[Harp-L] Another take on Cables and Tone

["Trip Henderson" <trip.tunes@xxxxxxxxx>]

Cables and tone...a subject of great interest to audiophiles, not sure harp
players really want all that clarity.  There is a definite school of thought
that amplified harp through a low-fi mic actually sounds better through a
cheap thin cable.  My long time friend and full time harmonica maniac Mason
Casey picked Rod Piazza's brain on this subject after noticing that Rod used
a thin old grey vinyl covered cable.  Rod swears by it, and his tone ain't
too bad!


Trip Henderson

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Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 09:35:56 -0500
From: dennis moriarty <dmoriarty@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Mike cables
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       In response to the query: There was a discussion some time ago
by some some technically savvy players over on the Weber harp board
which led me to the Klotz LaGrange cable imported from Germany and
available via Kendrick amplifiers (which you can google). There is
definitely a purer sound from these cables (they are relatively
expensive) and all of my mikes have an audible relative clarity of
signal from these cables (no affiliation). Since I invest in quality
mikes and amps I thought I would maximize their sound transmission.
Since then it has been brought to my attention that Lava Cable has the
lowest capacitance of any cable on the market (google their site)
making them superior to the Klotz (once again no affiliation). p.s.
while cable quality might sound like nit picky b.s. there really is a
difference. My best. d
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