Best way to hear sonic signature of a cable?

Keep on listening to them.In my case it takes
a week at least.And also make sure, you are
familiar on other cables you have and your gear
sonic wise.

That's tricky. The best way might be to try different cables on a trial basis in your own system. Local dealers will sometimes do that -- and you can get their take on the signatures and perhaps even listen to them in their systems. There are many cable dealers who will also do that.

Further, if you check the threads here, there are many reviews on cables and people sharing their experience with cables.

Personally, I usually start with either the cable between phono preamp and preamp or between DAC and preamp. If I like it, I'll try other like cables in the rest of the system. Unfortunately, I've found that this leads to uneven results. Sometimes, I'll really like an interconnect, but I don't like the speaker cable from the same company. Also, I might like an interconnect from company A between DAC and preamp, but the digital cable from company B between transport and DAC.

Is this supposed to be easy? If so, I've not found the answer and look forward to other responses.

I do think it would be useful to get a "cable signature" portion of the forum where it would be easy to sort and search opinions and experiences on cables. The search I recommended above is a very time consuming endeavor. Audiogon, are you listening?? Of course, even that is tough since different types of equipment yield different results.

My method is very simple. I put in the new IC or cable and leave it in for a week or so, making no other changes to the system. Then I take the cable out and put in the old cable. If there is a difference, this is the time you should hear it. Often, when I put in a new cable I think I hear a difference, but after I remove it and re-install the old cable I hear no change whatsoever. Same drill with most tweaks.

Newbee - I think you are missing out on a big bit.

You should use the new cable for a week or so ( as you suggest ). Put back the old IC ( as you suggest ) - listen for a couple of minutes. THEN swap back to the new cable. That´s when you hear the differance!

I don´t know why, but it´s "harder" to detect the downgrade ( if any ) than the upgrade ( if any ). When you swap in this order you should much easier detect the cables signature.

Done it many times on most tried out gear and cable. Don´t know why - but it´s a SURE teller!

Best,
Mike