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Why high-end cable manufacturers don't post measurements?

I'd like to get your take on why high-end manufacturers don't post measurements? would you like to see how a cable measure before ....does it matter to you?
scar972
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limomangus
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They probably do but it would be so complicated  and confusing  .That you need to be an Techinal Engineer to understand it.
chayro
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Purist does post some measurements - resistance and capacitance, although not inductance.  I think they also make some excellent cables. 

mitch2
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@tobor007 
Do they still put batteries in cable?
That was an Audioquest thing and they are apparently still doing it.  A description and link to a white paper follow.  Believing is up to you.
DIELECTRIC-BIAS SYSTEM WITH RADIO FREQUENCY TRAP
All insulation between two or more conductors is also a dielectric whose properties will affect the integrity of the signal. When the dielectric is unbiased, dielectric-involvement (absorption and non-linear release of energy) causes different amounts of time delay (phase shift) for different frequencies and energy levels, which is a real problem for very time-sensitive multi-octave audio. The inclusion of an RF Trap (developed for AudioQuest’s Niagara Series of power products), ensures that radio-frequency noise will not be induced into the signal conductors from the DBS field elements. (DBS, US Pat #s 7,126,055 & 7,872,195 B1)
http://tools.audioquest.com/downloads/literature/learning_modules/Dielectric-Bias-System_(DBS).pdf
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dave_b
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System dependent so try before you commit!  Start low and move up slowly till desired result achieved.
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ieales
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Start low and move up slowly till desired result achieved.
Cost has ZERO correlation to sonic quality as RESULTS ARE DEPENDENT ON THE REST OF THE SYSTEM!

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