Ansuz Cables & Accessories

My view is that loudspeaker cables should be as short as possible. Common length is 2m-2.5m.
Signal cables should be as short as possible but not shorter than 1m. 1.2m-1.5m for analog RCA/XLR is my preferred length for source. 2m-3m for amps. 8m-10m for subs. You can go longer XLRs if your equipment is 'balanced' end to end.

When it comes to power cables, some say there is a sweet spot at 1.8m-2.0m depending upon that application. I have had no negative effects using lengths as short as 600mm into a power conditioner.

There is no hard rule but shorter is better IMO. I'm not sure about any vendor suggesting that longer is better when it comes to wire.

Cool diagrams! ^^^^^^^
 
Steve said:
[...] There is no hard rule but shorter is better IMO. I'm not sure about any vendor suggesting that longer is better when it comes to wire.
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Yes, that comment caught my attention as well. Nordost also claim that longer lengths of PC sound better.



Steve said:
[...] Cool diagrams! ^^^^^^^
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I've just realized that some devices can't see the diagrams at all, so I've copied them again below.






Prioritized Ansuz Mainz upgrade path



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Based on all we know about capacitance, inductance, resistance, the importance of instantaneous current, shielding of from stray magnetic and electric fields, etc. etc., I find this statement preposterous. More length will be different, no question; but better? Please provide any plausible science as to why? The only reason I would ever consider lengthening any cable be it power, interconnect or speaker cable beyond what is the minimum necessary to achieve my functional layout requirements might be for impedance matching between mismatched components but that's a suboptimum approach to the problem.

But that's me. Can someone enlighten me?
 
FlexibleAudio said:
Based on all we know about capacitance, inductance, resistance, the importance of instantaneous current, shielding of from stray magnetic and electric fields, etc. etc., I find this statement preposterous. More length will be different, no question; but better? Please provide any plausible science as to why? The only reason I would ever consider lengthening any cable be it power, interconnect or speaker cable beyond what is the minimum necessary to achieve my functional layout requirements might be for impedance matching between mismatched components but that's a suboptimum approach to the problem.

But that's me. Can someone enlighten me?
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I just buy the length I need and don't concern myself over such silly fuss.
 
For speaker cable Nordost states 4m (or multiple thereof) is ideal. Turns out I need 4m so I personally can't say if it's true. I've also heard with coax digital cables (any brand) 1.5m or more is ideal. I need only 1 meter and at the time I couldn't afford anything longer. I hope to meet Lars after the RMAF and that would be a great question to get an explanation as to why.

Personally I would think shorter is better but it could be that with short cables higher quality may not make as much of an impact on sound. Again my best guess :rolleyes:
 
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I have compared A 2 m diamond with a 4 m Diamond power cord feeding my Mainz 8. There was definitely a small audible difference. In my room, with my equipment, full loom of Ansuz cables I felt the base was slightly tighter and the background was quieter with the 4 meter cable. It definitely is a "cost not a concern" investment. I could only recommend this to someone with unlimited disposal income and was trying to get every last bit of performance out of their system. I have not tried this with less expensive systems or cables that are moderately priced. So I can not say that there would be an audible difference in every application.
 
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octadyndude said:
For speaker cable Nordost states 4m (or multiple thereof) is ideal. Turns out I need 4m so I personally can't say if it's true. I've also heard with coax digital cables (any brand) 1.5m or more is ideal. I need only 1 meter and at the time I couldn't afford anything longer. I hope to meet Lars after the RMAF and that would be a great question to get an explanation as to why.

Personally I would think shorter is better but it could be that with short cables higher quality may not make as much of an impact on sound. Again my best guess :rolleyes:
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Design Audio Video said:
I have compared A 2 m diamond with a 4 m Diamond power cord feeding my Mainz 8. There was definitely a small audible difference. In my room, with my equipment, full loom of Ansuz cables I felt the base was slightly tighter and the background was quieter with the 4 meter cable. It definitely is a "cost not a concern" investment. I could only recommend this to someone with unlimited disposal income and was trying to get every last bit of performance out of their system. I have not tried this with less expensive systems or cables that are moderately priced. So I can not say that there would be an audible difference in every application.
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I trust Davids judgement a great deal but would love to hear a science based explanation as to what might be happening here........I can't quite get my head around it.

From Ansuz:

IN A PERFECT WORLDAnsuz cables would be totally non inductive with a free floating stream of power or signals to your HIFI units. Also it would be with zero capacitance, giving you full effect no matter what.
The Ansuz Cable-series succeed in creating a significant reduction of inductive interference and taking capacitance to a minimum, pushing the allround performance of our cables closer to perfect.

Yet IMO more length reverses all these stated design goals by creating:

More resistance
More capacitance
More inductance
More exposure to stray electrical and magnetic fields

Rather, in a perfect world it seems to me a "free floating stream of power" would be a cable of no length whatsoever. As I said above, can someone enlighten me.
 
