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<blockquote data-quote="John Roberts" data-source="post: 89509" data-attributes="member: 126"><p>Re: Maximum analog snake length</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>[TMI] For an example of a TMI answer that has nothing to do with the OPs question.... skin effect in fact is real at audio frequencies while still not significant in the context of your audio snake. </p><p></p><p>Not to get too esoteric, skin effect is a kind of a self repulsion of current flow so it tends to aggregate on the outer surface of conductors. This effect is so pronounced on high current (but low audio frequency) power lines that they often use hollow wires, or steel core cables with more conductive aluminum conductors wrapped around the steel core to provide good conduction in the outer "skin" region. </p><p></p><p>This is absolutely not a consideration for general purpose audio applications, while there is a legacy "Litz" wire design using many small conductors braided together to optimally provide lots of surface area for a given cross section area for improved RF impedance and embraced by some misguided audio-phools. </p><p></p><p>[/TMI]</p><p> </p><p>JR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Roberts, post: 89509, member: 126"] Re: Maximum analog snake length [TMI] For an example of a TMI answer that has nothing to do with the OPs question.... skin effect in fact is real at audio frequencies while still not significant in the context of your audio snake. Not to get too esoteric, skin effect is a kind of a self repulsion of current flow so it tends to aggregate on the outer surface of conductors. This effect is so pronounced on high current (but low audio frequency) power lines that they often use hollow wires, or steel core cables with more conductive aluminum conductors wrapped around the steel core to provide good conduction in the outer "skin" region. This is absolutely not a consideration for general purpose audio applications, while there is a legacy "Litz" wire design using many small conductors braided together to optimally provide lots of surface area for a given cross section area for improved RF impedance and embraced by some misguided audio-phools. [/TMI] JR [/QUOTE]
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