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The Science of Cables

It seems to me that there is too little scientific, objective evidence for why cables sound the way they do. When I see discussions on cables, physical attributes are discussed; things like shielding, gauge, material, geometry, etc. and rarely are things like resistance, impedance, inductance, capacitance, etc. Why is this? Why aren’t cables discussed in terms of physical measurements very often?

Seems to me like that would increase the customer base. I know several “objectivist” that won’t accept any of your claims unless you have measurements and blind tests. If there were measurements that correlated to what you hear, I think more people would be interested in cables. 

I know cables are often system dependent but there are still many generalizations that can be made.
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oddio
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It wouldn't make any difference.  I had one gentleman, who doesn't believe in cable differences in audio, tell me I was lying when I explained how copper was drawn and annealed when making copper wire. 
Once a bias has set in, it is very difficult to reason with a closed  mind.
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celander
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When taras22 and Teo_Audio chime in together on the same thread, it’s a lot of fun to read. Well done.
boxer12
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larry5729,
For reasonably priced speaker cable of fantastic quality, check out Cerious. Much <$5K. 
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Hi Defiant

"I did not study under Jackson, but we used his textbook. Years ago, in 1991-92."

That was my first impression when I read your earlier posts.

mg

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michaelgreenaudio
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Hi Geoff

"To boldly go where no one has gone before."

or as some of this reads

It's bingo day at the seniors center.

:)

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