I hated cables but now I love them

What if you could have cables that coil themselves? You CAN! And I'll show you in this video.
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[@roofpizza1250]

Make sure you buy the correct ones, one for the northern hemisphere and one for the southern hemisphere,

[@christophmartin5381]

😁🤣

[@brucermarino]

What audio really needs is levitating listeners. After watching most audio channels, is obvious we are not high enough! Keep up the great work and thanks!

[@rienpost3145]

Everybody knows that Volts will only travel through cables of a certain purity with gold connectors and anti-gravity coverings which are coiled in their favourite way, providing it's not on a tuesday in a leap year. Yes, you can hear the difference, providing you ran them in at the proper temperature for the right amount of time.

[@AudioMasterclass]

I’m waiting for someone to comment that the magnetism in self coiling audio cables would hold the volts back.

[@phrtao]

'Volts' don't travel down a cable:it is Amperes that measures the flow of current down a cable. Voltage measures a difference between two points (maybe analogous to a measurement of height in geography)

[@rienpost3145]

@@AudioMasterclass Let me look into that. ;-)

[@rienpost3145]

@@phrtao Taking a joke seriously? Seriously?

[@stevengagnon4777]

​​@@AudioMasterclasshere's some food for thought. The signal going from one device to another is actually a power vector traveling in the electromagnetic field set up between the two devices. The cable just is the path that the electrons move in and in this part of the path is resistance and leakage to ground. Basically you want to minimize the leakage and resistance to the electrons moving back and forth (and that is not very far) so you just need to keep those "Push me Pullios" calm and orderly so they won't try and escape . So we don't want to give them a convenient exit either. That way they won't be distorting the signal very much. Physics is pretty cool 😊. That is why you want to avoid iron if possible ( transformers iron is pretty much necessary) in the signal path because it will mess the electromagnetic field. So really the cable just needs to be adequately conductive and shieled from ground. Clearly at a reasonable point the diminishing returns aren't worth the cost.

[@grahamstrahle4010]

Love how DM adds his own music -- another unique delight of this channel.

[@Chunksville]

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[@AudioMasterclass]

Thing is I use all of these, although the colour comes and goes as I feel like it. The conditioner though I only use for the videos. Saves me looking like a toilet brush sometimes.

[@Chunksville]

@@AudioMasterclass 😄

[@geoff37s57]

If you play a Heavy Metal track will the music get stuck in the cable?

[@palogazo3947]

I am glad you do. Without them you would need to train and teach the electrons to jump through air and hoops.

[@AudioMasterclass]

Don't worry. Phil's working on that.

[@christophmartin5381]

Magnetic Monopoly.... I can not help but damn.wasn't that a hint to BBT ?.... Hahaha I love it!

[@peters7949]

I would like to know why loose cables braid them selves together, if left unplugged at one end. I’m forever separating them before plugging in my Zoom 6track recorder.

[@marxman00]

Dont worry ..Ive got a cable demagnetiser for this very purpose

[@DeltaJazzUK]

Yeah I've been waiting all my life for these 🙄

[@jimbeveridge5185]

Hiya Phil, keep up the great work Couple of questions:do audiophile bats prefer Planar-magnetic or Electrostatic tweeters? And for your friend in the natty grey tee shirt . Why , as a true audiophile , am I not permitted to use my (Yamaha HS5 )studio monitors as hifi speakers . They look nice and match my storm trooper outfit.

[@EricIolo]

Good evening sir! Have you managed to to test the speed of data travelling through these magnetic cables? Is it slowed down by magnets? Further would the magnets interefere with the 1s and 0s? I have read that audiophiles who use digital equiptment sometimes spend considerable amounts of money on DATA cables, so is it posssible that the 1s may 'get repelled' by a 0 on occassion? My point being - I cant see these taking off for DAC users etc! They would not risk it! Lastly, I bet they would take longer to bed in too!

[@bluesfish55m51]

After the first few moments of transmission the lining of the insolation adjacent to the magnetic sides of the cable will trap a thin layer of 1’s (or zeros depending on the exposed pole) . Once coated, all data flows unharmed until there’s an interruption of the signal where the trapped 1’s are ejected and the process must begin anew.

[@jimhines5145]

I would be compelled to cut into one and examine what is under the sheathing. What is inside that makes them work so well? I would think some braided stainless steel may be in place to block one of the poles...or weaken it at least.

