| For years it has been well understood in
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| | (RFI). In vehicles, the entire chassis
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| home audio that cables can have a
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| | is frequently used as the ground return
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| tremendous impact on a sound system, both
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| | path. This allows noise from car
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| good and bad. Choose the right cables
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| | components such as the alternator to be
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| and you can expect a system to come to
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| | inducted into the audio cables via EMI.
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| life. Choose poorly designed cables, and
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| | In terms of RFI, unless proper shielding
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| you may forever be wondering why you
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| | is used, the longer cables in cars will
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| can't get your system to come to life.
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| | act as antennas and pull in more noise.
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| Car audio however, has been a different
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| | A third source of noise in a vehicle is
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| story. While many companies still offer
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| | vibration. This is of course far worse
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| coaxial interconnect cables, most have
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| | in a vehicle than in a home system. Pear
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| come to realize that the basic twisted
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| | Cable is the first company to bring out a
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| pair design offers far better noise
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| | car audio cable that virtually eliminates
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| rejection in a vehicle. And thenâ¦
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| | the noise caused by cable vibration. The
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| Nothing. That's it. Innovation seems to
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| | TRIBODeadÃ" technology present in the
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| have hit a brick wall at the shielded
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| | Comice Silver Interconnect is an
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| twisted pair interconnect in car audio.
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| | electrically conductive plastic layer
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| This begs the question; Should Cars Have
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| | that prevents static electrical charges,
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| High End Audio Cables?
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| | caused by vibration, from building up in
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| To begin with, let's briefly go back to
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| | the cable.
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| home audio. After many years of fighting
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| | - Is Quality Sound Just for Home Audio or
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| an uphill battle, the idea that cables
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| | does it have a Place in Car Audio Too?
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| make a difference has become a mainstream
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| | Some people feel that a car audio sound
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| ideology amongst audiophiles. But it
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| | system will never be as good as a home
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| isn't just audiophiles who can hear the
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| | audio system, and therefore high fidelity
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| difference. In fact, in our own testing,
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| | cables are a waste of money in a car.
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| the differences can be heard by just
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| | This is a faulty conclusion. The
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| about anybody, even on very modest audio
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| | experience of listening to music in your
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| systems. It just takes a willingness to
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| | vehicle while driving down the highway is
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| discard any preconceived notions and
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| | unique and cannot be replicated in the
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| actually listen to some music.
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| | home audio environment. The bottom line
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| So, if cables make a difference in home
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| | here is that many people spend more time
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| audio, is there a reason why it shouldn't
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| | listening to their car audio system than
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| matter in car audio? The quick answer is
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| | their home system, and they want it to be
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| no. The following outlines some of the
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| | the best that it can be. The
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| reasons why cables matter just as much,
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| | characteristics of bad audio cables
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| if not more, in car audio.
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| | (listening fatigue, poor realism, overly
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| - Cable Length - Longer Cables Generally
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| | bright treble, or general noise) will all
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| Do More Sonic Damage
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| | still be audible in a car audio system.
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| Many people are under the impression that
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| | Just like home audio, the wrong cables in
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| car audio uses shorter cables than home
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| | your vehicle will kill the listening
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| audio, and therefore does not need to
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| | experience.
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| bother with high fidelity cables. This
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| | At the end of the day, many people want
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| is completely incorrect. While the
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| | quality sound in their vehicles. If you
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| typical interconnect length in a home
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| | are installing an aftermarket system in
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| audio system is about 1 meter, vehicles
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| | your vehicle and you care about sound
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| will frequently use 5 or 6 meter
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| | quality, you need to care about cables.
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| interconnects to put amplifiers in the
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| | If you are only interested in having the
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| trunk. In terms of speaker cables, car
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| | loudest car, without regards to accuracy,
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| audio almost always uses cables longer
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| | then high fidelity audio cables probably
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| than the 6-8 feet used in most home audio
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| | aren't for you. Otherwise, it simply
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| setups.
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| | doesn't make sense to shell out good
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| - Environment - Cables Are Affected By
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| | money on amplifiers and speakers, only to
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| Their Environment
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| | hook it all up with mediocre wire. Car
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| Vehicles represent a far more challenging
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| | audio enthusiasts are every bit as
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| environment for cables than home audio
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| | serious as home audio enthusiasts, and
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| systems. Two typical sources of noise in
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| | now there is finally a cable company that
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| cables are Electro-Magnetic Interference
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| | is serious about serving their needs.
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| (EMI) and Radio Frequency Interference
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