Everything. Quantity, type, and size of conductors; conductor materials; how the conductors are braided, twisted, etc.; insulation material; outer jacket; connector type, material, and design; method of termination and materials used; type and amount of heat shrink. There are many others. Fine tuning often takes years of experimentation.
What makes an interconnect sound like it does?
Are there any generalizations that can be made about the physical designs of interconnects?
Litz?
Co-ax?
Braid?
Copper?
Silver?
Gold?
Palladium?
Teflon?
Poly-pro?
etc...
I guess the same question can be asked of speaker cables, too.
Litz?
Co-ax?
Braid?
Copper?
Silver?
Gold?
Palladium?
Teflon?
Poly-pro?
etc...
I guess the same question can be asked of speaker cables, too.