Shadorne - I read the article. It is strange that he describes cable as DC component while impedance of typical cable is few times higher than resistance at few kHz. I also disagree a little with his skin effect assestment (no skin effect in audio). Skin depth is affecting audio frequencies (a little).
The wire where AC and DC resistance is the same (skin depth S is equal radius) for copper and 20kHz is Gauge 18 (40 mils Dia).
Lets take 10 feet of gauge 14 (very popular Audioquest type 4). DC resistance (counting length both ways) is 20 feet x 2.525 mohm/ft = 50.5 mohm but AC impedance at 20kHz is equal Rac=Rdc*k*sqrt(f) (where k is a gauge factor (k=17.6 for gauge 14) and f is frequency in MHz) and is equal 126 mohm.
Difference between 50.5 mohm and 126 mohm might seem not important (less than 0.1dB divider) but it limits DF at 20kHz to 64. Stranding wires with isolation between strands increases effective surface but strands being in sum of magnetic fields are still subjetc to skin effect unless they're wooven on the outside of the hollow core (hyperlitz).
Don't get me wrong - I am not trying to prove anything here. I'm just trying to make some sense of it and to understand why cable manufacturers come to similar design solutions (like hyperlitz). My Acoustic Zen Satori has some kind of hyperlitz (they don't call it that) - wires woven on hollow tubes. I do not believe in the cable companies conspiracy to sell snake oil. We can hear the difference - explaining it is hard to do.
The wire where AC and DC resistance is the same (skin depth S is equal radius) for copper and 20kHz is Gauge 18 (40 mils Dia).
Lets take 10 feet of gauge 14 (very popular Audioquest type 4). DC resistance (counting length both ways) is 20 feet x 2.525 mohm/ft = 50.5 mohm but AC impedance at 20kHz is equal Rac=Rdc*k*sqrt(f) (where k is a gauge factor (k=17.6 for gauge 14) and f is frequency in MHz) and is equal 126 mohm.
Difference between 50.5 mohm and 126 mohm might seem not important (less than 0.1dB divider) but it limits DF at 20kHz to 64. Stranding wires with isolation between strands increases effective surface but strands being in sum of magnetic fields are still subjetc to skin effect unless they're wooven on the outside of the hollow core (hyperlitz).
Don't get me wrong - I am not trying to prove anything here. I'm just trying to make some sense of it and to understand why cable manufacturers come to similar design solutions (like hyperlitz). My Acoustic Zen Satori has some kind of hyperlitz (they don't call it that) - wires woven on hollow tubes. I do not believe in the cable companies conspiracy to sell snake oil. We can hear the difference - explaining it is hard to do.