The Shunyata Research OMEGA-X-Ethernet Cable

@brianlucey 

And yet have you done any listening? If we haven’t done any listening, then we should probably shut the F up until we do.

If I were you, I would take it easy with the profanity and taking things too personally. That is uncalled for on an adult-only forum. We are not high school students, so please act your age.

To answer your question, I have not heard this specific ethernet cable.

However, I have experience with CCIE level knowledge regarding computer networking, since my son is a network engineer.

To me, it seems a bit irrational that you are challenging the beliefs of someone whose job it was to maintain quality control and manufacturing standards over numerous sites around the world, among many other roles that were extremely challenging such that those before me were getting fired; while I marched on and eventually retired at will when I wanted to.

You are welcome to pick up a computer networking textbook (Cisco is my favorite and probably the best) and read about the OSI model, TCP/IP, and ask an AI agent such as ChatGPT specific questions about the cable making a difference in your audio system.

As I had already stated previously,

The master clock (crystal oscillator that controls timing) is already doing the heavy lifting for incoming signals. Audio equipment is not adverse to ethernet, and hence the engineers who designed the audio components you are using must have built them competently and professionally.

The solution would be to find a double-shielded ethernet cable of considerable build quality and compare it directly with the ethernet cable from this company. Level match and write down your impressions on a notepad. Separate pages, different days. Let’s see what the results are. 

I am not one for brand loyalty or clinging to a certain product line unless the results are consistent and repeatable. If that cannot be proven, there is no basis for claims that such a product is superior for an intended purpose.

Peace.

@frank009 and if I were you, I would stop pretending that you’re some sort of authority when you stated that you haven’t done any listening… Everything you said after that is irrelevant including projections about brand loyalty, who’s talking about loyalty? No one.

and who’s defensive? I would say you are.

you seem extremely defensive and loyal to your established ways of thinking… The definition of a closed mind and a very loud and long-winded mouth

finally on profanity… Scientific studies show, and you can look this up, that people who swear are much more trustworthy… So I return to my previous comment, STFU if you haven’t listened, because all you have is theory, and this is not a discussion form for theories

in the same way, we don't discuss music theory, because music theory has nothing to do with what makes good music

@brianlucey 

With all due respect.

finally on profanity… Scientific studies show, and you can look this up, that people who swear are much more trustworthy… So I return to my previous comment, STFU if you haven’t listened, because all you have is theory, and this is not a discussion form for theories

Frequent swearing does not make someone more trustworthy, and may sometimes indicate worse, not better self-control. I know not a single person in real life who believes this falsehood as you do. It is the most irrational thing I’ve anyone say in at least the past 5 years!

You said "STFU" and it goes to show a lack of self control on your part, as an adult.

"Much more trustworthy"

That’s nonsense. Some of the worst people - Thugs, hoodlums, Drug dealers, serial killers etc. are/were heavy swearers. You can watch first 48, Jerry Springer, even the news to find this out. The correlation between trustworthiness and cursing is not just weak, it’s nonexistent.

There is, however, evidence to support people who grew up in neglectful, chaotic, or abusive households being heavy swearers. Their emotions overtime can become more unregulated, leading to more outbursts as you clearly showcased twice now. I don’t know what your situation was growing up, but children who  grow up with a supportive and loving family do not wake up one morning and start using profanity on a consistent basis because it makes them more "trustworthy." 

in the same way, we don’t discuss music theory, because music theory has nothing to do with what makes good music

Wow. Music theory is what drives the ideas behind how music is produced and the intent of the artist / musician / band. 

Everything is in plain sight, the internet is your oyster... yet you continue stating  falsehoods and making blanket statements to make yourself appear wise. What you are trying is not working at even 1% capacity.

I highly recommend you visit your local library and hit the textbooks. Not  physically. I mean, actually read about human behavioral psychology and music theory before making such laughable claims.

@frank009 as a lifelong musician and Mastering engineer for the last 25 years, I can assure you that I understand music and music theory much better than you do…

And by the way ... your definitions of profanity sound like someone who's 70 years old? 80 years old? You need to catch up to the present moment  

A 2017 study published in Social Psychological and Personality Science by Gilad Feldman and colleagues found that people who swear more tend to score higher on measures of honesty and are less likely to deceive others. The researchers looked at both individual self-reports and aggregate data across U.S. states, and the correlation held up in both cases.

The theory is that profanity is often used for authentic emotional expression — swearing is unfiltered, and that lack of filtering may correlate with a broader tendency toward candor rather than social performance.

@analog 

There will never be a time when one can measure "everything". However, we do know enough about certain topics to make reasonable predictions.

A good example of this is the weather. We obviously don't know all the contributors that make up the weather. But fairly accurate estimates of the what the weather will be in the next 5-10 days are now readily available for any location on Earth.

The engineering perspective on cable "sound" is similar. There is enough known (not conjectured or speculated) about how information is transmitted through wires to lead to the conclusion that cables cannot have sound of their own.