A fresh approach to cable analysis
Here’s an interesting idea that I wish someone would do. Start a YouTube channel in which you take full range of power cords, interconnects, and speaker wire ranging from cheap to top-of-the-line and carefully dissect them and expose how they are constructed and with what. In the past, we have been through all the arguments about measurements and subjective evaluation, and that gets us nowhere. I think, looking at the physical construction of these chords, which I assume almost no one ever does, especially on the more expensive ones, would produce some surprising results and really be hard to argue with. I’m sure manufacturers would hate this idea, but I don’t think there’s any way legally that they could challenge it.
if the manufacturer's of cables really wanted to be honest they would show a cross section of their cables and put spec's to them. An example go to the hardware store just to purchase a soap dispenser that goes into your countertop at least they give you all the mesurements on the box, or look up the factory tour for Gibson guitars they take you through the whole process of building their guitars, but with cables hit or myth depends on who hears them and the hype.. |
Iconoclast Design and Technical white papers has measurable verification by an established Belkin engineer. Did you ever bother to investigate or are the papers false and if so why? Seems you got burned in the past and thus started making global claims for all cabling past and present. |
@gs5556 Great video! A cable can be made that sounds worse. The question is "can a cable be made to sound better?" No, if the cable is properly made (silent) using with proper shielding you can't make it sound even better no matter how much money you spend.
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Even my 71 year old slightly damaged ears can hear a slight but noticeable improvement with better analog cables used with analog sources. Digital, not so much. The only construction aspect I would like to discover is why my lower end Audio Quest cables almost always develop shorts near the connectors. I don't put undue strain or severe right angle turns on them either. I have some unbranded silver plated OFC copper, twisted pair cables bought for around $40 a 6' pair. They have aluminum shielding and good quality Neutrik connectors. Never felt the need to spend more, with my admittedly mid-fi/entry-level system. |
Wait, if your brain is flawed and easily fooled, how can I trust your claim that my brain is flawed and easily fooled? Is your brain trying to trick me into thinking my brain is tricking me? My ears are ringing just thinking about it! It may be true that all audiophiles are fools in believing that the next upgrade will be the last. But to go along with your dogma of not trusting oneself...typically, after cleaning my vinyl, I give myself a light concussion to reset the bias. It's only after the needle hits the record that I can hear the power cable. Not to talk too much about myself, but once I am fooled, I am twice as shy about it the next time I am fooled. And for the record, I won't get fooled again! |
