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July 2006
Silver Shoot-Out:The Science & Craft Of Five Cables
Part I
Review By A. Colin Flood
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Owing perhaps to their extremely low distortionand amazing efficiency, my big olehorns and tube equipment are rumored to work particularly well with thesupposedly superior sonics of silver interconnects. In a fit of ambition, Irequested 5 pairs of one-meter patch cords for simultaneous audition:
- DH Labs Silver Sonic Air Matrix
- Dynamic Design Lotus Whites
- DACT Dual Connect Precious Metal Audio Cables
- MyAudioCables Silver Sound Pipes
- MyAudioCables UltraSilver Sound Pipes
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Three were modestly priced, while two were staggering high in price. Wasthere an appreciable sonic difference? Is it worth the extra investment? The badnews is that the silver patch cords were very close in quality. Thegood news is that in initial tests, one particular patch cord stood out inalmost every respect!
1. DH Labs Silver Sonic Air Matrix
Darren Hovsepian is the DH of the Labs. His business is located but a bicycleride from where I used to live in east coast Florida a few years ago. I neverhad the chance to visit him, though his local reputation is excellent. Hovsepianis an Armenian name, pronounced 'Hov-sep-ian,' In English, 'Hovsep'means 'Joseph,' and 'ian' means 'son.' Therefore,his name translates into 'Josephson.' He began making his own microphone cablesin the ‘80s and recognized the differences in the feeds. He has madeinterconnects since 1992 and now provides them for seven other companies. Heplans to attend the upcoming ConsumerElectronics Show.
Adielectric is an electrical insulator, highly resistant to the flow of electriccurrent. The least lossy and most linear dielectric is air. A vacuum is anexcellent dielectric. The Air Matrix uses PTFE Teflon foam that is actually 60percent air. Unlike conventional foam dielectrics, the dielectric has amicroscopic texture resembling a fine matrix. The uniformity of the dielectricgives it excellent transmission properties beyond 17GHz. Hovsepian said the 60percent air to 40 percent Teflon ratio yields an optimum combination of rigidityand performance. Once you increase the air component to 70 percent or beyond, hesays, the dielectric becomes too soft, and is too easily compressed. Compared tosolid Teflon, this combination exhibits both lower capacitance and lowerinductance. He says the Air Matrix is ideal for long cable runs.
The green Air Matrix interconnects are bi-metal, with silver and copper. Thecustom end locking plugs are the most solid in the test group, with a shiny goldinner center-pin and a pewter outer-locking barrel-shield. Hovsepian said toturn the outer barrel simply, until it is snug, no need to over-tighten. Heclaims their 99.3 percent copper conducts electricity three times better someother plugs. The Air Matrix interconnects are the most industrial in appearance,with solid RCA plugs and at 5/16', are slightly heavier, stiffer feel than thegeneric interconnect cords. One meter of Air Matrix with RCA connectors weighs12 ounces, about three times more that the diminutive DACT threads.
The Air Matrix interconnects come in a commercial hanging display, with agreen cardboard back and plastic cover. They also came with a large zip lockbaggie, like the MAC interconnects, with 12 commercially prepared color glossypages of graphics, reviews, sales and information – and a business card.Writing on the cable identifies them as Air Matrix. Arrows on the cablesindicate direction. These are the pick-up trucks of the group.
2. Dynamic Design Lotus Whites
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The search for 'live sound' started Dynamic Design on their journey ofdiscovery and realization. Although Dynamic Design was incorporated in 2000, itsfounder had been building products for local dealers since 1994. They arelocated within the city limits of Chicago. They are open to the public and planto attend the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) show in Denver, October 2006.Retail outlets are listed on at their website.
Bill Artope says Dynamic Design thinks interconnects are only as good as theequipment allows. This means that the performance of a neutral interconnect isgreatly affected by the signal fed into it to the extent of 'garbage in, garbageout.' Each component must be optimized to deliver the best signal possible forthe interconnect to transmit to the receiving component.
The entry level Lotus Blue group is their biggest seller. Their Lotus Whiteinterconnects are terminated with low mass, direct plated gold over OFC metals.The Lotus Whites use high conductivity conductors coupled with ultra low lossdielectrics. The conductors are twisted at a precise number of times per inch inreverse orientation (+ and -) for low noise induction. He says Lotus Whites areequally adept with tube or solid-state equipment: 'as long as the equipment iswell designed, the Lotus Whites will transmit their signatures intact.'
