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Litz wire exhibits the best signal transmission properties of either solid or stranded wire, without the
drawbacks of either. It was originally developed for high frequency use, but for us, this means that it is
the most phase coherent wire type in existence at the same time that it can pass dynamic dynamic
transients more accurately than any other.
Woven Polypropylene entrains air within it, which gives it a composite
dielectric property actually slightly better than solid Teflon, while the hollow
center that the wire rests in is, of course, air, as good as it gets. The elegant
simplicity of this uncomplicated construction means that the total of
the entire composite is actually better than solid Teflon. The fine
stranding means that it has very good internal vibration dissipation. "Elegant simplicity" is actually much harder to achieve than
complicated fixes.
Two critical problems of audio cabling are vibration induced audio
frequency and RF (Radio Frequency) noise. Any wire moving
through any field becomes a generator – of noise. Vibration is
movement. No voodoo, simple high school level physics, yet largely
ignored by audio technology until now. An interconnect is inevitably
followed by amplification. What would you think then happens to that
noise? RF noise is more commonly recognized, and shielding has been the
common solution. Yet, many audiophiles prefer the tradeoff of a higher
noise floor in order to get the more open and dynamic sound of unshielded
cables. The use of a new hi-tech RF absorptive material instead of shielding
ends the need for compromise. You can have it all now. A speaker cable can
inject audio frequency noise back into an amplifier through negative feedback
circuits where they exist, and RF noise doesn’t even need that back door to get in, it only
has to get near the chassis and in it goes.
Pretty audio jewelry RCA’s may be a nice expression of machinist’s art, but those pretty, polished, allmetal
RCA’s compromise the sound quality with eddy currents. Eddy currents "ghost" or echo the
original signal in micro-increments of time and damage the clarity and precision of the signal.
The Blue Shadows take all these design factors into account rather than concentrate on compact adbytes
meant to be easy to remember by the non-technical. You don’t have to remember all this, of
course. Because what you will remember, without any effort, is how good the Blue Shadow line
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