Theoretical cable question

Nice, clear elaboration, Al.

except for "Henries"

not SI

Yup.  The plural of the unit of inductance "Henry" is "Henrys," not "Henries" as I previously stated.

Regards,
-- Al
 

Not to be too argumentative here, but I believe it’s actually a Strawman Argument to claim or imply that impedance, resisitance and capacitance are the only factors, or even the governing factors, involved in cables sounding one way or the other. It’s not too difficult to see why it’s a Strawman Argument, either. The type of dielectric, the purity of the metal conductor, the type of metal conductor, the addition or not of trace amounts of gold to the pure metal, standed vs unstranded conductor, conductor diameter, whether the conductor is metal or liquid or amorphous (carbon), cable geometry, shielded vs unshielded, even the color of the cable jacket, are some of the other variables. Also, whether and how the cable is broken in, and whether the cable is cryo’d. And we don’t even have to get into wire directionality which is yet another variable, no?

Thanks to all whom have replied. And thanks for the civil and thoughtful posts. I accept that there are a multitude of factors involved (although I must admit to skepticism about jacket cover!). I was interested in the measurable effects, understanding that many things we hear can't be measured. That said, I now believe that the very short run of the speaker cables make most arguments moot. I will keep my Kimber Kable hand made double run of PR8 and concentrate now on the long interconnects. Thanks again to all. Case closed.