I would like to see some evidence for the "Blue Jeans" claim they have lower capacitance than other cables.

@phototristan

7 жыл бұрын

You can start by reading the pF/ft results here: www.bluejeanscable.com/store/audio/LC1-design-notes.htm They are simply one of the lowest pF/ft of any RCA on the market. Also see this video to: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pWmDq7ONgrLYhJM.html

@kurtdenke1391

7 жыл бұрын

That's pretty easy to do -- capacitance can be measured with any simple LCR meter. We wouldn't make the claim if it weren't true -- entirely apart from the fact that we do like to be honest, it would be very easy for anyone to do the measurement and show that we were lying about it if we were....

@HamsteakStudios

5 жыл бұрын

@@phototristan So why doesn't Blue Jeans or yourself make a video and post it to KZread testing their cables to back up what their company website says if the information is concrete. I've tested Rockford Fosgate RCA's and their numbers aren't anywhere near what they claim they are. Reading numbers on a website and watching someone talk about it on KZread is one thing, but actually seeing the cables tested properly to back up your claim is a completely different thing.

Your videos are quite informative. Keep up the good work.

Very happy with the Blue Jeans cable lc-1 interconnects here.

From my experience, the stuff you connect your stereos together are very important. Rather than buying a new headphone amp, I switched out the interconnects and found the sound i desired. I currently use MIT 330 Series 2 and I had these for 10 years. I even used them to connect my Schiit Modi to my Magni and noticed a Huge improvement over the psyt cables that I bought. Granted, the psyt cables are cheap and MIT are super expensive, but they do make a difference.

I agree with your video and I'm going to check out blue jean

I purchased some Monster RCA cables with the turbo grip connectors many years ago and they were really hard to remove from the back of my Yamaha pre-amp. They actually broke off the metal surrounds on a couple of the input jacks trying to remove them.

I'm trying to get my tv sound into some speakers specifically the logitek z323 I'm assuming I'll need a regular RCA cable to get the output of the sound into the inputs of the speakers ???

Do you have a link for the first set of cable??? Thanks Frank Bronx NYC

What are good rca cables to go from Studio Monitor Speakers (Krk Rokits) to iPad please?

What does the capacitor do to the sound? Just curious about those.

If I need 15m, do you know if quality ones're significantly better?

Nice vid and a 'like' from me. Criticism: about 3 mins of content spread out. I have many pure silver Oyaide cables in my system (Pass Labs etc) and the improvement over budget cables varies from (1) can't hear it, to (2) tiny. Short point is that manufacturers like Blue Jeans is the sweet spot.

Will these work with McIntosh 1700 and JBL speakers? (and Sony 5-CD player?)

I had a similar issue with some Monoprice RCAs. They were way tight and it was almost like they were going to break my equipment.

I want to make my own cable to so, where i can some cable and rca head would you mind so me please

i just ordered some blue jeans. they make them LONG... took some digging to find shorter 3 foot cables. at that length their price isnt bad

I have a ipad mini, can i connect the ipad mini white the Audeze LCD-3 ? Do you NOW this Sir :)?

Any thoughts on US made cables using either Belden 8402, 1505A, or B1695 cable?

@phototristan

4 жыл бұрын

I only own and have experience with the LC-1 cables.

Heh I was just about to order a 6ft of these Monoprice since they're only 3.59$ and they don't rip you off with shipping from USA to Canada but I got to say these Bluejeans looks pretty impressive but as for the sound quality, I really wonder if it would be worth 10x the price at such a short range. Aren't these more suited for 15ft and longer or even at 5-6ft you do hear a difference? Here's my setup for music. - Asus Xonar Essence One (DAC) - Harman Kardan AVR-1600 (Amp) - KEF Q900 (Speaker)

I make my own. I use quality co-axle cable, and then co-axle to RCA connectors.

@phototristan

8 жыл бұрын

Cool

@HamsteakStudios

5 жыл бұрын

​@Frank Winkhorst Mine do. Do your's sound like passive aggressive assholes on KZread too?

