Different cables transfer information differently. We hear the difference. As with every component we strive to achieve as realistic quality of sound as possible. I am certain that my cable does a better job than cheap flex wire. Our audiophile community in general will not waste money on tone control items. We strive for purity and as a general rule one gets closer higher up the price pyramid.
If Cables Are Not Tone Controls...
I can't count the times audiophiles have said "Cables are not tone controls". But if we audition (remember that?) two sets of speaker cables and decide that one sounds "better" than the other, aren't we using it as a tone control? You can call it whatever you want, but in reality we are deciding which cable contours the sound to our liking? Or should we just buy the speaker cable with the lowest resistance, inductance and capacitance we can find and if it sounds like crap, change other components until it sounds good? Then we're just using the other components we've swapped out as tone controls. Just asking.
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