Doug Schroeder Method, Double ic

..just wondering if the use of an inexpensive cable (BlueJeans,etc) using Doug Schroeder’s method provides better sound than using expensive top of the line cable. (you can see my insecurity in spending a few hundred dollars in low end cable)

The valid comparator is the Schroeder, parallelled version (whether by using splitters or constructing an assembly without splitters) versus the single-run counterpart. The Schroeder paralleled version trounces the single-run version every time—and by a fair margin. How the Schroeder paralleled version of an inexpensive IC compares to a more expensive, single-run IC is open to interpretation/analysis by the listener/evaluator.

Doug has made numerous comparisons among different configurations from different brand IC’s. Doug might offer his insight on this.

The Teo Audio folks (taras22 and teo_audio) have made versions of the Schroeder assemblies without external splitters, which they dub as “Double Double” IC’s for I believe their GC-Jr IC and their Ultra IC. If memory serves well, they might have compared the SQ’s of their new Double Double IC’s against other single-run counterparts of their IC lineup. See the pages 4-5 of the following forum thread:
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/new-teo-audio-ics-who-has-them

Stringreen I own Teo ultra and Teo GC , I used blue jeans LC1 double ic on my tt to preamp with an outstanding result, you never know until you try.ThAt said I own high fidelity cables, Nordost Heimdall Cables, Marigo, Audioquest Diamond, Sterling, But Iam open to try different cables..Iam a big fan of blue jeans cable as well..,

Stringreen if you can afford Teo cables , they have conjoin ic , I bet those sound really good..if they match your system....

I believe the Schroeder Method has the potential to be disruptive in several respects, including the scenario stringreen has suggested. That scenario I would not think a suitable template to suggest that any cheap cables in Schroeder Method could best any expensive IC in single configuration.

 I theorize that when both cables, low end and high end, in their respective sets were configured in Schroeder Method the high end cable's superior performance would reassert itself. Only comparisons would answer the question with some certainty. 

At the moment I have been focused more on the breadth of applicability rather than comparisons to ascertain relative thresholds of performance between inexpensive ICs and expensive ICs. It may be years before such things are known with a high degree of certainty. Typically one does not have multiple sets of cheap and expensive ICs sitting around ready for such comparisons. 

At this time I have reason to believe that the Schroeder Method is a case of a rising tide lifting all boats. :)