But isn’t Mogami cable used extensively by Pro audio?
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.
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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Pro audio cables are expensive and not a good value when you consider that skeptics should be using lamp cord. They should be using the interconnects from their 1980's stereo. That is, if they want to be consistent. After all, they think no one can pass ABX testing, so why would they spend the money on Pro cables? It's all about fear of looking bad, prestige, feeling like a Pro! Yeah! They think, "If the Big Boys in audio do this, then when I buy their products I'm a Big Boy home system builder, too! I'm so much smarter than all those fools who spent more than me... After all, look at that graph/chart! PROVES I've got the best possible sound. I use Canare, so much more scientific than Mogami! Only a loser would use such a thinly supported, unscientific cable as that. Look! They're religious with their guy sitting in Lotus position! Who can trust a cable company like that?" (The delusion is practically incurable) |
Rule number one. Attack the competition. Good job! Gee, I wonder why Mogami’s tagline is Cable of the Pros. Duh! http://www.mogamicable.com |
@douglas_schroeder or calling them unscientific. Were it to stop at that it would be understandable and reasonable, I mean, some folks, and rightfully so, do not share either the fundamentalist understanding of science that is a large part of the skeptic’s "intellectual" arsenal, or what it ultimately represents as a world-view. But words like foolish, stupid, gullible, and deaf are routinely tossed around when describing those who have committed the apparent sin of buying anything more than inexpensive entry level cables. But the fun doesn’t stop there, any manufacturer who dares step outside the carefully prescribed circle of cable righteousness is branded a liar, or a charlatan, or a snake-oil salesman, or a thief....Sweet, real sweet, and definitely not a strategy to develop some form of solution or understanding....no, its more like building a justification to burn witches at the stake. What’s funny is this level of vitriol is not routinely being used by the other camp in this, errr, discussion. |
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