Blue Jeans is an excellent Cable. Good old fashioned competent engineering mixed with listening skills. A lot of the Chinese made cables are using copper coated aluminum. a good 30-40% lower conductivity. (not suggesting Blue Jeans uses them, but a lot of the chinese made brands are better avoided) Definitely can be heard, especially in the bass frequencies. You might have some fun with Harmon's "How To Listen" software. Easy download, and it will definitely improve anybody's listening skills. Cables do make a difference, but more so in very well known variables that the phone companies, etc. figured out many years ago. Geometry, LRC, and even insulation (teflon is good, pvc, not so good) If I walk into another Audiophiles Listening room, and he has super expensive cabling, I am always a bit skeptical in regards to his true level of listening skill.

@phototristan

7 жыл бұрын

Yep, the LC-1 is still my all-time favorite RCA.

I have my entire system hooked up with Monster Cables. Got them all from Goodwill for under $10

@phototristan

8 жыл бұрын

I'm proud to say I don't own a single Monster product or cable. I used to have a few of their cables but got rid of them. I dislike their business practices and refuse to support them: www.bluejeanscable.com/legal/mcp/

@JanoyCresva

8 жыл бұрын

phototristan OH i agree. Fuck them, they'll never get my money. Every monster product i've ever got came 2nd hand. Performance wise they arent any different than other top end cables. But i do like the actual connectors. NOT worth even half of what they ask for retail.

Headphone Amp. ? Too make the power better ? :) It goes without?

Screw audioquest, getting bluejeans, thanks.

@paulp.4970

5 жыл бұрын

Nonsense. Audioquest makes very good cables.

what is the difference and why would i choose one over the other?

What about those Cardas Cables? the build quality and internals are amazing!?!? Do they offer better performance?

Thanks a lot for the quick reply. Guess then I'll still order the Mono as it's so dirt cheap and I need anyway to get a 25ft there for my mom to connect her very old turntable to my hometheater and definitely won't spend 85$ on a 25ft LC-1 but I may just get a small LC-1 just for me from the Asus to my receiver and see if it makes a difference but at a huge 38.75$ + 8$ shipping for only 6ft I'll be pretty pissed off if I hear no diff :/ That's 11x more than Mono cable and clearly not 2x better!

At longer lengths, differences will be more pronounced and noticeable.

Could you hellp me understand Diference in regular rca and single dijital( orange color code) Thanks an advance.

@phototristan

10 жыл бұрын

See: www.bluejeanscable.com/articles/digitalanalog.htm

No mention about cable geometry. The LC1 is a coaxial cable whilst most RCA cables are UTP/STP.

@phototristan

6 жыл бұрын

See: www.bluejeanscable.com/store/audio/LC1-design-notes.htm

would bluejean cables work for replacing the rca cables on a technics 1200? thanks

@phototristan

10 жыл бұрын

I don't see why not.

@sandyuntermyer

9 жыл бұрын

phototristan Boy, I sure do, if you're talking regular RCA interconnects you'd use to hook up any other two components, such as a tuner to a preamp. You need special cables to hook up turntables to phono preamps, because regular ol' interconnects won't work in that case. (But you could use regular interconnects to hook up the phono preamp to your preamp or the AUX section of a preamp or integrated amp.) Incidentally, AudioQuest offers cold-welded cable ends, not soldered, and it's worth the extra coin, to me, just to avoid soldered cable ends, which go bad over time.

@phototristan

9 жыл бұрын

Sandy Untermyer Blue Jeans Cable does that too: kzread.info/dash/bejne/g2iexNOqpprWeaw.htmlm12s

@Ninja_Gaijin

9 жыл бұрын

+noriegaent as long as not too thick - serato.com/forum/discussion/186515 .. still deciding on cable and connector replacements. For connectors I'm fairly sold on KLEI harmony - kleinnovations.com/kle-innovations-klei-products/klei-harmony-plug/klei-absoluteharmony-phonorca-plug/ not sure what sort of wire/cable yet, will most likely get custom made up with these connectors and wire of choice, or send them to someone like KABUSA who will do whatever you want - www.kabusa.com/m1200.htm

i got a pair of the monoprice and they were just the opposite. they were to lose on the jack.

