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Future of cables!

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-discovered-a-new-electronic-state-of-matter?utm_source=...

I know very little about cable technology & even less about quantum physics. I read this & immediately thought (10+yrs down the road) this would upend cable tech: efficiency, clarity, & probably a bunch of stuff I don’t even know about that goes into cable science.

So, say hello to your new 2030 $70k cables. I’m curious what other people think.
tochsii
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grannyring
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Good article.  I think science and innovation will bring about, and currently is, wonderful new realities and possibilities for audio.  No doubt. Thanks for the link! 
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kijanki
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It is interesting article, but I'm not sure how it applies to audio cables.  Electric current is a flow of electric charge.  For AC signals electrons practically stand in place while electric charge moves at about 2/3 of the speed of light.  Energy is delivered to speaker by electromagnetic field outside of the cable.  
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geoffkait
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The whole thing is stupid because electrons aren’t the signal so it doesn’t matter how fast they move, which is about a meter an hour, first one way then the other in AC circuits. Net velocity zero.
tochsii OP
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Kijanki & geoffkait, I never knew your points.  I assumed everything came down to electrons moving.  If it travels electromagneticly & outside the cable... dumb question... then what does the cable matter?  Not being sarcastic-I’m just pretty new and not a regular or quantum physicist. lol
thanks
aewarren
678 posts
 
But expensive cables look cool, especially the fat ones.
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