> I would suggest you go and read the link I gave earlier, it's
written by
> a engineer who does not work for Canare, but just sells all types of
> cable. You will find there are advantages in the star quad design
beyond
> the noise resistance. Particularly in high frequency loss on long runs.
> http://www.procosound.com/whitepapers.htm
>
ok, I'll bite. I will try the two wire version. Do you want to bet
if it really has a 20 db noise reduction under a 1kw dimmer controlled
lite fixture compared to the same thickness star quad?
> Actually I do find the capabilities in a magnetic field useful in
nature
> recording. Before going to star quad I used to have occasional problems
> in the fields under power lines. Not just the high tension lines, who's
> right of way is often prime frog country, but even under the 15 kV
rural
> power distribution lines. It's amazing how far away from such lines you
> can still pick up hum with lessor designs of cable. Even with star quad
> I've run into places under high tension lines that the fields were so
> strong as to get into the recorder, or into the mic. And in moist
> weather, even without getting in, the crackle of the electrical
> discharge from them will be recorded.
I avoid power lines, you avoid jets. I got it easier than you.
Rich
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