What do you consider a short/long distance? I'm going for these: www.thomann.de/gb/sommer_cable_onyx_cinch_rca_cable_50.htm

In my drive for perfection with my Audio-Technica AT-Lp120 turntable to squeeze out the best music I can I just completed soldering a pair of Blue Jean cables I built myself onto the circuit board. Made a difference is reducing the background white noise to nearly nothing. It also shows up even less in my editing app Adobe Audition. I used the Belden 1505F coaxial cable and used the Canare RCAP-C42 RCA plugs that had to built. Canare has instructions on their website on how to put the plugs together. It was well worth the project and Blue Jean Cables ROCK!

@petermay1219

7 жыл бұрын

A bit of wire cannot reduce noise, you are deluding yourself.

@VinylRescue

7 жыл бұрын

Don't be such a downer! I know what I see and hear on my end. Nothing better than someone coming on here and and just putting other people down. Gee thanks!

@petermay1219

7 жыл бұрын

It's not uncommon for faith based comments to be posted on sites like this. It is much less common for the individuals who make these claims to provide evidence for their claims. Evidence that is repeatable....

@phototristan

7 жыл бұрын

Try a solid conductor cable some time vs. a stranded on, you will hear a difference. You can read up on why companies like Audioquest thing sold conductors are best here: www.audioquest.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/DoNoHarm-whitepaper-1222-11-r11.pdf BTW, the Blue Jeans Cable LC-1 that I talk about in this video is solid conductor.

@VinylRescue

7 жыл бұрын

Interesting read. Thanks for the info.

These cables look gorgeous. You should see the crap available in Kenya :-(

need to talk about speaker wire

depends on your equipment - if you own high end audio equipment then you should be able to hear the difference between cheap and expensive cables. I also dont believe in spending thousands of dollars on cables but i would spend reasonable mount. Blue Jeans are very good, Mark Grants are probably slightly better.

This was a sales commercial. Fine by me.

Do you have any recommendations on USB cables?

@phototristan

10 жыл бұрын

I'm using the red WireWorld one currently but only because I go a fairly long distance. If you are going a short distance like under 6 feet, you should be fine with a cheap one. The audio quality is not going to be different.

@XingX2

10 жыл бұрын

I see, do you think ferrite cores are necessary for the cable?

@phototristan

10 жыл бұрын

Yunfan Chen No, those can actually hurt the sound from what I understand.

@XingX2

10 жыл бұрын

I thought it will effect the sound on analog interface like RCAs. Thank you for your help and keep up the good work. Your videos are very informative. =D

@phototristan

10 жыл бұрын

Yunfan Chen *Glad to help*

I don't believe in 'the more money, the better the sound'. Yes cables do sound different, and a good cable can be that 1 last thing that finishes off a system. But you don't need to spend huge amounts of money, just get the cheapest cable that makes your system sound the way you want. As for cable tightness, take a pair of long noise plyers and bend out the metal surrounding the central pin of the connector just enough to make it fit properly but still make a connection.

I had some LC1's in my system but gave them to a friend. I had a credit at the cable co and so i got some audio quest cables. THEY ARE PURE SNAKE OIL. Im ordering more LC1's. At least transparent cables sounds ok when they try to rob you. But audio quest cables sound horrible.

@bill32889

8 жыл бұрын

+PHOTOTRISTAN I should have know they were snake oil. At RMAF they were trying to convince use that we could hear a difference with ethernet cables. And when I asked what engineering problem they claim to solve with their digital cables they went on the defensive.

@zoxwolf2133

8 жыл бұрын

+Robert Ontiveros They are retards who hold us for fools. When i found out this and saw 1000usd usb cables from aq i was literaly so pissed and decided to never buy aq products any more.

@bill32889

8 жыл бұрын

Its funny they just gave me some free stuff, So I can't be so negative. Joe Harley and Steve Silberman are cool dudes but they do sell snake oil. Some of their stuff is great. Like the dragonfly and jitterbug. But most of their stuff is snake oil.

Don't forget: pulling on cheap RCA cables damages them quicker than the more expensive and solid type.

It depends on if you amp is single ended or a differential pair amp. Great cables do not have to be shielded, twisted pair work on a differential amp, a single ended cable like the blue jeans cable you recommend would be a bad choice. Learn the difference in what you own people.

