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WHY CABLES MATTER!
I have seen the argument over and over again on why cables matter and the that wire is just wire and how scientifically it’s impossible for them to make a difference. The thing that surprises me the most is that different materials are used. Different shielding is used. Different connectors are used. Different braiding methods of the cables are used. Materials are sourced from different manufacturers and put through different creative processes but I always get some guy who comes on and says. WIRE IS WIRE AND YOU ARE NOT HEARING WHAT YOU ARE HEARING? To me it’s pure arrogance to think you know more than everybody else to the point where you tell me what we are hearing through my ears and we are not smart enough to know when are minds are playing trick on us. But using all these different materials, process and shielding and creative processes don’t make a difference. I spent the last 15 years trying all the cables I could try. Thoughts anyone?
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Sometimes zip cord is better than high end cables, certainly compared to the defunct High Fidelity Cables. Cables require system matching, especially interconnects. I’ve noted the vast differences between my friend GroverHuffman boutique patented power cables with a 2 hour build time (complicated EMI/RF materials and construction as well as the manipulation of the wires themselves) versus Pangea mass produced on a $1/2 million system my electronics engineer neighbor was using, refusing until he heard just one (of six in his system) fundamentally alter and greatly improve his system, for cheap ($750 6’ and bought 6 for his system). Digital cables are causing me the biggest problem though which really they shouldn’t. Also note that some high enders have replaced their $18K speaker cable with Silversmith Fidelium cables for only $1,300. So, it is both quality and system dependent decision and takes some quality listening and one’s personal listening preferences (sound and music) to determine which cables fit best. |
@hifimusicman exactly. They have an answer before they even try. |
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If anyone can suggest a parameter of Ethernet layer one that can translate to a difference in the bits when unpacked, re-assembled, and delivered by layers 2 through 7, please suggest them so they can be investigated. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof. I fully accept defective cables, defective switches, and really bad installation practices could cause an issue if using UDP; not likely using TCP. The basic layer one has error rates better than 10 ee-13. That is before TCP error correction. Once bits are delivered to the MAC and Data link layer, all bets are off. Bill Whitlock ( Jensen Transformers) has pretty much covered the power cable issue, building to node. |
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