To All Cable Deniers, 1 Very Simple Question.


There are people coming into cable threads and saying all cables sound identical. So I have 1 question for y'all.

Today, it is about power cords.

The end-plug, the metal part, the one you plug into the wall outlet. Without knowing the % of copper in the plug of your basic cable, can you absolutely certain say it sounds identical to a plug with 98% copper?

How about 60% copper plug vs 98% copper? Identical?

40% copper, Identical?

20% copper, Identical?

0% copper, Identical?

To wrap up, the question is very simple. If the copper % is different, would the 2 plugs still sound the same?

A bonus question, if a plug is 60% gold, will it sound identical vs a 98% copper?

samureyex

I found long ago that experimenting on ones own is best because we all hear differently, and I wasn't making any progress listening to others tell me what I should not hear.

That is true, but it has to be based on some educated assumption, otherwise we are in voodoo territory.  Shall I expect better bass by placing my amp lower on the floor or better highs when it is on the upper shelf?   Do black cables bring darker background (shall I experiment?).

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Usually in those cable free-for-alls, the more ignorant of science and less educated the posters are, the more strident and unmoored from reality they sound. On both sides.

 

@bigtwin   I assumed it is about cables in general, plug being just an example, since title says "To All Cable Deniers"