@onesikm3

6 ай бұрын

I learned about this recently once i decided to upgrade my older class ab amp in my car to a modern compact class d unit and found that my fancy twisted pair of rca were picking up a crazy amount of noise 🤦🏻‍♂️

It's pretts silly actually...I have a pretty nice system that has taken me about 3 years to put together. Speaking MSRP, my speakers were $2,000...my Preamp/processor was $2,000...my amp was $1,200. I have only ever used ultra cheap component video cables as interconnects between my preamp and amp. Yes...I took the red, green, and blue cables that are supposed to be used as analog video cables for hd analog video (component). It has always sounded great to me...so much so that I have never changed them. But I just ordered my first set of analog cables (same as the ones shown in this video) and can't wait to hear the difference. Its crazy that Ive invested so much $ in every other aspect of my system, and still used throw away cables. Even if all they do is look better, to me they will have been worth the $...just to clean it all up and polish everything off so to speak. Cool video. Thanks.

@TheWretchedWorld

9 жыл бұрын

If it's good enough for a hd video signal believe me it's more then good enough for analog audio lol

@utubie24

8 жыл бұрын

Did you hear a difference?

@MSM4U2POM

8 жыл бұрын

*"Did you hear a difference?"* I'm sure a lot of people genuinely believe they can tell a difference, but from what I understand, in blind trials even hardened audiophiles have been unable to distinguish cheap cables from expensive ones. If there actually IS a difference, it is probably so piffling it's hardly worth the hundreds or even thousands of pounds (or dollars, or whatever your currency is) the manufacturers ask for it. I've tried myself to detect the difference between cables costing hundreds of pounds and the cheapo ones you typically get for a tenner, and honestly - I can't. I am as certain as I can be, that audio cable marketing is pure bullshit. Sorry - but there it is.

The tighter fit is more desirable. A better mechanical connection makes a superior electrical connection. As for the people who sell expensive RCA cables, show me some lab test. Show me your lab test with an Amber, Tektronix or Sound Technology audio analyzer. I dare anyone to attempt to prove that a $500 dollar set of cables is an improvement over a set of Neutrik cables that cost less than 20 dollars.

@phototristan

9 жыл бұрын

You want it to be tight enough to make a secure connection, but not so tight that pulling it off stresses the jack on the equipment. Tighter is not necessarily better.

@2869may

5 жыл бұрын

@@phototristan That's what she said.....

Yes, but ideally you would need a headphone amp.

Audio is audio. In an analogic system, the machinery cannot discern the R signal from the L - for they sound the same. Hence, it makes no sense to colour code the audio, white and yellow. Red is always video though, but White and Yellow should be one colour - say, blue or black, for Audio. The point being if you connect red with white, and white with red, should still work, because they are both Audio only signals. Right?

1:50 lol

I don't think I would like that, just my opinion. The whole idea is that interconnects are supposed to faithfully transmit the signal, not color them in any way.

in theory you kinda have some decent points. but in reality 99% of the users would not hear a difference between the three cables you are talking about. like you even said and i agree its mainly a placebo effect. now if you were using 20K-40K and more say in turn tables, speakers, and real hard core analog equipment there will be a noticeable difference to someone who has a TRUE TRAINED ear and knows what they true are doing and have MANY years of tuning home theater. but that is a whole other ball game and if you were in that ball game then you would not be on youtube looking for cheap RCA cables. also for the record yeah blue jean cables are nice and the custom length is a very nice addition. but for the average set up and the installs i do for people who are trying to be on the cheap i use mono price. i have had ONE bad cable from them in the past 12-15 years. for the price that they are i dont see why to switch UNLESS i had a customer who just had to have top of the line cables or if i was doing my own house and making my own special cables. now i would still be using mono price when and when i can but in other areas of my house i make my own custom cables. plus i would rather have 2-3 mono price cables then 1 blue jean cable. that way when you friends come over you can sell them your extra parts and make enough money to pay for all of your cables. its also preference and how much money you want to spend

@phototristan

8 жыл бұрын

+TheCrash2769 I've swapped between Monoprice RCAs and Blue Jeans in my system and the Monoprice ones literally sounded muddy in comparison. 3ft cables too, go figure.

