Shielding Lifted Patch Cables - criticism needed

[Harry Bissell]

I don't break my cable shields... I isolate every device from the rack with
nylon shoulder washers... and use a single point AC distribution system. I'm
Happy.

(I think the quality of the cabels helped, but if you dodn't actually break
the ground completly then the shield connection at one side may be of little
extra benefit. Do you always ppatch the cable with the shield connected at
the "transmitting" end (most common) or just random ???

:^) Harry

"Muranyi, Andras" wrote:

> Hi DIYers,
>
> Rearranging, racking and clarifying my setup - in hope of getting rid of
> the last dBs of hums and noises (what noises!... a whole set of radio
> broadcasts recieved!) - I've also redone my cable set.
> My system runs unbalanced, and there was no chance that I could upgrade
> a significant part (at least my mixer and the amp) to balanced, so I had
> to look for another solution. I tried one trick: Used unbalanced 1/4"
> connectors and *balanced* cables for all chords; at the source end the
> top soldered to the first wire and the sleeve to both the second wire
> and the shielding, while at the other end the first wire soldered to the
> top of course but only the second wire to the sleeve, and the shielding
> left lifted.
> The setup is pretty silent now, but I'm wondering if it is because of
> the precise imlementation only, or my fuss with the shielding may have
> helped.
>
> What do experts say?
>
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