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Have you looked at the difference in cost, for example, in extending the length for Odin?
2.5M speaker cable: $29,000. 4M speaker cable $38,000. List price but you get the idea. The power and ICs are just as costly as you lengthen them. I bought exactly the lengths I needed and still spent a ridiculous amount of money.
 
octadyndude said:
For speaker cable Nordost states 4m (or multiple thereof) is ideal. Turns out I need 4m so I personally can't say if it's true. I've also heard with coax digital cables (any brand) 1.5m or more is ideal. I need only 1 meter and at the time I couldn't afford anything longer. I hope to meet Lars after the RMAF and that would be a great question to get an explanation as to why.

Personally I would think shorter is better but it could be that with short cables higher quality may not make as much of an impact on sound. Again my best guess :rolleyes:
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I met Lars and asked the 4m question. He said he couldn't explain it but did a demo with a 2 and 4m power cable (Ansuz diamond of course). He thinks it's a mechanical factor that he doesn't know to prove it. He was right - the 4m power cord added some richness and detail to the sound without sounding analytical. Lars also stated the only real test is to compare a 1 - 2 and 4m side by side. He also stated he never uses a power cable less than 2m because they sound the worst. We didn't have any shorter than 2 meters to hear that.

It was a great demo and an educational experience. Many thanks to Le Roy for hosting the event. What a gracious guy with the best system I've ever heard. Lars too is a great people person who takes the time to explain the answer to any question.
 
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At CES 2015 Ansuz have introduced a new X-Series of cables, which are shortly scheduled for commercial release. The series includes a power cord, interconnect and speaker cables.


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The CES demonstration used a Hegel source (transport); Jeff Rowland Continuum S2 integrated amplifier and Scansonic MB-2.5 loudspeakers. Also clearly seen in the above photo is the employment of a Ansuz Mainz distributor, Darkz footers, Darkz cable lifters, Raidho Rack (A&B modules) and AStri's QT line of acoustic panels.
 
octadyndude said:
I met Lars and asked the 4m question. He said he couldn't explain it but did a demo with a 2 and 4m power cable (Ansuz diamond of course). He thinks it's a mechanical factor that he doesn't know to prove it. He was right - the 4m power cord added some richness and detail to the sound without sounding analytical. Lars also stated the only real test is to compare a 1 - 2 and 4m side by side. He also stated he never uses a power cable less than 2m because they sound the worst. We didn't have any shorter than 2 meters to hear that.

It was a great demo and an educational experience. Many thanks to Le Roy for hosting the event. What a gracious guy with the best system I've ever heard. Lars too is a great people person who takes the time to explain the answer to any question.
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I obsserved the same thing during a Nordost demo. Indeed for power cords 4m was better than 2 which was better than 1.
 
hello everyone. I am a new user in the system has two powercable Ansuz C and interconnect C. I wanted to complete the brand as it is said to be better than the whole. Currently used as a speaker cable Kimber 3035 and jumpers 9038. Unfortunately I can not try the speaker cables. I wanted to know if it was better to invest in speaker and jumpers C 1mt powercable for my computer, or just go on speaker and jumpers D? Set-up: MSB Platinum plus, gryphon diablo, totem wind.
 
holydio said:
hello everyone. I am a new user in the system has two powercable Ansuz C and interconnect C. I wanted to complete the brand as it is said to be better than the whole. Currently used as a speaker cable Kimber 3035 and jumpers 9038. Unfortunately I can not try the speaker cables. I wanted to know if it was better to invest in speaker and jumpers C 1mt powercable for my computer, or just go on speaker and jumpers D? Set-up: MSB Platinum plus, gryphon diablo, totem wind.
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Are you happy with the way things are sounding now?

I do believe in the same manufacturer full loom theory, so all Ansuz C sounds like a good strategy. The D is a crazy big jump in price. Ansuz C is the sweet spot.
 
Yes I like the sound and reflects the impressions of the forum. My supplier I would withdraw the Kimber and jumpers so I go near to D maybe with length 1.5. If I stayed with speaker and ponticeli C could think of an additional power cable C on their computer audio or power strip ...
 
Im have just walk into the Ansuz word with power cable POM and Alu and some Sparkz. Its sound wonderfull for me as i can hear more micro detail and the music just flow very naturual and real. Im temping for the next upgrade..:weird:

The X series will be at attactive price range. Almost half price of the entry level P. I'm wonder how dose is sound. Anyone demo it yet?
 
Hi Sunny

Welcome into the Ansuz world. Yes, they make quite an impressive performance..starting from the POM.
I have also some POM, Alu and also some Ceramic cables of them.. the Diamonds, I have only heard in demo´s.. need some time to save up for those :)

I have also not heard the X series.. agree , attractive price range and if they just have some of the bigger brothers DNA in them, they will make wonders :)
 
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