|   free oxygen cable | copperguys
Nov 24, 2001 9:58 AM | | Someone says free oxygen wires are better,
others say it doesn't matter.
I'm so confused.
Please explain.
Thank you |
| re: free oxygen cable | Eyespy
Nov 24, 2001 10:44 AM | | Where do you get free oxygen? There's always a cost. |
| re: free oxygen cable | pye-yes
Nov 24, 2001 8:41 PM | | air is at no cost, so we can breathe everyday and copper gets it free too. oxygen from air causes oxidation that makes an actual AWG of copper wires reduce. If you had a 14 AWG wire, it would be no longer 14 anymore after exposed to the air (oxygen). |
| re: free oxygen cable | Eyespy
Nov 24, 2001 11:43 PM | | There is definately a cost associated with the oxygen in the air you breathe. |
| re: free oxygen cable | pye-yes
Nov 25, 2001 9:29 PM | | Is it related to the quality of audio cables?
Even you go broke, the air is still out there.
Naturally, all cables must suffer a phenomenon called corrosion. |
| re: free oxygen cable | Eyespy
Nov 26, 2001 10:10 AM | | "Even you go broke, the air is still out there."
That does not mean that the oxygen that is contained within it is without cost. |
| re: free oxygen cable | blind-eyespy
Nov 28, 2001 9:36 AM | | Where? Where you are able to live.
Cost? Yes, there is a cost. Your audio stereo system is mute because your mind is closed and your ears are deaf.
Blind-EyeSpy |
| re: free oxygen cable | Eyespy
Nov 28, 2001 12:36 PM | | No, there is a definate cost, but one which may be outside of your particular field of expertise, whatever that may be, but there is a measureable cost none the less. |
| I think you mean "Oxygen Free" | Warren Warren
Nov 24, 2001 12:12 PM | | What you meant to say was "Oxygen Free" copper, which basically is like Fat-Free Food- meaning all the taste is sucked out of it! LOL. But seriously, when you hear mention of Oxygen Free Copper, it generally means a slightly better quality of conductor with less impurities than a regular copper conductor. Many speaker cables use oxygen free copper anyway, some manufacturers just print it in big letters to make it sound more important. |
| re: free oxygen cable | Clyde-o
Nov 24, 2001 3:51 PM | | To copperguys:
As you were the original person to ask the question I'd like to respond. If you go to the following website you will get all the info you need based on theory, not on some "audio-rocket scientist" with wise guy remarks. True, this is a web site of a company who probably would like you to buy their product, but you don't have to. However, you can read the theory behind cable construction & material-including OFHC copper (oxygen-free high conductivity) I don't even know the cost of it, nor do I use any such cable, so I have nothing to gain by this. But based on these articles I may just try some cables. I found the info interesting and factual. Although the material is based on scientific facts (ie it can be measured) it doesn't mean that it has any audible audio effect. That remains for you to decide for yourself The web site is: audioquest.com/home.html Click on "cable theory" & Frequent Questions. Regards |
| re: free oxygen cable | mtrycrafts
Nov 25, 2001 2:01 PM | | At the link:
"A lack of a proper scientific approach often causes each side to ridicule the beliefs of the other. The most effective audio and video designs come from those who take into account all the evidence, regardless of how measured or how well understood."
"Since the most important audible attributes are due to the length of the grains, we use the name LGC (Long Grain Copper) to describe the very best OFHC. "
"This drastically reduces the formation of copper oxides within the copper, substantially reducing the distortion caused by the grain boundaries. Additional improvement can be attributed to OFHC copper having longer grains (about 400 per foot), further reducing distortion."
Too bad they didn;t follow their ownadvice and provide the real science and evidence before they make such unsupported claims.
Rather, a google search would have been better for more accurate information, you think?
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