Quote *** Do other people think there can be any substance to making cables for particular types of components, or is it just a marketing gimic? ***
Cable design can affect the performance of the amp e.g. Naim require low capacitance cable and I believe they suggest a minimum length for best performance also.
I've read on other forums that with the wrong cable a Naim amp can sound quite bad.
I doubt however that the cables designed for tube amps work well for all tube amps and may even work extremely well for some ss amps.
Contact the amp manufacturer and ask them if you amp works better with high/medium/low capacitance/inductance cables
Good cable makers post these details on their web site, or will provide it freely, those selling snake oil do not - citing the need to protect their designs - bull#### !
BTW Naim makes one of the lowest capacitance cables I have found, in case that's what your amp needs
Cable design can affect the performance of the amp e.g. Naim require low capacitance cable and I believe they suggest a minimum length for best performance also.
I've read on other forums that with the wrong cable a Naim amp can sound quite bad.
I doubt however that the cables designed for tube amps work well for all tube amps and may even work extremely well for some ss amps.
Contact the amp manufacturer and ask them if you amp works better with high/medium/low capacitance/inductance cables
Good cable makers post these details on their web site, or will provide it freely, those selling snake oil do not - citing the need to protect their designs - bull#### !
BTW Naim makes one of the lowest capacitance cables I have found, in case that's what your amp needs