The Science of Cables

@tara22, breakfast of Calvin, anyway....

Hey, Calvin was always in a class by himself....and most definitely no anyways about that ! 

So, we have skeptics, I'm sure, who use a higher AWG speaker cable. 

Ok, so Canare insists that what yields better sound is lower AWG. (I concur; I have confirmed it through numerous listening comparisons.)
Canare has a chart showing DF in relation to speaker cables and AWG.

So, skeptics, are you going to change your thinner wires to heavier based on this science? Or, do you trust your ears. Have you even ever tried a comparison between your favored high AWG speaker (smaller conductor) cable and a low(er) one (larger conductor)? Would you trust a chart to determine what sound you would like, or would you trust your ears? 

What if Canare's plan is to sell you more cable by recommending thicker speaker cables? How do you trust them? By the numbers? Or, would you trust your ears? And, if you just your ears by foregoing the recommendation of Canare's science, then doesn't that make you unscientific? 

Are you suspicious of a Pro speaker cable maker's recommendation, or do you give the Pro cable maker a pass, and do not subject it to scrutiny? If you prefer subjectively a thinner speaker cable conductor (higher AWG), do you see Canare as disingenuine, not trustworthy for recommending a heavier AWG speaker cable? Do you apply the same kind of suspicion to the Pro company as you do to other speaker makers who are not "Pro"? 

BTW, Schroeder Method of IC Placement was first tried by myself because of my conclusion that lower AWG is universally superior. I saw that it wasn't in use in interconnects and I thought it worth a try. I suppose that if I had a chart like Canare you would "buy it". So, because I don't have a chart, I guess that means it can't work, right?  :) 

Mapleshade Omega Mikro interconnects, which I’ve listened to extensively over several days, employ a solid core copper conductor that is 54 gauge. In case anyone’s not sure how thick 54 gauge wire is, it’s the thickness of a human hair. Oh, did I forget to say they are absolutely great sounding interconnects? Very open, revealing with great bass performance. So, as far as wire gauge goes, I don’t really believe anyone trying to make a general or universal statement.

Before I forget what’s the deal with directionality for DS type interconnects? Any consensus? 

Idle observation, this thread has pretty good legs for a troll thread. 💃