DO CABLES REALLY MATTER?

glupson, are you posting drunk again? I said the Ikea Poang Chair contained foam similar to Sonex. I just realized you probably have no idea what Sonex is or why I would find it objectionable. I suppose that’s the risk one takes when dealing with clean slates. Never mind.....

I’m standing by for some more of your bright what about this? what about that? routines.

geoffkait,

Unfortunately, "chair contains foam similar to something" does not equal "it sounds bad". Writing 101.

What-about-this and what-about-that routines are not that routine at all. I do understand that direct questions asked about your, to say it politely, vague and often incorrect statements may not be to your liking. Well, every now and then you run into a person who reads your post way better than you have ever written it. From time to time, you do show some knowledge and ability to contemplate in a positive way. Sadly, it often gets annihilated by your inept writing skills.

Maybe a course in creative writing would not be a bad first step. There is such a thing as "lifelong learning" and it is no shame to get better at something at an advanced age.

As a side note, I do not drink alcohol so you can start by taking comments about being drunk out of your writing style.

You got me there, dude. I guess I didn’t realize just how clean that slate is. 

Lifelong learning.

Glupson,
I was, as you can tell, pointing out the philosophical pitfalls accompanying the manner in which the OP went about gathering his knowledge of cables and the incongruity in the way he defends his argument.  He may very well be 100% correct.

Personally, I have not experimented with cables and as such have no opinion on the matter.  With that said, I have been thinking about it and researching lately. As a man of science, and the inherent quality that goes hand in hand with gathering quantifiable and empirical data, I do lean in that direction.  I will, however, be borrowing some cords from my local dealer and performing a test much as @dorkwad described. 

In the end, cables do matter, in all sorts of ways, but that has more to do with how people "know" things.  In looking at the many facets of this particular conundrum, it seems language, the senses and emotion are the main vehicles used in gathering and solidifying the said knowledge. I am happy to read some of the informative posts, engage in a little discourse and listen to good music without worrying too much about the cables.