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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. 

bruce19
gdaddy1
500 posts
 

@phd  If you are not hearing any differences in cabling than you don't have a very revealing system or you are hard of hearing. 

This dogma is repeated over and over with no proof of validity.

Can you explain why cables when tested on machines that go far veyond human hearing show NO difference? What could it be that could possibly cause the difference you hear that the test equiptment doesn't? Your ears or your sytem are MORE revealing than the test equiptment?

Here's a recent test of a $7 cable vs. a $4000 cable and there's no difference. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjvgL9_zL80

gdaddy1
500 posts
 

The real genius are the people who are selling a $7 cable for $4000. 

parkergetdean
1,040 posts
 

when I run out of space for 100K speakers, I buy 10K cables.

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coppy777
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There is ample reason to be skeptical of cable claims.  Common sense tells us this if we listen.  We are all familiar with the extreme claims of some that make little sense.

There is also reason to enjoy the differences certain cables make in the sound qualities we each enjoy from our systems.  What is realistic and pleasant to me is probably pretty not so to others.  Cables help us find and enjoy our own preferences.

As was said before, double blind testing assumes an audible and instantaneous difference between cables.  It doesn’t work that way.  It takes hours of listening to music familiar to me to understand evaluate and appreciate the differences.
Some will say that is too little to be bothered with.  Correct for them, wrong for me.  I’ve spent thousands for what are small improvements in sound quality to me… the only judgement that matters. Those small changes compound to make turning my system on thrilling to me.  And that is the point of this hobby… here.

phd
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gdaddy1, machines that take measurements only tell part of the story. They cannot tell you the level of musicality or the enjoyment level you may experience. There are many audio pieces/cables that measure terrible but sound spectacular.

All I know is that when I change my cables the difference is not Suttle but quite substantial. This is not always based on cost.

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