My discoveries are made via practical experiments, not scientific theories.
People would be surprised how often this is the case. Synergistic Research Element series cables were not the result of theory but came about when Ted Denney simply decided to see if there were metals on the periodic table of elements that had been overlooked. He simply made up wires and had people listen. Tungsten it turns out has awesome midrange. Practical experiment. Not theory.
Tekton is another one. Just look at the boobs can't believe the reviews simply because they can't get past the theory that says there must be comb filtering or whatever. So there definitely is an advantage in just trying things and finding out what works. Only wish more of these wanna bee losers would stop boring us with their "that can't be" BS and shut up until they know - which they only will by trying.
Static is a much bigger problem than is generally realised. On cables, a massive problem. Static spray doesn't cut it.
Right. Been saying that for years now. I spray and it definitely makes a difference but it also definitely only lasts a very short time. Not even hours but minutes. This is in a room where static electricity never seems to be a problem. Never a zap or obvious static charge. Yet its there and yes it is mostly on the speaker cables. Not nearly so much on other stuff. Also that is why cable elevators work, as it can be shown it is not just the distance above the floor but the electrical insulating properties of the support that matters most.
Everything matters and so its actually kind of easy finding stuff like this that makes a difference. Its even fairly easy finding stuff that makes a difference for the better. What's hard and takes so much time is figuring out how to get it just right so the improvements are balanced and organic across the full range of audio performance. The vast majority of what's out there is not all that. So a list of ingredients is all fine and wonderful but its the ratio and method that makes all the difference.