Harley quote

The claim is made that the cable makers are not taking into account the interactions between cables and components. Perhaps for the most obscure makers, but I do not see that contention supported in regard to the larger, more science-driven cable makers.

There are 0 standards in components in audio, therefore no interface standards, therefore a one size fits all is pretty much impossible at least for "perfect" operation. Some general tunings can be done, i.e. like Kimber and others reducing speaker cable inductance, but that also increases capacitance which can have impacts on high bandwidth amplifiers, so, one size fits all, does not work, and bringing up L, C, and R does not matter unless you understand what they do and how they interact with other components.

“...a seemingly poorly designed room CAN sound amazing.”
Maybe to your ears, but the sound by objective measures is not amazing. Distortion can sound subjectively good, but its not correct and is something to be avoided.

A room with one side wall absent cannot by definition sound amazing.  Using conventional two-channel dynamic drivers, imaging will be hopelessly messed up in such a case. Unless one is listening in the extreme near-field, which defeats the purpose of setting up a six-figure ‘big’ system in a large room.

I’m guessing at least half of the posters here would go ballistic at the sight of the word ‘correct’.  But there are correct and incorrect ways to set up a room; there’s no getting around the laws of physics.  

“Some of the supposedly best designed rooms are often horrible sounding.”
No. A correctly constructed and outfitted room will sound right, by definition.

To focus on something relatively minor like cables, while ignoring the laws of acoustics, is something else to be avoided.

“Some of the supposedly best designed rooms are often horrible sounding.”
No. A correctly constructed and outfitted room will sound right, by definition.

A small ordinary room is defined by his geometry ( form+proportion, by his topology (doors+windows) and very importantly by the acoustical different properties of the different materials contituting his content (furniture+books,vinyl,cd, flowers,lamps etc +walls-ceilings-floors) ...

NO equations here, even computerized pre-fabricated solutions will or could replace completely the human ears....

Designed room are NOT small living room, but even them need the ears designers piloting the work....

Then laws of acoustics dont replace ears....Practical acoustic is an ART based science...

To focus on something relatively minor like cables, while ignoring the laws of acoustics, is something else to be avoided.

Here you are more than right....

My greatest discovery in audio, is that upgrading electronic design is often secondary ,if a certain quality product is being acquired... The most important factors being most of the times the 3 embeddings controls dimensions of the audio systems : mechanical,electrical and acoustical embeddings...

Not knowing that is condemning oneself to chaising his tail or chaising the dragon tail , in the 2 cases entering in an endless pit throwing money into the abyss....

Or endlessy arguing meaninglessly about cables, after being deceived by one or after buying a  good one, and at worst, arguing at the end  with  anti cables zealot of scientism... 😁

"Distortion can sound subjectively good, but its not correct and is something to be avoided."

What? You do not like pulling styrofoam over glass?

Fun fact...experimenting with raising my speaker cables off the carpet and isolating them from vibrations with anti vibration supports and Mapleshade brass weights on top of their network boxes.  Sound became dull and less dynamic.  Back on carpet....fantastico!!  Moral?  Gotta play around and above all else USE YOUR EARS 👂. All the advanced acoustic design in the world ain’t necessarily gonna do it for you...keep on truckin:)