{"id":97,"date":"2014-02-27T14:09:32","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T19:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/?p=97"},"modified":"2014-02-27T15:46:55","modified_gmt":"2014-02-27T20:46:55","slug":"why-use-anti-static-treatment-for-audiovideo-cables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/why-use-anti-static-treatment-for-audiovideo-cables\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Use Anti-Static Treatment for Audio\/Video Cables?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We all know what anti-static spray is: a spray used in order to dispel static charge on your audio\/AV\u00a0gear\u00a0that will also hinder future build up. But why is this treatment so important?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 20px; border: 0px;\" alt=\"Eco3x_blog_2\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hub\/312998\/file-544583614-jpg\/Eco3x_blog_2.jpg\" width=\"220\" height=\"168\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The slow build-up of static charge is a subtle, yet dangerous problem that undermines the performance of all audio and AV systems, flattening perspectives, dulling colors and inhibiting dynamics. And it is a problem that is only getting worse. Today\u2019s current technology allows for multiple source options and increasingly complex audio\/AV systems which generate even more static. By using anti-static treatment on not only your cable jackets, but also on the shelves of your racks, plastic cones under drive units, TV and computer screens, CDs, SCDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs, you will notice a marked improvement in both visual and audio performances. \u00a0Once static has been removed, your system will be able to achieve a striking sense of liveliness and clarity that had been missing before. Anti-static treatment is one of those simple yet effective tweaks that could produce that difference that you\u2019re searching for.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/info.nordost.com\/tiny-tweaks\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"hs-cta-img alignright\" id=\"hs-cta-img-3c9a99f5-d0ef-4193-b0e8-76fff42ab4cd\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/312998\/3c9a99f5-d0ef-4193-b0e8-76fff42ab4cd.png\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more helpful tweaks to make on your system,\u00a0check out our Tiny Tweaks, Big Pay-Offs\u00a0download!<\/p>\n<p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\nhbspt.cta.load(312998, '3c9a99f5-d0ef-4193-b0e8-76fff42ab4cd');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all know what anti-static spray is: a spray used in order to dispel static charge on your audio\/AV\u00a0gear\u00a0that will also hinder future build up. 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