Low pf shielded cable

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JamesO
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Re: Low pf shielded cable

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I use Sommer Spirit's, too. The eye opener for me was when I plugged a Monster Cable straight into my recording interface, then a Planet Waves, then the Spirit. The Monster came off sounding like a cheap bass through a cheap amp.
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It is amazing what a good cable can do for your tone.

You can also use different cables on different amps to adjust the brightness or lack of top end.

I didn't buy into the hype for years, but once I had a decent cable it all became clear! :D
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Thyx wrote : does anybody know of any good, low capacitance solid-core shielded wire for inside the amp?
I have found this
Don't know how good is.
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[quote="Structo"]It is amazing what a good cable can do for your tone./quote]

I know! Not to get too far off, but now I wonder how our Sommers stack up against the Evidence Audio stuff! I'm not going to find out!
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dimitris wrote:
Thyx wrote : does anybody know of any good, low capacitance solid-core shielded wire for inside the amp?
I have found this
Don't know how good is.
It's 28.6 pf/ft.

Spec sheet attached
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really wasnt looking to bust anyones balls - but wanted to make sure I wasn't dreaming. I am over it.
water under the bridge, rmb550, no big deal. :wink:


I haven't verified it yet, but was told Canare GS-6 is what George L cables are made of.

http://www.canare.com/index.cfm?objecti ... 4EA6821ADA

although the pf / ft seems high, the frequency characteristics per the sites chart is impressive. see atachment. No noticable drop at least out to 50kHz.
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That's weird because I could definitely tell the difference between the George L and the Sommer cable.
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rmb550 wrote:
dimitris wrote:
Thyx wrote : does anybody know of any good, low capacitance solid-core shielded wire for inside the amp?
I have found this
Don't know how good is.
It's 28.6 pf/ft.

Spec sheet attached
Thanks guys. Will let you know.
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Sommer cable

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Are the Sommer cables available state side ?
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Definitely. I'm in California, and Tom is in Oregon. I bought mine through lavacable.com, and I'm sure he did, too.
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