Ready, set, comment! Speaker cables don’t make a difference?

He is catering to the home theater audience exclusively at this point. And they like trashing cables to make themselves feel better, plus honestly it's good business for his channel. There's a reason this guy publishes at least 5 videos per year on this very topic. Makes perfect business sense!

Many years ago before I discovered 2 channel stereo, I went through a bunch of HT components including Polk Audios, Def Techs, Pioneer, Marantz, etc. I tried a few mid-priced power cords and speaker cables at the time, and concluded that cables typically don't matter with HT systems. 

Everything makes a difference. It’s just a matter of how much and if it matters or not. Some things matter way way less than others. Speaker wires fall into that category IMHO compared to all the other usual suspects for delivering good sound.

That’s the good news. The bad news is making things BETTER not just somehow different is actually a much tougher nail to hammer. Then there is that diminishing returns thing.....that’s where it really gets hairy.

Splitting hairs can be fun! Plus it never ends! Double bonus! Have at it! It’s just a matter of time and perhaps money you feel is worthwhile  to invest.

The problem (other than the money), is that all cables sound different in different systems.   Get a boatload of different ones and try them yourself.

I used to not believe in speaker cables making a difference and now I’m not so sure. I was hanging out at Audio Connection on Saturday listening to tunes. Someone swapped out I believe Audioquest Rocket (?) for Robin Hood series cables and the difference was not subtle. So I’m beginning to rethink my stance on the subject.

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Audioholics will be doing another video ...

Doesn't Audioholics have its own website?