Re: Active lead cable

Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 24 Feb 2000 5:55 pm

Here we go again! I must have a cable fetish
as I have been reading the specs on various instrument & speaker cable including the shootout Guitar player Magazine did and the Lawrence cable won hands down for sound quality via the scope or the ears not to mention the convenience of the modular aspect of the cable. I came across a
company that has an active impedence matching instrument cable that claims to preserve harmonics with smooth sustain and sharper attack. The cable has an inline diecast battery box that runs on a 9 volt battery and states 1000 hrs battery life. The company is from England and I am not sure about any US disributors?Check out the website. WWW.ACTIVE-LEAD.com I guess I'll be the guinea pig on this one![This message was edited by Len Amaral on 24 February 2000 at 06:09 PM.][This message was edited by Len Amaral on 24 February 2000 at 06:13 PM.]

Cairo Zoots · Post by **Cairo Zoots** » 28 Feb 2000 3:19 pm

Len, Since the site is currently under con(de)struction (i.e.No specs), it's hard to judge whether their active system is any better than a 9v preamp in line.

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Bill cole · Post by **Bill cole** » 28 Feb 2000 3:59 pm

Since Bill Lawrence is the master at building guitar I would very much like to here his thoughts on this very subject or read them Becky will you get Bill to tickle the keys on the ole compituter and give us his thoughts.

Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 28 Feb 2000 6:35 pm

Hello Cairo:
Even though the site is under construction you can click on it anyway and it will post.
Len Amaral

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 1 Mar 2000 3:40 pm

Call me "old fashioned", but I will always prefer a good piece of wire...without those "contraptions" on it!

Bill Crook · Post by **Bill Crook** » 5 Mar 2000 8:17 am

Looks like a pre-amp built into a 1/4 plug powered by a 9 volt battery. I'm sure this would give a rich signal to the amp but really, if there is no/little rf noise rideing on the signal, ( like useing a good cord) why do I need a very expensive preamped cord ?

MOHO

[This message was edited by Bill Crook on 05 March 2000 at 08:18 AM.]