jase fox
Well-known member
Octopo:Septicman:
What I would like to understand is that the cable companies are effectively takingÿone common material - copper, an element, generally 99.9999999999% pure.ÿ They provide them in different guages.ÿ What factors then make one cable sound different from another, given that the conducting metal is almost universal?ÿ I just can't see any difference, nor hear it at the dealers.ÿ Maybe I have cloth ears?ÿ Having said that, I can hear the difference between speakers, amps, CDP's etc., so my hearing can't be that bad.
There are plenty of other factors than just the conducting metal - shielding, plating, weave, connectors, insulation... ÿDo a blind test on a Chord Crimson and a Chord Anthem with a deserving system and I'll eat my hat if you can't hear the difference.
I do believe that when it comes to interconnects & speaker cables you can go on forever about the scientific issues & shielding, plating just like youve said Octopo but the real test is "blind tests" years ago i used to think that if a cable got a great 5 star review, telling you it gives better bass & so on, id buy it, then id listen & think i cant tell any diff from the one i just had, so id recommend blind tests no doubt about it just try & borrow from your local dealer & have a demo & like youve stated above if you can tell the diff then go for it .
What I would like to understand is that the cable companies are effectively takingÿone common material - copper, an element, generally 99.9999999999% pure.ÿ They provide them in different guages.ÿ What factors then make one cable sound different from another, given that the conducting metal is almost universal?ÿ I just can't see any difference, nor hear it at the dealers.ÿ Maybe I have cloth ears?ÿ Having said that, I can hear the difference between speakers, amps, CDP's etc., so my hearing can't be that bad.
There are plenty of other factors than just the conducting metal - shielding, plating, weave, connectors, insulation... ÿDo a blind test on a Chord Crimson and a Chord Anthem with a deserving system and I'll eat my hat if you can't hear the difference.
I do believe that when it comes to interconnects & speaker cables you can go on forever about the scientific issues & shielding, plating just like youve said Octopo but the real test is "blind tests" years ago i used to think that if a cable got a great 5 star review, telling you it gives better bass & so on, id buy it, then id listen & think i cant tell any diff from the one i just had, so id recommend blind tests no doubt about it just try & borrow from your local dealer & have a demo & like youve stated above if you can tell the diff then go for it .
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