted in that thread?

    Now I see my small avatar for this thread. Thanks
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    Have I posted in that thread?

    The post in the tread is just fine. But on the new posts page there is no symbol indicating that I had posted in that thread.
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    Have I posted in that thread?

    Just noticed while going thru the new posts, that there is no indicator showing that I have posted in a thread.

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