A very good afternoon to you John
Op 14 Feb 97 09:03 you wrote something about *Cables & Stuff ???*...
JA>         To that end I have a question about the wiring inside the gear.
JA> Is there a difference between multistrand wire and solid core wire of
JA> the same diameter and insulation in conductivity and possible noise?
Not in conductivity and noise, but there is a diffrence....high frequencies 
tend to travel almost on the surface of a wire....this is called 'skin 
effect'. With multistrand wire you really have more surface....Also, a 
multistrand wire has slightly less inductance.
Only very long cables reveal this effect....on short wires you won't notice 
it.
Grinnn...of course a multistrand wire is easier to coil up when you're 
packing your gear ;)
JA>         Would rewiring the inside of an amp with a bigger and better
JA> quality wire make a difference that one can hear?
Not really....after all, the length of those wires are just a few 
inches...nothing to worry about..
JA>         Is there a difference between the old fashion pot metal binding
JA> posts and the brass and gold plated ones of today...if the old ones are
JA> clean? Is the less corrosive(sp?) nature of the gold plating the only
JA> advantage?
Some people say that they can hear the diffrence between gold (plated) 
terminals and regular ones....I never could..... :)
On the other hand....two different types of metal jointed together could 
generate a thermocouple-effect....it could generate a small DC voltage so if 
you are a High-end adept....only use gold-plated connectors on link-cables if 
the connectors on your equipment are gold plated.....we are now talking about 
things that are almost psycho-acoustic of origin so don't take me too serious 
on this one....
Greetingzetcetera, Thom
*----*
... Never try to out-stubborn a cat.
--- GEcho 1.00
---------------