When someone is buying Audiophile grade electronics.They are not going to buy low end cables.

@derbigpr500

9 жыл бұрын

You don't have to buy low end cables. Best professional audio cable makers in the world have high end audio cables that they sell by lenght....for example, Sommmer Cable or Klotz from Germany...their best audio cables cost like 3-4€ per meter, and they're as good as you can get for that purpose. You buy a couple of Neutrik jacks, solder them, and you have a cable that will in theory perform as good as any on the market regardless of price.

you guess??? you mean you NEVER tried the expensive cables ??? Also what are you useing for gear the big box stuff ie $300.00 av reciver?? Yup you kids keep putting those Pep Boys tires on the Farriari ,let me know what it's like hitting the wall !!

@paulp.4970

5 жыл бұрын

What's a Farriari ? :-))

When you have longer length runs (over 6ft), then you may very well start to notice an audible difference, especially with BJC's. Believe it or not, BJC cables are some of the best for this. However, for 95% of people with stereos, their components are generally stacked to save space in a rack or cabinet, and they use a shorter 18" cable, which is actually the best for sound quality. Shorter interconnects under 3ft are more than enough length to connect every component in your stack. Most people do not have components lying all over the room to show off, like audiophiles with $10,000 amplifiers. With basically any run under 1 meter (3ft), the difference in capacitance is only a few pico-farad. Test equipment can measure a difference, but.... Human beings cannot physically tell the difference. Human DNA does not create a human ear that sensitive. I don't care if you are the greatest audiophile on the planet with the best ears created by God. If you truly believe you can "hear" a difference, you are living in LA-LA-Land. Even with RCA runs under 3ft, a human being cannot discern the difference between a Monoprice Premium and a BJC. The effect is purely placebo. However, even I will say with certainty.... NEVER use the cheap junk RCA's that comes with your BD player or stereo components.

@phototristan

8 жыл бұрын

+Condor1970 I disagree only to the extend that if you have some fault in even a short RCA cable that either introduces noise interference or does not pass through all of the signal, you'd definitely hear that. This can be the case with cheap generic cables as the manufacturing tolerances on those is not as good.

@Condor1970

8 жыл бұрын

+PHOTOTRISTAN If you have a fault, absolutely. Agreed. The most common issue with cheaper cables will usually be bad soldering, and internal fraying, etc. If your cables have a short, that is easily detected prior to installation. All cables should be checked prior to use. If you don't, you're just asking for problems (even with the more expensive ones). If they check out fine, then they will work just as well as any other cable if your runs are very short. Especially since the overwhelming majority of cable runs are under 3ft. I've messed around with some expensive cables in the past, for short runs, the human ear simply can't discern the difference between the two. Again, check your cables for proper soldered joints, and continuity.

@phototristan

8 жыл бұрын

+Condor1970 I've swapped between Monoprice RCAs and Blue Jeans in my system and the Monoprice ones literally sounded muddy in comparison. 3ft cables too, go figure.

@petermay1219

7 жыл бұрын

Rubbish......

The most I spent on a interconnect was $150. The least $50. The $50 cable was really good, liked it but I did not love it. Great bass good mid's and airy hi's(highs) The $150 love it and NO! "Placebo Effect" I know what I'm looking for and I buy the audio equipment that is right for me. This cable has full tight bass(not bloated) warm mids and for me open and clear treble(hi's) Interconnects(cables)will sound different on different systems. The interconnect that I love has been criticized for rolled off treble. I do not hear it in my system. It has to do with the equipment that I use that is all. I do not fool my self into believing it sound good because I spent good money on them.I know what I'm looking for(Hearing that is too) I do not believe in buying these crazy priced cables.I believe in quality and the manufacture that I'm buying from. Know what you are buying and the sound you are looking for. Have fun,love your music. Enjoy your selves. (Kimber Kable Hero $150. Morrow Audio MA-1 $50)

“and all that kinda stuff”

@phototristan

4 жыл бұрын

michael martin All what kind of stuff?

you should not be making "help" videos. just get to the point?