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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.
mkgus
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!
swanlee597
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astelmaszek99 posts02-24-2019 7:24pmLet me just mention that majority of the recordings you listen to were done with about 500ft of Canare microphone cable, and that's if the studio was fancy."

I always wonder about these types of comments, this is all the more reason to fix the audio chain that we can control in our own environment.

People say the same thing for power conditioners and power cables. Yea the power system is messy and dirty if it were perfect we wouldn't need to correct things on our end.
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celander
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glupson, I think one will hear a greater improvement in SQ with the SM of interconnect placement on an entry level audio system than on a $25k-$50k audio system. The SM of interconnect placement has certain universal truths that cannot be denied with any level audio system. 
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