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Best Low capacitance interconnect brand?

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Ariel Views

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Anyone have a suggestion for some as low as possible capacitance interconnect cables to run between my cd player and amp? I see some Fluance cables of 90pf but I'm not sure if there might be ones with even lower capacitance because apparently due to my amp having a passive preamp this is important for not losing base frequencies.
 
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I use WBCs with locking ends for my CD to integrated amp connection, never thought to check the capacitance. The locking ends were very helpful because my CD player had slightly undersized female RCA connectors, and regular cables would not make a tight connection over the long term.
 
I don't know a lot about testing cable but I've done some google reading to get an idea.
It sounds like the capacitance ranting is somewhat determined by the construction and length of the cable along with the connectors being used.
I've looked up specs of Blue Jeans cables along with Canare and Mogami,the blue Jeans cable has the lowest rating specs I've found of the 3 brands.
Looks like Blue Jeans has their house brand cable custom made to their specs,if I understand what I read on their site correctly.
 
Ariel Views said:
Anyone have a suggestion for some as low as possible capacitance interconnect cables to run between my cd player and amp? I see some Fluance cables of 90pf but I'm not sure if there might be ones with even lower capacitance because apparently due to my amp having a passive preamp this is important for not losing base frequencies.
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A very inexpensive alternative, and actually of exceedingly good quality, is to use excellent coax cables and premium coax to RCA adapters. This is what I use between my pre-amp and power-amps and they have been great, not to mention quite affordable. :)
 
Natasha Bell said:
A very inexpensive alternative, and actually of exceedingly good quality, is to use excellent coax cables and premium coax to RCA adapters. This is what I use between my pre-amp and power-amps and they have been great, not to mention quite affordable. :)
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Thank You Natasha, is your preamp passive or active?
 
I like the Blue Jeans cables, my system is wired completely with LC-1s. My only gripe, and it's minor, is they're not the most flexible cables out there. The connector boot is fairly stiff, but that's done because the most likely place for a cable failure is right at the connector, the spot that gets bent the most, especially if you swap system configurations on a regular basis.
 
The one I use now and for quite some time is the 1st result when doing ebay search for Pure Silver Interconnect.

Item: 385580048373 ( No affiliation )

Silver is the best electricity conductor.

It's not shielded, but if you are not close to a strong emitting antenna, it's fine for Line level for an Audio Enthusiast/Audiophile interconnect.

Professionals will chose Shilded, BetterCable.com Silver Serpent come to mind as one of the best Shielded interconnects cables with silver plating I know, but the cost become prohibitive now, and if I don't benefit from shielding, I will chose the other.
 
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Ariel Views said:
Anyone have a suggestion for some as low as possible capacitance interconnect cables to run between my cd player and amp? I see some Fluance cables of 90pf but I'm not sure if there might be ones with even lower capacitance because apparently due to my amp having a passive preamp this is important for not losing base frequencies.
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Unless your running really long cables, any decent interconnect will do. period. Any measurable difference will almost certainly be inaudible.
 
mroboto said:
How a not degraded conductor can introduce distortion, I don,t understand that point of vue.
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It just does. Some people can hear it very clearly. If you can't hear or detect the high frequency distortion that plagues pcm digital, then you are not likely to hear the "sheen" that silver cables impart on the signal.
 
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