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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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douglas_schroeder
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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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glupson
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douglas_schroeder,

Despite the stance of a misunderstood prophet that you frequently seem to want to project, nobody is dismissing your method. At least not on the last page or so. It seems that most of us with relatively cheap systems should not expect much difference with it, rendering an attempt futile for now. We can only believe it is great and be thankful for an opportunity and enlightenment you generously bestowed upon us. Thank you.

Now, if you could follow this thread’s title and clarify the science of it for those who are tired of empty promises of $50 000 bliss. That would be a much bigger contribution than everything you have done here so far.
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geoffkait
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I was just getting ready to try the Schroeder Method on my cheap Sony Walkman. Then I realized my system is not a $50K system, it’s more like a $5 system. And I don’t even use interconnects. Boy, is my face red!
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