A few weeks ago I wrote an article about working with a way to improve the sound that we are able to get from cables which was to give them Cryogenic treatment and this leads us to the second experiment with Cryogenic treated cables
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The search
I am always trying to find the way for a person to be able to hear a better sound from their audio cables because over the years I have learned that it is actually the cables that influence in what you actually hear from your loud speakers. There have been so many discussions and debates on the subject of cables and the Internet is full of them but I will tell you 100% that a cable really does make a big difference in what you can actually hear. Please visit the page http://perkune.com/customer-comments
The source
Every piece of music has to be recorded and this recorded information has to be sent from the source machine to the amplifier and this information is sent by cables so it only stands to reason that if the cables are good then you will get good information passing through but if the cables are bad then you will only get poor information passing through and this is where the problems begin. What is good and what is bad is a question that only can be determined by the listener because it takes many years of experience to fully understand how every part of your audio system works together.
Transparency
Transparency is a beautiful term that is used in audio and Transparency is defined as the quality or state of being transparent. When applied in the audio world it means there is nothing to stand in the way of the audio signal. With a good quality cable you will hear exactly what is coming from your source machine either CD, SACD, Vinyl or computer but if the interconnect cable is a poor quality cable then you will not hear everything that your source is giving you and this is a fact.
Construction
The interconnect cable is constructed in such a way that there is always room for improvement and one of the ways of improving your cable is by a process called Cryogenic treatment. Cryogenic treatment means to reduce the temperature of the cable to below −190 °C (−310 °F)) in order to remove residual stresses. The process also will give a longer part life, less failure due to cracking, improved thermal properties, better electrical properties including less electrical resistance and a reduced coefficient of friction.
The Experiment
As I have already shared information about the benefits of Cryogenic treatment on the interconnects, power cords and loudspeaker cables in the first part I will now continue with the second part and for the second experiment with Cryogenic treated cable I decided to look at the other end of the chain which is the loudspeaker internal cables and connections. Every loudspeaker is connected from the loudspeaker or drivers (as it is termed) to the cabinet terminals by a set of cables that are usually of a very high quality because they are supplied by the manufacture so I was interested to see if there would be any difference in the sound quality if I were to give these connecting cables the Cryogenic treatment
I decided to use the cables that connected my Tannoy 3818 speakers (drivers) to the cabinet terminals and the reason I did was because I am familiar in the way these speakers perform with the various test pieces of music that I use and so I would be able to hear instantly of any changes in the sound produced either very large very small.
The results
The results of the experiment were very apparent and heard instantly and I was quite surprised how good it sounded after the Cryogenic treatment. Everything appeared to be cleaner and had more definition, the transparency also improved but the biggest improvement was the sound stage which now seemed fuller, larger and the sound became more solid and attached to the ground.
Conclusion
I am now convinced that Cryogenic treated cables do improve an audio system sound in many ways from the beginning to the end and the cost of the treatment is just a fraction of what a person actually spends on their system. You may be interested in reading some articles about the Cryogenic treatment and the related costs by clicking here. So from the first tests that I did when I observed the difference that Cryogenic treatment made to the interconnect cables, the Loudspeaker cables and the Power cords plus what I have just discovered, I would say the whole system improves in many ways and I would suggest that you should try Cryogenic treatment on you cables but is it for you - well only you can decide
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