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In the Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity.

Post Subject: JPS Lab conversation.Posted by Romy the Cat on: 12/20/2011

I just had a conversation with the guy who runs this JPS Lab. I did anticipate much more idiotic presentation, similar to what they have at their web site. To my surprise the gay was rational. It is not that I agree with all that he was saying but it was not pure BS. So, what they offer is the regular 10/2 cupper wire but they are twisted already. Twisting of cause is good but it is just 10ga. They of cause claim that it is fine threading of very tightly packed stranded wires, according to them it is much better. Well, also according to them it has no resistance difference between commercial wire and the fine-stranded. Sure the JPS Lab told me that his wire are made from better copper but I frankly poo-poo that as nowadays all copper is made in the same plant in China. The JPS Lab wants $24 per foot of that fine cable. They do not do anything larger then 10ga and they do not do 4 wire cables to run 240V. Well, it is expensive and the result is not particularly predictable. If I need 2 runs to furnish my 240V across 100 feet then it will be neat $4.800. For this money they need to demonstrate something more than just assurance that it will sound better than any commercial cable. The JPS Lab guy explained the benefit of his cable in the same way how the better aftermarket power cord would be beneficial to sound. Honestly, I did not dive to have this discussion with him as he is just the guy who sells power cords and I am the guy who use them and have too strong opinion about power cords in order to argue this subject with anyone.

Anyhow, according to the JPS Lab they did make the experiments with compare sound of commercial wire and their “expensive” wire. They might be right but I do not feel like to pay $5K to do it myself. So, I will go with heavy gage commercial wire and I do feel that larger gauge would provide much less resistance, much less voltage between ground and neutral, better options for cable clamping and bolting (that acts as cold soldering). So, go fat commercial wire. If sometimes the JPS Lab would like to bit for the opportunity then they can send me test weir and I my A/B their dedicated line ageist my fat commercial-wire made. If their line win sonically than I do not mind to pay for their wire. As now I have no evidence of the benefits of their wire.

The Cat

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