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RE: What they will do.

Well, I wouldn't consider the sonic differences earth shaking, but you do have to short or cap all inputs and outputs. For inputs, the RF can enter through the ground circuit if left uncapped.

Actually, I consider it better to address the various jacks on the digital and video sources first. Since many of those outputs are live, they are actually radiating a lot of RF and creating havoc with the rest of your analog gear. Try finding a cap for your S-video jacks, though......and.....take a gander at the number of fittings on a new TV set or on a A/V receiver!

RF sources these days are proliferating very rapidly. Even the LED displays will emit RF. I discovered that by accident when experimenting with some lead sheeting. A sheet in front of my CD player's display noticeably increased detail, you can easily check this out as some players have displays which can be turned off.

Capping a few inputs or outputs may not amount to much, but if you zealously do all, then the improvement becomes more noticeable. I like the Cardas caps, but sometimes I use those el cheapo IC's and simply short them out or buy those really cheesy RCA's and solder them closed (those all metal ones for like 5 cents each looking like refugees from the 50's ). The good thing about those caps, in general, is that it keeps the RCA jacks from corroding.

Stu

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