Because noise dominates at higher frequencies, the design of the Lotus Whitesreduces the induction of noise onto the signal carrying wires. Lotus Whites aredesigned with low capacitance and inductance values that will not change thefrequency response of connected equipment. Their low noise/wide-bandwidthdesign, he says, will reveal more information than the competition.
Artope says the biggest audible difference in interconnects relates tocapacitance values. Low capacitance designs will have a more linear performanceacross the frequency spectrum while high capacitance designs will reduce theinformation retrievable at high frequencies. Lotus Whites typically need threedays of constant use to break-in. These models were broken-in and ready to go.Dynamic Design recommends that the Whites be kept as far away as is possiblefrom other cables, especially high current ones (power cords and speakercables). They should be played in the same direction as when broken-in for thebest sound. There are tiny arrows on the plug covers.
These interconnects are textured white cable, with a shimmer of gold threadedthroughout their rough hide. They glow yellow in some lights and pinkish inothers. The Lotus Whites were not as fragile feeling as the DACTs, butthey are thinner than generic cables. Their RCA plugs are the lightest in thegroup and the convoluted labeling on the plug covers is hard to read. They slideoff and on easily. These silky luxury sedans are the prettiest in the group,especially when there is a light shining on them.
3. Dual Connect Precious Metal Audio Cables
Danish Audio ConnecT (DACT) is a Danish firm, located in the western part ofthe main peninsula in Denmark (Jutland). They are west of Aarhus, the secondlargest city in Denmark and just 12 miles from the North Sea. Denmark iscurrently 6 hours ahead of Unites Staes East Cost time.
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DACThas been in business since 1995 with their CT1stepped attenuator. CT1 later developed into the CT2 attenuator, theirbest selling item. DACT got into the cable business because they had ideas abouthow to make better sounding (and measuring) cables, 'and because we thought thatmany cable manufacturers design their cables the wrong way.' They have beendeveloping the cables over the past 2 to 3 years, but launched them graduallylate last year. DACT does not have any showroom. They do business withmanufacturers and distributors. For the US, contact Electrum Audio. DACT hopesto attend CES in January, 2007.
Allan Isaksen answered my questions. He says you pronounce his last nameexactly as you’d expect; the vowel is the same as the I in Ice. DACT cablestry to avoid any coloration at all. 'Audiophiles,' Isaksen says, 'shouldnormally clearly detect that more is coming through. Good systems are likely tobenefit more from the difference.' For those that really want to tweak, theyoffer DIY versions of their interconnects, meaning wires in different lengthswithout the connectors. These DIY wires are intended to upgrade internal wiresin amplifiers, etc.
DACT supplied fragile DC-I100/RCA 1m models. DACT uses custom Eichmanns’Bullet Plug RCA connectors with aluminum housing and solid silvercontacts. The RCAs are customized by shipping the silver contacts to Denmark forgold plating and inspection. Then they return to Eichmann, Australia, where theycomplete the connectors and return them back to DACT in Denmark. For lifetimeaudio quality performance, they do not believe that anything but pure goldplating works.
Isaksen adds meat to the craft and science of interconnects. He says a lot ofdesign and construction features make the difference in DACT interconnects.There are two conductors in parallel for each wire conductor in the cables. Thisdual conductor principle is used throughout the DACT cables. This design offerstwo main advantages:
'Silver Springs' | |
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Song by Fleetwood Mac | |
A-side | 'Go Your Own Way' |
Released | 1976 1997 (Live re-release) |
Recorded | 1976 |
Genre | Soft rock |
Length | 4:29 |
Label | Warner Bros./Reprise |
Songwriter(s) | Stevie Nicks |
Producer(s) |
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'Silver Springs' is a song written by Stevie Nicks and performed by Fleetwood Mac. It was originally intended for the band's 1977 album Rumours, but became a B-side to the song 'Go Your Own Way'. A live version was released as a single from the 1997 album The Dance; this version of the song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1998.
