It's Simple


Cables have properties Inductance L, Resistance R and Capacitance C.
Ditto loudspeaker, connectors, electronics in and out. 

LRC are used to create filters aka Tone Controls.
Filters cause amplitude and phase changes.

Cascading LRC creates a very complex filter.

Another's opinion on a particular cable may not be valid unless they have a very similar system.
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Showing 6 responses by geoffkait

I kind of hate to bring this up, but there are obviously many variables besides L R and C involved with how cables sound, some of which I’ve alredy mentioned. There are also the variables of floor borne vibration and static electric charge, which is why cables should usually be suspended off the floor and why some sort of anti-static spray or device should be employed. A demagnetizer should be employed, making magnetism another variable. There are other variables, too, perhaps beyond scope. All of this, plus what others have posted, such as metal purity, etc, suggests that L R and C are not really the only game in town, as much as we might aspire to embrace mathematics and “classical electronics” as the end-all do-all for our hobby. It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature.
Let us not forget directionality and cryogenics. You know, if you want to compete with the big boys.
Moby Grape rules! But what’s up with prices, even for CDs? Gad zooks!!
My face is red. I had no idea AES gave a crap about high end cables or wire or fuse directionality. By the way there’s a perfectly good reason why fuses are directional in DC circuits and AC circuits. See if anyone can guess what it is. Without blowing a head gasket. 😡