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Why Do Cables Matter?

To me, all you need is low L, C, and R. I run Mogami W3104 bi-wire from my McIntosh MAC7200 to my Martin Logan Theos. We all know that a chain is only as strong as its' weakest link - so I am honestly confused by all this cable discussion. 

What kind of wiring goes from the transistor or tube to the amplifier speaker binding post inside the amplifier? It is usually plain old 16 ga or 14 ga copper. Then we are supposed to install 5 - 10' or so of wallet-emptying, pipe-sized pure CU or AG with "special configurations" to the speaker terminals?

What kind of wiring is inside the speaker from the terminals to the crossover, and from the crossover to the drivers? Usually plain old 16 ga or 14 ga copper.

So you have "weak links" inside the amplifier, and inside the speaker, so why bother with mega expensive cabling between the two? It doesn't make logical sense to me. It makes more sense to match the quality of your speaker wires with the existing wires in the signal path [inside the amplifier and inside the speaker].

 

 

kinarow1
kennyc
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On the WBF forum, Master-Built cables were discussed.  These cables were designed as a side job by the government scientists who work on superconductors.  Debate went on back on forth on what the cable manufacturers claimed.  Iirc In this debate included scientists and engineers.  After the debate went on for awhile, a one of the scientist answered in a very technical way beyond my understanding.  From this I concluded that specialists in the field are much more knowledgeable than others including academics, scientists, engineers, etc.  

I don’t need to understand why before I buy, I’m just interested in price/performance or more specifically sonic performance.

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ieales
1,201 posts
 

Nice people post links. WBF* search is hopeless.

 

* Wife's Best Friend?

What does WBF stand for? (abbreviations.com)

 

recklesskelly
330 posts
 

@ieales What's Best Forums, common man.😎 You should check the place out, tons of information from engineers, manufacturers and consumers. 

​​​​​​​Now if the Wife's Best Friend is hot I may check her site out too. 

 https://www.whatsbestforum.com/forums/masterbuilt-audio.399/

 

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ieales
1,201 posts
 

MasterBuilt are probably fine cables. Like all cables, they interact with the source and load. There is no Magic Bullet.

Their spiel and its ilk are repeated ad nauseum on most every audiophool product page. 😵

recklesskelly
330 posts
 

Okay time to say goodbye, not sure about magic bullets, my system sounds fantastic and if a component is not contributing to my musical enjoyment, off it goes. Shame some people just come to these threads to throw stones.

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