Putting an end to the audio cable debate! Part 1

I, too, want to read Part 2. I also appreciate that he outs himself as a former "all cables sound the same" proponent. This not only makes him, a sonic convert, into a fairly interesting/compelling commentator. It also opens him up to special emnity from those who share his old beliefs.

I have a longstanding policy in social settings, not to discuss religion, politics, or sex--the most divisive, fight-starting topics I know of. In audio settings, I tend not to discuss cables, R2R/NOS DACS vs delta/sigma DACs, tweaks, etc. Not because I'm shy about my beliefs, but because I don't enjoy fighting with people.

There is nothing wrong with measurements. Wouldn't you like to know the capacitance of the cable you plan on hooking up to your turntable with a MM cartridge? What about induction in speaker wires?

In all likelihood all well designed and manufactured cables of any particular type sound exactly the same. To determine this you have to play them side by side switching back and forth. I have done this with speaker wire and single ended interconnects but of a very limited sample size. I do not expect anybody to trust my hearing so, in essence this is an opinion, an educated one. 

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"Putting an end to the audio cable debate." LOL!

Having read it a second time, I find his hand waving, deflections and verbosity less than compelling.

"On the one side is the audiophile who refuses to believe that a cable can make an audible improvement and immediately calls out any price deemed exorbitant. On the other side is the audio enthusiast who claims to hear differences and improvements between cables and understands why one cable may cost more than another, despite their identical length. Unfortunately, these two solitudes seem irreconcilable."

No they aren't.  He goes on to prove that he learnt some sales techniques studying for an MBA, and uses the word "phenomenon" in an inappropriate context.

As @djones51 said, if you wanna learn something about cables, read what the folk at Belden say.  All good stuff.  This guy is just gunna talk more about himself, his theories, and other people in his next epistle.