On 11/12/2018 10:03 AM, Ty Ford wrote:
As I've mentioned before, pre 2000, myself and two other recording type found differences in mic cables at Flite Three in Baltimore. GAC-3, Belden (don't recall the number) and EMT (still have a length of it sent to me by Gerry Graham of Gotham sound along with the M71 Gefell mic.
We were simultaneously excited and dismayed. We all agreed on the nature of the differences.
When you throw a mic and preamp into the mix you have too many
interactive variables.
It would be interesting to do a null test on mic cables with a preamp in
line. Even with two channels of the same preamp and same cables it would
be unlikely that you'd get a perfect null, so I'd suggest a test like this:
Test an ordinary cable along side an ordinary cable plus preamp and
learn (or record) the sound with the best null you can get. Then start
substituting boutique cables and lengths of zip cord, whatever, for the
cable between the source and the preamp and listen for differences.
The results will almost certainly differ with a different preamp, and
whether the source is inductive, capacitive, or resistive.
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