"The reason cables can’t be measured in terms of how they sound are so dependent on the amp the speakers and the room. However, the electrical properties of cables can be measured and may help one decide which ones to try if they have unusual situations: long runs, difficult to drive speakers, low output amps, etc. thanks"
That’s exactly what they used to say about amplifiers. But we now know specs don’t mean very much. Amplifiers with two orders of magnitude better THD can sometimes sound much worse than Amplifer X. So, I would say, no, the electrical properties of cables don’t help anyone decide which cables to buy. No one has compared cables in terms of sound quality and correlated that to Measured electrical properties, which is really what is needed. Alas, no one has ever done it. When did all this cable ruckus start, 40 years ago?
time flies when you’re having fun. 😀 If what you say were true that all anyone would have to do is measure the electrical properties, L, R and C, then pick the cable with the best measurements. That’s why this cable controversy has been around for 40 years. Hel-loo!
That’s exactly what they used to say about amplifiers. But we now know specs don’t mean very much. Amplifiers with two orders of magnitude better THD can sometimes sound much worse than Amplifer X. So, I would say, no, the electrical properties of cables don’t help anyone decide which cables to buy. No one has compared cables in terms of sound quality and correlated that to Measured electrical properties, which is really what is needed. Alas, no one has ever done it. When did all this cable ruckus start, 40 years ago?
time flies when you’re having fun. 😀 If what you say were true that all anyone would have to do is measure the electrical properties, L, R and C, then pick the cable with the best measurements. That’s why this cable controversy has been around for 40 years. Hel-loo!