Anticables

Re Roger Russell’s encyclopedia of wire and cables, I got as far as the beginning of the second paragraph, to whit,

"Resistance in the speaker circuit is the key factor that determines loudspeaker performance. The loudspeaker circuit includes the connecting wire between the amplifier terminals and the speaker terminals, the amplifier internal impedance and the impedance of the speaker system."

Once I ran into that exceedingly narrow view of things I pretty much pre-cogged the rest of Roger Russell's encyclopedia. So, for that reason I’m out.

 

"I pretty much pre-cogged the rest of Roger Russell's encyclopedia."

Def: Precog -

"Knowledge of something in advance of its occurrence, especially by extrasensory perception or clairvoyance"

Shocker alert....Precog skills are pretty much as-expected from the creator of the Teleportation Tweak, Clever Little Clock,  Flying Saucers, and other mind-matter interaction gizmos.  Geoff, you could teach Jedi a thing or two about mind-tricks.

@geoffkait, no surprise your research skills are poor. Cheers to you and your expensive cables. 

It appears I'm caught up in another episode of Revenge of the Nerds.

Around 2 years ago I bought an 8 foot pair of AntiCables speaker cables. They made a profound and immediate positive effect in my system. Initially they connected a Rogue Audio "Cronus Magnum" KT88-based tube amp to a pair of Avalon Acoustics "Eidolon" speakers. Sounded better than previous MOR cables, but the AntiCables and the speakers exposed audiophile shortcomings in the amp. Replaced the amp with a very nice Ayon Audio "Triton III" KT120-based tube amp. Wow. Wow. Wow. Then last Summer, I purchased a wonderful sounding Raven Audio "Blackhawk LE" 6L6-based tube amp", again wow wow wow.

The lesson for me was that when you introduce an excellent component into a stereo system, it will expose or clarify shortcomings in your other gear or setup.

Paul makes a wonderful speaker cable (I have not tried his ICs) for a remarkably low price. After doing a good deal of research on the topic of cables in high-end systems I have come to the conclusion that I will never spend multiple thousands of dollars on any cable, but I may get close to that point if I DIY silver speaker cables per Tempo Electric’s recipe/instructions.

BTW, maligning someone (the OP used the term "SCM") is essentially unfair, especially when your system is just crying out for better components that have been exposed as slacker gear. Pfffttt! ;-)