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The Science of Cables

It seems to me that there is too little scientific, objective evidence for why cables sound the way they do. When I see discussions on cables, physical attributes are discussed; things like shielding, gauge, material, geometry, etc. and rarely are things like resistance, impedance, inductance, capacitance, etc. Why is this? Why aren’t cables discussed in terms of physical measurements very often?

Seems to me like that would increase the customer base. I know several “objectivist” that won’t accept any of your claims unless you have measurements and blind tests. If there were measurements that correlated to what you hear, I think more people would be interested in cables. 

I know cables are often system dependent but there are still many generalizations that can be made.
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rocknss
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 I will try this as soon as I get another two y connectors (already have two). IC's will be AQ Silver Extremes. First test will be between CD player and preamp.

How long of an interconnect do you need. My interconnect between CD an Pre is less then the length of two y connectors.
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celander
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Typical lengths of IC’s in the Schroeder Method are 8-ft or less. At least I have enjoyed good SQ results within that range.
douglas_schroeder
3,281 posts
 
I applaud your willingness to try this, roberjerman! I hope that it will be a fun and eye/ear opening experience! If I had not such a long history of trying various methods and configurations I likely would not have had the courage to try it. I have had so many unexpectedly good results from alternative setups that I couldn't discount the possibility of something good coming from it. I will be curious as to your experience, which I'm sure you would be happy to share here. I have had very good results going from source to preamp. 

rocknss, at this time I know of no minimal length necessary. If I were to speculate on the outcomes with sorter ICs, imo a shorter IC is always preferred in all situations (I know there are others who disagree; I'm not interested in opening up a debate on that). My guess is that a comparable benefit of Schroeder Method would be realized by using shorter ICs as to longer ICs. If the IC is about 1 foot long, I would think that to be agreeable to the method. I will also be curious about your results. 
glupson
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dave_b,

It seems that I found some other Transparent Gen 5 cables while Googling. It came out as $17 000 for 8-feet speaker cable (hopefully, a pair).

What is the full name of your cables, they seem to be way more reasonably priced?
hthaller
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FWIW, these cables have an interesting back story and I'm hearing a LOT of good comments from fellow audiophiles who have tried them on the 30 day free trial that is offered.
https://iconoclastcable.com/story/index.htm
The site above has links to the designer's white papers that explain the design philosophy and rationale. 
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