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Are cables really worth their high price because of their geometry?
As a manufacturer I can honestly say yes...and no.  Ethical manufacturers price their cables with a nod to materials cost, hardware cost, build time and...here is the kicker... amortizing out the hours, days, weeks, months and sometimes years spen... 
Everything Matters With Digital
Slim to none.  That is not relevant to the conversation.  What matters is timing and the integrity of the square wave.  Ringing and overshoot are responsible for most error correction, then data dropouts 
Everything Matters With Digital
The fact remains that the digital “ones and zeros” are transmitted by an analog signal, even if it is a square wave.  There are no ones and zeros, but pulses.  Read up. 
Measuring line noise and power conditioners
Addenda:https://www.eetimes.com/electrical-noise-and-mitigation-part-1-noise-definition-categories-and-measu...https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/technical-articles/electrical-noise-what-causes-noise-in-electrical...https://www.sciencedirect.com/top... 
Measuring line noise and power conditioners
cakyolYour statements fly in the face of long settled science.Dude, google is your friend. Look it up: EMI ; RFI ; broadcast radiation.  Halfwave rectifiers.  Cell phones.......Why does every research lab doing milspec research utilize power filtr... 
Measuring line noise and power conditioners
OK.  BLATANT ADMISSION.  I am the manufacturer of the UberBUSS power conditioner.  This being said here is the experience of one of my clients:  Thread is on Audio Nervosa-Check the new UberBuss with my Entech Wideband AC Noise Analyzer.Calibraded... 
Albert Von Schweikert Has Passed Away
A true innovator and perfectionist in the art and science of building exceptional loudspeakers.  This and the fact that he was a kind, generous man that I loved talking to about our passion for exemplary audio reproduction.  I miss him. 
Albert Von Schweikert Has Passed Away
This is so sad!  Albert was truly one of the good guys and great innovators in contemporary audio.Albert, ret in peace, brother!<><Dave 
Your One Bullet Point Solution; Electrical Upgrade
I have worked with most circuit breakers over the years starting with my Dad 55 years ago.  He told me back in the day that Square D would never let anyone down.  I can add Siemens as another.  When adding new panels for audio make sure to specify... 
Directionality Explained
Mapman.it has nothing to do with directionality with the mini.  It is about the input to the SMPS and the relationship to ground.  SMPS are sensitive to input characteristics. 
Directionality Explained
Good grief!  All of you flat earthers... just try it without condemnation.  Ignorant is easy.Here are a couple of other heresies:Firewire cables - reverse them and see what sounds the bestIEC C7 cables into gear - try inverting the cable into your... 
Shootout of Nos 6sn7 tubes
I’m a 5692 red base guy.  Best of all worlds in my gear... 
Is room treatment a science?
Yes. 
Dedicated 20 amp circuit - Electrician laughed!
Millercarbon.  Multiple ground rods must be installed close to each other and be daisy-chained.  Different soil consists will produce different ground potentials.  This can have very bad implications... Problem is that many different locales have ... 
Power Cable Suggestions
Pay no attention to the flat earthers.  Triode Wire Labs cables offer great bang for the buck:  www.triodewirelabs.comReviews for these cables are telling as are the many best of show awards that go along with them.  Look at the 7+ ...