boji said:
Sixtyniner, if I read you correctly, your making a general request for info from folks who know a lot about wire and its proper applications?
I think CJ summarized it:
Mogami's website has a pdf that is pretty comprehensive:
http://www.mogamicable.com/pdf/Mogami_Tech_cat2014.pdf
I ordered some W2944
http://www.mogamicable.com/category/bulk/console/ for rack stuff and other audio projects, and have not looked back since. Yes it's a bit pricey, but damn if it isn't flexible and a pleasure to work with.
Thanks for post Boji
i posted mainly for type and size cables normally used for the inside box connections ,
audio signal , and power supply in various common voltages type ,
secondary , as well , but not less important
for external connections between different type of devices and instruments,
about mogami type links ,
do you use the same type of mogami cable for inside the box audio signal and power supply connections ?
CJ said:
does capacitance matter that much? can the coax be thought of as a wave guide, ie: inductance and capacitance distributed along its length as to not cause as much loss as your C meter reads for a 10 ft section?
like guitar cords or instance, the capacitance figures are all over the place, all the way up to 500 pf, how bad will this swamp out pickup hi end?
Electric Guitars are very sensibles to cables (...all the rest apart) ,
also because the pickups type and configurations change the sound of the same guitar ,
Some year ago i was on a Musical Instruments store with some friends that play guitar ,
to attend a showcase dedicated to guitar amps , fxs and cables
it started with most used guitar models (Strato…. , Tele… , Les P…. , SG …. , Psr … , etc..)
played in combinations with most used gtr amps (Fend…., Marsh… , Vox… , Mesa …., etc..)
after this first part of the showcase ,
5 minutes break for coffees , ears , and related (fortunately
)
the second part was dedicated to pedal boxes fxs , and the endless combinations
fortunately the gtr demonstrator guys limited themselves to show the most standard used combinations
and few other specific (otherwise i suppose we still be there…..
)
and the third part , after another break ,
was dedicated for live test of various type of cables (and related prices)
connecting different gtr models to different gtr amps and sound type like
clean, clean with long reverb , chorused , distorted , ….
also some different type of cable for guitar pedal box effects bridges was live tested
for what i personally could notice ,
the most evident sound differences between the various type of cables
was localized in the mid and hi frequencies range,
we can say that the cable can be an equalizer ?
and only as well (for beginners)
as for the gtrs , the same thing is for microphones cables ,
overall tube and condenser studio microphones ,
a bit less but not less important
also for "Line" type connections,
reason why i posted that a dedicated thread also in the Meta section
that include informations , mainly as diy help ,
about good type and size of cables to use for most type of inside boxes connections
like:
-audio signal , between pcb , audio transformers , in-out connectors etc..
-power supply (3,5V , 5V , 12V , 15V , 17,5V , 24V)
-48V phantom power
would be a much valued help ,
and even more with included a section with some info
about some good type and size of cables to use for connect :
studio and live microphones to preamps ,
gtrs to amps (as above mentioned)
keyboards to mixer or AD converter input
multicore cables for :
AD-DA converters and analog mixing console to analog outboards as insert , summ unit , control room box , etc..
patch bays ,
Analog tape machine inputs and outputs ,