[@atoptip6193]

Virginia Woolf (I think) once said, something like, “People do not appreciate how much sunshine £100 a year can buy you.” I agree, if you stay away from those things others want so badly. This is my list so far. Feel free to add: Turntable Cables DAC Espresso maker Football team American football team Basketball team Vintage Ferrari Vintage Alfa-Romeo Yacht Boat Microphones

[@amcluesent]

This is why I use Bluetooth for linking my high-end system.

[@peanutbutterjellyjam2179]

The day audiophile equipment goes wireless, bet your bottom dollar there will be a company selling audiophile grade air that will enhance your listening pleasure.

[@AudioMasterclass]

I'm sorry to say that you're probably not wrong.

[@toonertik]

Cables.. oh me oh my.. bane of my life as well. From wiring offices with emergency standby systems.. wiring up and wax looming cables in a rather iconic mixer range (think A and B) before pcb mother boards, to being a live sound engineer and then some studio installations/re kitting.. my own very semi pro studio and now my modular.. as you say.. I just love sound. music and creation more than my.. ermmm dislike for the cables that make it all work. As far as self coiling.. no no no.. in reality, they'll never coil the way needed for one's own situation.. hook and loop all the way.. if you know the way ;-)))))

[@zackreuter6344]

Self levitating speaker cables? Phil, you are such a tease! That would be the greatest thing since those stickers that eliminate resonance from window glass. Do you have a Go Fund Me set up yet? I have cash burning a hole in my pocket.

[@Shalmaneser1]

How many coils does it take to create magnetic inductance?

[@AudioMasterclass]

I think the answer is one, or maybe less than that. Hopefully an electronics expert will weigh in with the correct answer.

[@wmrg1057]

You handle that blade like you're splicing tape 😂

[@AudioMasterclass]

I have indeed spliced many a tape in my time.

[@EricIolo]

Onto something completely different - what do you think of Bone Conduction Headphones David?

[@AudioMasterclass]

I’m waiting to be sent a pair.

[@pretoria701]

@@AudioMasterclass If the results are anything like what you heat when having a cap replaced on a molar...then keep on waiting!

[@shpater]

For Audio: It Seems there would be a Current flow in parallel to a magnetic field. this might affect the signal as a "strong ferro magnetic "coil (in comparison to air conducted coil) which may behave like an LPF (maybe out of the audible range?) and maybe with some "magnetic memory non linearity"" (Like in a metal core transformer). All the above is just my feeling, I have no way to quantitate the amount of effect here, but audiophiles lift their cables from the floor will not approve such cables for use. I gues that if this cable is good enough for USB (100's of Mega hertz than would be good enough till 100Khz for an audio signal.

[@Douglas_Blake_579]

Overthink much?

[@imqqmi]

I just fold cables and put a knot in them, even a crate full won't tangle. I use double sided velcro tape to manage cables. I hate analogue audio cables, they always fail. Wireless audio, you'll need 3 of everythimg. One you've lost, one has a dead battery, so you can only use a spare, if you didn't forget to bring it.

[@pablohrrg8677]

Yesterday I watched a video where someone tested a speaker's crossover with a magnet, because ferromagnetic materials are the nastiest and evil things you can put on a music playing set up. Of course yours only transmit digital data, but there are audiophiles that say that digital audio signals should be treated as analog, and not doing so would degrade sound quality (it could if you are losing data but in extreme cases)

[@AudioMasterclass]

The funny thing is is that digital cables do actually transmit an analogue signal. The analogue signal carries the ones and zeros. Too much for a brief comment reply but maybe a topic for a future video.

[@pablohrrg8677]

@@AudioMasterclass That is totally right. but it creates a whole industry of digital cables, digital signal cleaners, reclockers and so on.

[@davidhalliday7776]

1ft magnet-covered cable ... 1ft metallic-covered cable ... 1ft one foot magnetic ... Both poles of a magnet are attracted to ferrous metal. so just alternate magnet and ferrous metal in lengths equal to the circumference of the coil.

[@AudioMasterclass]

You might just have it there. I said 'might'.

[@atoptip6193]

Did I miss your speculation about how they always attract and never repel? Mine is this - one side of the cable is magnetized, the other side soft iron. So it is not N attracting S (or repelling N) but just the soft iron. I wonder if you folded the cable on itself some repelling may happen? Hmm…I actually do not like my own idea that much. In physics, the B and the H and the M were always very confusing.

[@AudioMasterclass]

I did manage to talk to James Clerk Maxwell via my time telephone, however he was as stumped as me.

