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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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taras22
412 posts
 
@ieales

Not 1 in 1000 has any technical expertise whatsoever or been within 100 miles of recording studio. You’re all talking out the side of your neck!!!


Really ! Like, really !...
glupson
7,842 posts
 
I have been to Compass Point and Hit Factory.
taras22
412 posts
 
Wow !?.....really!?.....that is sooooooo cool !?....can I have your autograph?.....purty please....and for those keeping score please enter the preceding as a tongue in cheek joke....

And please note, over the last few decades I’ve been to several hundred studios, recording locations, and editing facilities....and the take-away?....the vast majority not only sucked, they sucked big time....even the ones in which highly regarded recordings were made....in fact most living rooms sound better, though admittedly they aren’t as pretty or impressive looking or loud...Just saying eh.
douglas_schroeder
3,281 posts
 
glupson and ieales, I do not concur with your assessments, but I'm not spending more time on this at the cost of my work. Blessings to you both, and thank you for at least cordially debating me. :) 

If either of you ever wish to try Schroeder Method of IC placement I would be happy to discuss it with you and to see your impressions.
I will say this, I think you will miss out big time if you dismiss it. Short of that we know pretty well where we stand and likely further jousting would not be productive. I will try to keep an open mind to your comments going forward.  :) 
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