Interesting question and discussion. I was surprised the conventional wisdom was PC. I asked chatGPT for its subjective opinion for MY system … interesting it’s recommendations were much more in line with my investment strategy.
However, it does go on to say… What cannot be verified from primary sources is that “power cables matter more” or “speaker cables matter less.” There is no universally accepted technical evidence establishing such a ranking.
|
Type |
Likely audible influence |
|
Speaker cables |
5 stars |
|
Analog interconnects |
4.5 stars |
|
Phono cables |
4.5 stars |
|
USB digital |
3 stars |
|
Power cords |
2.5 - 3 stars |
|
Ethernet |
2 stars |

