Active Shielding in Cables


Good Morning,

I have been reading up on active shielding in cables to block emi noise, and I was wondering what audiogon members think of the concept of adding a charge to the shield of a cable to block noise, and if actively shielded cables are worth the high price tag that accompanies them.
keith_316

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I am using the Synergistic Research Resolution Reference X2 series speaker cables. These sound wonderful in my system, a bit quieter than some other higher priced cables I've tried. While I can't say that the active shielding is the sole cause of the blacker background it probably has something to do with it.
I also had issues with RFI getting into my prior poorly shielded speaker cables which was causing output tube fuses in my amp to blow, no more of this after the Synergistic.
I've also tried the Synergistic Resolution Ref. x2 digital cable, same quiet and black backgound of the speaker cables.
If would say that if you have major RFI and/or EMI issues in your setting they may very well be worth it. I would also not necessarily characterize the Synergistic line as being more expensive than other top line cables.