History[edit]
Written by Stevie Nicks, 'Silver Springs' was intended for the album Rumours. Years after the fact, Nicks commented that the song's exclusion from the album marked a growing tension in the band. The track describes Nicks's perspective on the ending of the romantic relationship between her and Lindsey Buckingham.[1][2] She has said,
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- I wrote 'Silver Springs' about Lindsey. And we were in Maryland somewhere driving under a freeway sign that said Silver Springs (sic), Maryland. And I loved the name...Silver Springs sounded like a pretty fabulous place to me. And 'You could be my silver springs', that's just a whole symbolic thing of what you could have been to me.[3]
According to Rolling Stone, 'Nicks' tender yet vengeful post-mortem on her breakup with Buckingham [became] an emotional lightning rod. The song would have behind-the-scenes repercussions for decades to come – nearly leading to the breakup of the band.'[1] For multiple reasons, including its length and relatively slower tempo, the song was excluded from the Rumours album despite strenuous objections from Nicks.[1] In a 1997 documentary on the making of Rumours, Richard Dashut, the engineer and co-producer, called it 'the best song that never made it to a record album'.[4] The song was, however, released in late 1976 as the B-side of the 'Go Your Own Way' single,[1] a Buckingham-written song about the Nicks-Buckingham breakup.[5][6]
Years later, the band went on a world tour to promote the Fleetwood Mac album Behind the Mask. After the tour concluded, Nicks left the group over a dispute with Mick Fleetwood, who would not allow her to release 'Silver Springs' on her 1991 album Timespace – The Best of Stevie Nicks because of his plans to release it on a forthcoming Fleetwood Mac box set.[7] The song did appear in the 1992 box set 25 Years – The Chain.[8]
In 1997, the song got a second life on the reunion album The Dance. During the filming of the reunion concert that reunited Nicks and Buckingham, 'Silver Springs' was on the set list. Nicks said 'the fiery take on the song that appears in The Dance was 'for posterity...I wanted people to stand back and really watch and understand what [the relationship with Lindsey] was.'[1] In 1998, the band was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for the live version of 'Silver Springs' that was included in The Dance.[9][1][10] 'I never thought that 'Silver Springs' would ever be performed onstage [again],' Nicks reflected during a 1997 MTV interview. 'My beautiful song just disappeared [20 years ago]. For it to come back around like this has really been special to me'.[1] The live version appeared on several music charts, including the US BillboardHot 100 Airplay chart (number 41),[11] the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart (number 38),[12] and the Dutch Single Top 100 (number 96).[13]
When the remastered edition of Rumours was released in 2004, 'Silver Springs' was included (as a previously unreleased, slightly longer version of 4:47) between 'Songbird' and 'The Chain'. The song also appeared on Nicks' compilation album Crystal Visions - The Very Best of Stevie Nicks. She wrote in the album's liner notes that the song was intended as a gift for her mother, who later referred to it as her 'rainy day song', and that the exclusion of the song from Rumours was a source of anger for many years.[citation needed]
Personnel[edit]
- Stevie Nicks – vocals
- Lindsey Buckingham – guitar, harmonies
- Christine McVie – keyboards, piano, accordion, harmonies
- John McVie – bass guitar
- Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion
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Charts[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ abcdefgSpanos, Brittany (August 17, 2017). ''Silver Springs': Inside Fleetwood Mac's Great Lost Breakup Anthem'. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^'Nicksfix.Com'. Nicksfix.Com. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^'Stevie Nicks on Silver Springs'. www.inherownwords.com.
- ^Fleetwood Mac - Rumours: Classic Albums. Dir. David Heffernan. Isis Productions/Daniel Television 1997
- ^Sanburn, Josh. 'Top 10 Angry Breakup Songs' – via entertainment.time.com.
- ^Song, No Words, No (March 24, 2019). ''Go Your Own Way' — Fleetwood Mac'. Medium.
- ^'Fleetwood Mac Timeline for the 1990s'. Fleetwoodmac-uk.com. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^'25 Years: The Chain - Fleetwood Mac | Songs, Reviews, Credits'. AllMusic.
- ^Silver Springs at AllMusic
- ^'Grammy Award Results: Fleetwood Mac'. Grammy.com. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ ab'Fleetwood Mac Chart History (Radio Songs)'. Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ ab'Top RPM Singles: Issue 3355.' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ ab'Dutchcharts.nl – Fleetwood Mac – Silver Springs (Live)' (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^'Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 3370.' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^'Fleetwood Mac Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)'. Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^'Fleetwood Mac Chart History (Adult Contemporary)'. Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^'Fleetwood Mac Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)'. Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^'Fleetwood Mac Chart History (Pop Songs)'. Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^'RPM '97 Year End Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks'. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
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External links[edit]
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