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Originally Posted by living sounds  You mean substance and everything? Just kidding.
I'm listening on Adam A7. But really, this test got me convinced to try it out for myself. As soon as my new converter arrives I'll connect the mic directly to the preamp and will also test the teflon-insulated silver-copper cable I bought more than a year ago.
Is the difference this obvious only with low-amplitude signals like mics and guitar coils? Or will this come up audible as well between - say - outboard and converters? |
I never felt the need to try this with line-level cabling. Impedances are less problematic and voltages are much bigger.
There is one significant caveat to the test however.
I first did this test when I was in the late prototype testing stages of the microphone used for the test above.
I wanted to find out if the mic cable had become a limiting factor in the increased resolution of the design.
Honestly, I'm not sure if you would get the same result with a conventional microphone. You would probably get more HF, but not necessarily increased resolution.
My mics are a something of a special case for this test since they have better inherent time-response than normal mics (hence the transient detail you noticed - which can't be added back with EQ).
If you have time to make the test with some different mics maybe you could post some clips up here and we can see what happens?
Andy