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Audio/Video Gear and Systems => Cheap and Cheerful HiFi => Topic started by: wushuliu on 14 May 2018, 10:35 pm
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Just an FYI that BJC now carries the new 12G '4K' Series by Belden:
Apart from the jacket lettering, externally these cables look just like the 6G versions, but internally they've been re-engineered for 12G. This has meant going to silver-plated copper center conductors, for improved attenuation; bonded foil, for tighter control of impedance; and reconfigured shield braids to prevent the shield from creating return loss issues.
https://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/sdi-cables/index.htm (https://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/sdi-cables/index.htm)
Sounds like an affordable opportunity that should satisfy both audiophile and, er, Blue Jeans Cable fans. Personally I intend to get the 4694R version and use it for my internet coaxial cable. And just as a reminder you can also get really affordable pure silver only digital coax, the Audioquest VSD-5, here:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Audioquest-VSD-5-Bulk-Cable-By-The-Foot-NEW/360085175381?hash=item53d6bfbc55:g:QfEAAMXQskFRHrdU (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Audioquest-VSD-5-Bulk-Cable-By-The-Foot-NEW/360085175381?hash=item53d6bfbc55:g:QfEAAMXQskFRHrdU)
Of course, that doesn't have the same kind of credibility - specs, measurements, et al - as BJC.
Lastly, I've been messing around with a tweak (which I won't go into at this forum) that involves ethernet cables. I ended up cutting open a number of cheap Ethernet Cat7 cables off Amazon and I gotta say, some of them are poorly made. I mean, terrible. One exception was the Amazon brand:
https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Network-Ethernet-Patch-Cable/dp/B013PUMQYY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526337129&sr=8-1&keywords=amazon+cat7 (https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Network-Ethernet-Patch-Cable/dp/B013PUMQYY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526337129&sr=8-1&keywords=amazon+cat7)
The jacket is thick, the internals revealed high quality copper mesh braid, a high quality foil underneath, and then individually wrapped twisted pairs beneath that. All tightly wrapped. Screamed quality. The look and construction reminded me of a certain company. Then I remembered Blue Jeans Cable is also based in Seattle... 8) :eyebrows:
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When it comes to cable engineering design and manufacturing quality control, Audioquest is not in the same league as Belden (how's that for an understatement?).
https://www.belden.com/blog/broadcast/a-new-coax-cable-design-part-1
https://www.belden.com/blog/broadcast/cable-braid-design-an-important-factor-in-new-4k-coax-cable-part-2
https://www.belden.com/blog/broadcast/is-category-cable-enough-for-4k-uhd-hdbaset
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Lastly, I've been messing around with a tweak (which I won't go into at this forum) that involves ethernet cables. I ended up cutting open a number of cheap Ethernet Cat7 cables off Amazon and I gotta say, some of them are poorly made. I mean, terrible. One exception was the Amazon brand:
https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Network-Ethernet-Patch-Cable/dp/B013PUMQYY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526337129&sr=8-1&keywords=amazon+cat7 (https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Network-Ethernet-Patch-Cable/dp/B013PUMQYY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1526337129&sr=8-1&keywords=amazon+cat7)
The jacket is thick, the internals revealed high quality copper mesh braid, a high quality foil underneath, and then individually wrapped twisted pairs beneath that. All tightly wrapped. Screamed quality. The look and construction reminded me of a certain company. Then I remembered Blue Jeans Cable is also based in Seattle... 8) :eyebrows:
That's an interesting theory, esp. since BJC doesn't appear to sell Cat7 ethernet cables on their website (but for the right large contract price, I guess they could make them for others).
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Why would you need Cat7 (or even Cat6) for digital audio?
By the way, Kurt Denke of BJC is a real world expert on digital audio cables.
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Some Kurt Danke stuff:
Why Your Cat6/5e Network Cable is Slowing You Down: Interview with Blue Jeans Cable
https://www.audioholics.com/audio-video-cables/bjc-cat-network-cable-quality-interview
Is Your Cat 6 Cable a Dog?
http://www.bluejeanscable.com/articles/is-your-cat6-a-dog.htm
Cables: Fact, Fiction & Fraud: The Horrible Truth About Wire and Cable
http://www.aes-media.org/sections/pnw/pnwrecaps/2011/mar_lampen/
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When it comes to cable engineering design and manufacturing quality control, Audioquest is not in the same league as Belden (how's that for an understatement?).
https://www.belden.com/blog/broadcast/a-new-coax-cable-design-part-1
https://www.belden.com/blog/broadcast/cable-braid-design-an-important-factor-in-new-4k-coax-cable-part-2
https://www.belden.com/blog/broadcast/is-category-cable-enough-for-4k-uhd-hdbaset
That's why I made my comment just for you SS :rules::
Of course, that doesn't have the same kind of credibility - specs, measurements, et al - as BJC.
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When it comes to cable engineering design and manufacturing quality control, Audioquest is not in the same league as Belden (how's that for an understatement?).
https://www.belden.com/blog/broadcast/a-new-coax-cable-design-part-1
https://www.belden.com/blog/broadcast/cable-braid-design-an-important-factor-in-new-4k-coax-cable-part-2
https://www.belden.com/blog/broadcast/is-category-cable-enough-for-4k-uhd-hdbaset
Hey finally I agree 100% with you. Beldens Iconoclast cables are a prime example of what you said.
charles
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Hey finally I agree 100% with you. Beldens Iconoclast cables are a prime example of what you said.
charles
And their cost reflects that.