Cables: RCA Interconnects. There is no magic to good cables; it is adherence to strict design rules that also encompass those “magic” tertiary variables.
In the three-part series, Cables: Time is of the Essence, [ Part 1 Part 2 Part 3-—Ed.]we talked about signal distortion in audio cables. The most demanding variables in cable design involve the time-related distortions the ear is most sensitive to. Good cable design mitigates time-based issues through the audio band. This article covers the journey through the design process to arrive at a satisfactory design. I must stress all quality cable designers have to work with the exact same variables to solve problems at audio frequencies. RCA Design Brief RCA cable provides the most pristine electromagnetic properties possible due to a seemingly simplistic design. 1) Conductors There is a lot of mystery around copper. Themselves, were recently found to not be what we thought. [ The decision to use copper is based on several factors, none of which was price.
So why copper? Internet radio from your iPod. Sound Practices Magazine Online. Sound Practices Magazine Online!
Voices From The Fringe? Editorial From Sound Practices Issue 1, Summer 1992 Audio today consists of a much wider range of practice than you'll find reported in the glossy mags. Some of the most interesting activity in the hobby takes place outside the borders that commercial producers of contemporary equipment accept as their playing field. There are vintage gear enthusiasts, modifiers of old and new gear, and people who build things that the manufacturers are wise to avoid - products with limited popular appeal or which are not economically viable to manufacture. Since most magazines focus on the latest gear and currently fashionable technologies, any sense of the development of audio over the decades is lost. My academic training is in anthropology not engineering. Everyone who contributed to this issue is writing on a subject they get excited about. Lunatic fringe, DIYers, historians, and experimenters.
What About Horns Article By Greg Boynton. Links. 6.283 Audio Pages. Encyclopedia: DIY audio. Index page. RED Free Circuit Designs - Audio. DIY AUDIO PROJECTS - Do-It-Yourself Hi-Fi for Audiophiles. Welcome to Electronic Circuits Database - Next.gr. Audio amplifiers, mixers, hi-fi, graphic equalizers, music circuits. RJM Audio - DIY Projects. Do-it-yourself audio circuits and design ideas.
Phono Stages : Digital : Line Level Circuits : Amplifiers : Headphone Circuits : Cables : Voltage Regulators and Power Supplies : Other Phono Stages The VSPS Cheap, simple, versatile op-amp phono stage. The CrystalFET J113 Passive MM MC Phonostage. The Phonoclone A current input MC phonostage based on the 47 Labs Phonocube. 6DJ8 Passive MM Phonostage Using two 6DJ8s. Top Digital Sources A DAC of the Klones 16-bit zero oversampling clone of the 47 Labs Progression. Line Level Sapphire 4 Discrete current feedback amplifier, can be used as a line stage or headphone amp. The B-board General purpose discrete diamond buffer. Amplifiers The Gainclone Reverse engineering the 47 Labs Gaincard. Single-Ended 6V6 Tube Amp How I got caught up in 'homebrew'. Headphone Circuits Discrete current feedback amplifier.
Sapphire Discrete diamond buffer and op amp input stage. Twilight Single-ended MOSFET design revisited as a hybrid mu-follower. Szekeres VE J-Mo Mk. JFET-MOSFET buffer. Autocostruire - made in italy audio tools. Welcome to DIY Paradise.