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Re: Variations in Neutrik 3.5mm connector prices

Subject: Re: Variations in Neutrik 3.5mm connector prices
From: "Klas Strandberg" klasstrandberg
Date: Sun Aug 31, 2014 1:46 pm ((PDT))
May I introduce a gender issue?

The 3,5 mm male is only 50% of the connection.

Klas

At 23:09 2014-08-30, you wrote:
>OVBIOUS. The connector is not the source of noise. It=B4s a connector!
>
>On 8/30/14, 12:33 PM, Dan Dugan  [naturerecordists] wrote:
> > As Scott Fraser said, connectors aren't a source of continuous
> noise. Please either describe a repeatable test or withdraw your
> statement that "some plugs have more."
> >
> > -Dan
> >
> > On Aug 29, 2014, at 11:41 PM, Kan Kaban 
> [naturerecordists] <> wrote:
> >
> >> Not really, different things, instruments, reverbs, etc. You=B4re maki=
ng
> >> me curious about this simple fact od different grades of noise between
> >> different connectors / cables brands / construction & materials.
> >>
> >> On 8/29/14, 11:50 PM, Dan Dugan  [naturerecordists] wr=
ote:
> >>> Am I understanding you that you are listening to and measuring
> a cable plugged into a mic input with no microphone or dummy load
> at the other end?
> >>>
> >>> -Dan
> >>>
> >>> On Aug 29, 2014, at 6:16 PM, Kan Kaban 
> [naturerecordists] <> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> No religions here ;)
> >>>> Just plug the cable to the AD and look at the noise floor....
> >>>> Do interconnect and look at the oscilloscope...
> >>>> Some plugs "have" more, some less. I note audio quality also improve=
s
> >>>> side by side with noise.
> >>>> This were simple measurements, not really a report, it was
> made in 1 minute.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On 8/29/14, 12:52 PM, Dan Dugan 
> [naturerecordists] wrote:
> >>>>>> I can tell you there are some db of noise of difference. (besides =
the
> >>>>>> crazy price thing)
> >>>>>> I did some measures recently, without audio signals, the
> noise floor at
> >>>>>> the AD inputs varied more than desired, between different plugs on=
 the
> >>>>>> same cable (Mogami Quad).
> >>>>> I'm skeptical of this report; for me the difference between
> best and worst connectors has been in reliability and service life.
> Exactly how were your measurements made?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -Dan
> >>>>
> >>>> ------------------------------------
> >>>> Posted by: Kan Kaban <>
> >>>> ------------------------------------
> >>>>
> >>>> "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
> >>>> sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via
> Bernie Krause.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ------------------------------------
> >>>>
> >>>> Yahoo Groups Links
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------------
> >> Posted by: Kan Kaban <>
> >> ------------------------------------
> >>
> >> "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
> >> sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krau=
se.
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------------
> >>
> >> Yahoo Groups Links
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>
>------------------------------------
>Posted by: Kan Kaban <>
>------------------------------------
>
>"While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
>sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause.
>
>
>------------------------------------
>
>Yahoo Groups Links
>
>
>
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