Best Low capacitance interconnect brand?

[mroboto]

My digital source makes 0.00008% distorsion, no I don't like hashness, but my silver interconnects and silver plated signal wires inside the amp are not fatiguing at all with a great DAC.

 

[lini]

(...) because apparently due to my amp having a passive preamp this is important for not losing base frequencies.

In case you actually meant bass rather than base (whatever the latter would be supposed to mean in that context), you're mistaken - 'cause in fact high capacitance will rather begin to affect frequency response in the opposite direction (from high towards the lower frequencies).

Basically the cable capacitance forms an RC filter together with the output impedance of the source (or respectively of the passive pre-amp in combination with the source in your case - which hence would also depend on the volume control position, if your passive pre-amp uses a conventional volume pot).

And the corner frequency (= -3 dB point) of such a filter can easily be calculated. For a convenient online calculator you can for example use the one provided by good, old Mr. Sengpiel (may he rest in peace...) - see there: https://sengpielaudio.com/calculator-cable.htm

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini

 

[Ariel Views]

In case you actually meant bass rather than base (whatever the latter would be supposed to mean in that context), you're mistaken - 'cause in fact high capacitance will rather begin to affect frequency response in the opposite direction (from high towards the lower frequencies).

Basically the cable capacitance forms an RC filter together with the output impedance of the source (or respectively of the passive pre-amp in combination with the source in your case - which hence would also depend on the volume control position, if your passive pre-amp uses a conventional volume pot).

And the corner frequency (= -3 dB point) of such a filter can easily be calculated. For a convenient online calculator you can for example use the one provided by good, old Mr. Sengpiel (may he rest in peace...) - see there: https://sengpielaudio.com/calculator-cable.htm

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini

Thank you, you're correct I mean bass frequencies and yes according to what I've read it's the higher frequencies that are negatively effected by high capacitance interconnects, but I was just hoping good cables might improve the bass as well. So possibly there's an impedance mismatch between the integrated amp in question with built in passive preamp with Blue Velvet pot, and the cd player but I can't find those specs on either.

 

[mroboto]

Measure between the two extremities of the pot taps to read Ohms value, not the wiper at center.

For a source the lower output impedance is always the better, it's for the amp input that matters much.

 

[w1jim]

... having a passive preamp this is important for not losing base frequencies.

Higher cable capacitance will roll off the high frequencies - not the lower bass frequencies as you state.

This will have a far more noticeable effect on lower signal levels, specifically from your turntable to the phono preamp (or phono input) then the higher level from your CD Player. If you're concerned with your CD Player I wouldn't overthink it.

As far as cable conductivity, while silver is the best conductor it is of course expensive.
I'm not convinced that superior conductivity is much of an issue in our application.
IMHO the biggest issue is corrosion at the RCA connectors which is why goldplated connectors are the most prevalent.

 

[Ariel Views]

Higher cable capacitance will roll off the high frequencies - not the lower bass frequencies as you state.

This will have a far more noticeable effect on lower signal levels, specifically from your turntable to the phono preamp (or phono input) then the higher level from your CD Player. If you're concerned with your CD Player I wouldn't overthink it.

As far as cable conductivity, while silver is the best conductor it is of course expensive.
I'm not convinced that superior conductivity is much of an issue in our application.
IMHO the biggest issue is corrosion at the RCA connectors which is why goldplated connectors are the most prevalent.

Interestingly there doesn't seem to be any deficit of bass on the phono I suppose because it has a separate phono preamp, nor does there seem to be any deficit on the FM tuner which I guess might be because the radio stations pump up the bass in their broadcasts, but I don't know.

 

[izeek11]

Is cable envy a thing? I'm feeling it, so maybe...

it is.

 

[billyz]

Unfortunately, it also has an audible distortion that some people are very sensitive to. Therefore I don't believe that it is suitable for audio, but each listener must decide for themselves.

You may be thinking of the silverplated wire. Some people believe there is a diode effect when a wire is plated with a different conductor. Pure silver does not introduce more distortion than copper .

 

[SoundMann]

Pure silver does not introduce more distortion than copper.

Whether or not it can be measured as distortion, it often has a clear sonic signature as even many grades of copper do.