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Why is high capacitance good?

Hello- I was looking into Cardas speaker cables, and couldn't help to notice as you go up the line---the dramatic increase in capacitance in his speaker cables (450/ft on the top of the line). I believe MIT and those guys crank up capacitance as well.

Is this why cables can sound "warm" (the Cardas mojo)? Most of the reading on the web says capacitance should be at a pretty moderate level.

Cheers,

KeithR
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pani
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Also, how long an IC is okay to use in a decent hi-rez setup ?
pani
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Superb post Al.
Learnt a lot.
pani
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Al, I have heard that it is always best to keep the speaker cables as short as possible even if it means one has to use longer interconnects to get the power amp closer to the speaker. What is your take on this ? I always thought since IC carries low level signal it should be kept short (especially RCA based IC), but the general thought is opposite. I am sure there must be a scientific explanation for this as well. Please shed some light.
pani
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Thanks for the world of info you have provided Al, very rarely do I come across such meticulously written technical posts.

Just one last question, could you please suggest what range of figures of Capacitance, Inductance and Resistance do you consider "low" for speaker cables and interconnects ?
I dont want to ask the manufacturer of my cables to answer these questions because he will try to always respond in a positive manner :).
pani
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Thanks for the info Al.
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