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Fretless wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 29, 2020 6:49 pm

If I understand correctly, every separate lead within the Cat8 construction has its own shielding to enable ultra high transfer speed without interference from other internal sections or external influences.

That is correct. I posted a link on Monday which has a pdf showing what is inside.

More listening today and the Cat 8 cable has definately increased clarity. This is most pronounced at the frequency extremes. It is the icing on top of the A80 Mk3 upgrade. :grin: Dont know why the improvement is taking place but I think the shielding has something to do with it. The ethernet cable ...

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Well, you’ve dismissed the review based solely on your personal unsubstantiated opinion and you have offered no evidence to support that opinion. Are you suggesting that all the graphs etc are made up? I dismissed his review of the AQ. Jitterbug on the evidence of my ears. To me and others on this ...

I don’t know if this has been linked before because I’ve not read the whole thread. (Dipped in and out because I am a sceptic when it comes to these digital matters which includes being sceptic that people can actually hear a difference between flac and wav files) Anyway, although totally objective...

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The UPS tracker said the CAT 8 left the local depot at 7.25 this morning and it still has not arrived. The depot is two miles away. If the weather was better I would be annoyed about being stuck in the house, my wife being out.

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I can peronally vouch for the A80Mk3 being a significant step up from the Mk2, see my review of yesterday. Comparisons with the Mk2 are misleading.

I think differences could be system and listner dependent and there is no definitive best cable.