[@atoptip6193]

Ah, you needed to ask his audiophile brother Jimmy UR Maxell!

[@philipkershaw7918]

Self coiling? Self tangling more like! I would rebrand them as self inducting cables. That should frighten Phil away. Myself, I look forward to the advent of tachyon cables. The use of which would eradicate all possibility of noise and interference by ensuring that the signal arrives at the load BEFORE it has been transmitted by the source. Although there may be some timing artifacts.

[@AudioMasterclass]

I mentioned tachyons in my next video. Did you miss it yet?

[@philipkershaw7918]

My long departed Gran had all this sorted out. As evidenced by this little ditty she was known to recite: I went to the pictures tomorrow, and bought a front seat at the back. Then I fell from the pit to the gallery, and broke a front bone in my back. Then I went round a straight crooked corner, and I saw a dead donkey die. So I pulled out my dagger to shoot it, and a kipper flew out of it's eye. Yet, Contrary then to all expectation, it was my grandad who did all the drinking!!!

[@andymouse]

:)@@AudioMasterclass

[@Douglas_Blake_579]

Oh look .... they've reinvented fridge magnets.

[@grandadgamer8390]

My Super Nintendo has coiling technology 😅

[@davidhosmer1424]

I would think that self coiling cables will never lay or hang straight. I hate when the roadie throws down the cable in coils, tangles, knots and a..holes. Like so much spaghetti. Looks bad. Looks unprofessional. Trip hazard. Oh - Aren't all mics wireless? Wireless Neumann U47 ! Thanks for the great videos

[@jim586]

You’ll have to excuse me, but what actually is this channel actually about? 🙃

[@AudioMasterclass]

Maybe if you follow this link you'll find out - www.youtube.com/@AudioMasterclass/videos

[@barlow2976]

If you think coiling cables is irksome try coiling my 20m H.P air line, then you'll be swearing.

[@AudioMasterclass]

You know, I think I'll give that a miss.

[@darryldouglas6004]

I’m wondering when audiophiles will want cryogenic enclosures for their cables to eliminate resistance. 🧐

[@AudioMasterclass]

Liquid oxygen is a good choice because it cools very nicely and when it starts to boil off you can breathe it in for extra enjoyment.

[@Hipyon]

@@AudioMasterclassYeah you must bye oxygen free cable for the best Effect

[@philipkershaw7918]

Andre Previn was a super conductor!

[@andymouse]

What ever next ?.....cheers.

[@athathsonty2925]

It is a pity, you don't like Cables, friend. You are missing something in life. Not just Something, Everything. For Some, Ends are everything, Means don't hold any Meaning. For Some others, the Journey is more Important, not so much reaching the Destination. Cable lovers belong to the later group.

[@rpvermeulen]

The unboxing music is much more than just irritating. I assume it could be easily weaponized and as such would put an end to many international conflicts. Where the ... does it come from???

[@AudioMasterclass]

From my warped musical imagination.

[@thinkIndependent2024]

U R peddling so much I expect the sale of a Audiophile Tricycle

[@ploppill34]

audiophiles are like vegans....................the air of superiority is nauseating

[@AudioMasterclass]

Oddly enough I like vegan food from the supermarket. It has to be good to please vegans. Then I add steak.

[@imqqmi]

And their 'food' is nauseating as well.

[@barlow2976]

@@AudioMasterclassI ran out of my vegan 'no meat' steaks the other day and tried a real beef steak. It was delicious! I tasted quite similar to the vegan version, but just nicer. I think I'll be buying more..

[@AudioMasterclass]

I'm in agreement on any kind of vegetarian or vegan meat. But give me one of their best veggie burgers by the side of my real steak and I'll wolf it down.

[@mcdk72]

There is cabel health an emf hell.

[@maidsandmuses]

I think I would prefer audiophile cable ties 😁

[@AudioMasterclass]

If there were such things, and I haven't (yet) checked, I'm going to say they'd be around £10 each. Maybe there'd be organic ones for £30. Maybe I'm grossly underestimating.

[@maidsandmuses]

@@AudioMasterclass Definitely a gap in the market; perhaps best not to encourage it... 😂

[@AudioMasterclass]

So I did take the risk. No audiophile cable ties... But apparently nylon ties can crush the cables and velcro ties are better. Here we go...@@maidsandmuses

[@MrPeeBeeDeeBee]

Self coiling aka stiff cables - no thanks.

[@AudioMasterclass]

This is a reasonable comment. The cables are fairly stiff but a long way off from rigid.