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].

kinarow105-31-2023 5:20pm

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audphile1 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,328 posts 06-17-2023 at 06:06pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete
vonhelmholtz Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 911 posts 06-17-2023 at 06:40pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Objectively speaking, it’s all subjective.
knownothing Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,539 posts 06-17-2023 at 07:01pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @ieales ”Just for laughs, when I see a patent on HiFi gear these days, I read it... ... if I can while ROTFLMFAO 🤣” Applying for and receiving a US patent requires that the product designer provide some plausible engineering principles to support the patent application, and an attempt to explain how it works and how it provides a unique design solution for a particular problem of set of problems. While patent applications are also a form of “sales”, one hopes that the engineers approving patent applications have greater experience and expertise than the average consumer, in this case consumers of hifi cables. My assumption here is that there is a higher standard of “proof” required for the presentation of the idea to the patent office than, say to consumers at audio shows, showrooms, or viewing online videos. If this assumption is not true in general for patent approvals, then heaven help us all. kn
mapman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 21,865 posts 06-17-2023 at 08:29pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The dead horses are strewn all about in these parts and people just keep on beating on them. 🐴💀😵
ieales Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,201 posts 06-17-2023 at 08:47pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Applying for and receiving a US patent requires that the product designer provide some plausible engineering principles to support the patent application I know... I gots one and was involved in others. As Reagan opined, "The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them away." Last time I checked, which was a long time back, US examiners started @ $35k and I was paying $125k for engineers. “If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit.” ― W.C. Fields