Cable Vibration

Try more alcohol. It works a treat.

(I think I'm going to go and lie down in a darkened room for a while)

 

an interesting suggestion for an Iranian...

 

what do your answer mean?

 

from previous posts I understand you live in Iran, and was therefore questioning the suggestion of your needing to take more alcohol...

I think we've got a bit off track on this thread, so sorry/...

I did actually have a little experiment putting my speaker cables on RDC cones and I have to say I could hear no difference whatsoever.

 

| have carried out a lot of experimentation into isolating interconnects and speaker cable from airborne and footfall ground vibrations in my wooden floored listening room. I have found that the best way is to damp the vibrations by suporting the cables in troughs of fluid. After extensive listening tests, I can report, the best fluid medium is Specked Hen. I find that the system response gets significantly improved the fresher the Speckled Hen in the damping troughs therefore repeated replenishment during the listening sessions usually provides a wonderfully mellow and relaxed sound. I tried Guinness but the sound became heavy and dark and using Carling there is little body to the music, so for me, Speckled Hen it is. As ever YMMV

Kev

 

Lol! Have you tried putting personal lubricants on your cables as well? They make the sound much smoother and sexier with more fluid-like dynamics. You can then even tie them up from the ceiling if you want... but that bit is just for fun :JOEL:

 

Surely not!
Since Interbrew closed down the Morlands brewery Speckled Hen has become a brand, as opposed to a lovingly crafted ale.
Perhaps a Deuchars IPA, or a TT Landlord would work in a beautifully mellow and characterful way..

 

Deuchers IPA does it for me!

BTW, don't try tying cables to the ceiling unless you live in a bungalow.

 

my experience :
floor near my speakers has vibration when i turn up volume and it's vibration cause vibrating my speaker cables .
when i don't turn up volume for one week sound field is stable and good but when i turn up volume for 5 minutes then turn down it the sound field loose smoothness and good presence.
i believe my ears if you can not believe me.

 

If your floor is vibrating that much, are you sure you don't have speaker support or floor board problems that need rectifying?

 

If you worry about cable vibration then the chances are you will also get a skinny wife and stop her walking in the lounge

 

Plenty of booze flowing in the Islamic "Republic". I don't think I've ever drunk so much single malt in all my life!

DT

Partially because there's not much else to do there

 

you can post about iranian people boose in other forums but i think in zerogain we should post about our hifi experience.

 

Even if it means talking about cables?

 

forget DT

 

Have you ever been to Iran? It's hard to understand how anyone claim there's "not much to do" in one of the most beautiful countries in the world

Michael.
PS: I lived in Tehran for 18 months

 

Unfortunately, yes. I've been there four times over the past twenty years (over two years in total) and whilst its getting slightly better in some regards, I still find it a tedious place. Perhaps because my Farsi is still very basic

And I don't know which part you find beautiful (OK, so Esfahan has nice bits, and the Alborz mountain range is lovely, as is the caspian), but I certainly wouldn't call it the prettiest place on earth! The food & people, are the best thing about Iran.

Amazing how you survived 18 months in Tehran without developing some sort of chronic lung condition btw

Anyway, this is desperately off-topic and I apologise for leading y'all astray....

DT

 

I recommend you to see north of iran like "Narenjestan Hotel" like "Jadde 2000" like "Ramsar Hotel" and ...
I help you to speak farsi

 

Hi,

The reasons are actually not about vibrations, but have to do with capacitance to earth and static from carpets.

Placing cables on the floor will in many cases (houses with steel reinforced concrete floors especially, normal concrete less so, even less for wood) add capacitance to earth. The static from synthetic fibres in carpets is also quite significant, static discharges around cables can cause quite notable ticks through the speakers, even with Speaker cables....

Ciao T

 

Shouldnt adequate insulation, earthing and construction null that? I would be interested to know the magnitude of the effect if it has ever been measured.