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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When taras22 and Teo_Audio chime in together on the same thread, it’s a lot of fun to read. Well done.
larry5729,
For reasonably priced speaker cable of fantastic quality, check out Cerious. Much <$5K. 

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

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.

:)

David Salz of WireWorld, international fame was talking about the big 3 back when I first met in in the middle 80s. All his designs are based on science. His Eclipse series are great bargains