Putting an end to the audio cable debate! Part 1

Good discussion from an audio engineer (electrical engineer) on some reasons why cables can sound different. The discussion starts around 55 minutes in. There are actual reasons why cables do sound different. Many "objectivists" just don't know enough of the science about cable construction to know why.

http://https//www.thehifipodcast.net/episodes/episode-54-shielding-grounding-draining-isolation

Personally I think this guys views on cables ,dumb period.
It’s  like saying all vacuum tubes sound the same , or any decent turntable cartridge are all very similar ,and with digital bits are bits 
everything is just vanilla  .

If they sound different the debate will continue. 

One takeway I got from these forums is that the most important part of a audio system is the quality of the source equipment and associated equipment, speakers, and from MC, Townsend speaker stands.   Speaker cables, interconnects and power cords are, to me, important but secondary  levels of consideration, with interconnects being the most "tweakish of the lot.  On interconnects, I will not go crazy over "5-nines silver". Well constructed copper cables are good enough for me. I will go a bit higher on speaker cables.

Just purchased a pair of xlr cables by Furie on Amazon for $19 plus shipping. Unbelievable improvement across the bandwidth. 
Go figure.