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Applying transmission line theory to audio connectors always raises the BS flag.
"Metal has the skin effect, which sends signals up and down in an extraneous direction," Thoerner explained. "Carbon has no skin effect." The connectors, which will be available through local dealers, can be used to retrofit existing terminations as long as they are crimped. (Carbon cannot be soldered.) Cost in projected somewhere between WBT's copper and silver versions.
Given the importance of cable terminations and component terminals as a primary determinant of performance, I find the prospect of faster, Nano Gen connectors quite exciting. Here's hoping that WBT can set up some kind of listening comparison in Munich that will allow press and attendees to evaluate the difference they can make.
Applying transmission line theory to audio connectors always raises the BS flag.