speaker cable myths and facts

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Charles Darwin said:
So far nobody has been able to prove that they do sound different in a scientifically acceptable test. Science gives us no reason that they should.
Prove it, win money and possibly a Nobel Prize in Physics.
Until then your opinion is just that: A meaningless opinion by an individual.
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And what exactly is my opinion, I’m afraid you didn’t get the essence of my posting.
On top of that, nobody in science is just as meaningless as everybody.
Do you know all reports published all over the world on the subject?
Of course not, nobody does, so stop selling gueswork based on your strongly biased opinion.

Hans
 
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Markw4 said:
Anyone take you up on an offer to visit, and see for themselves?
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Why should anyone waste their time and money on his subjective test procedure when they can do it on their own?
Markw4 said:
How was it determined that no other known second-order effects were involved?
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Did second-order effects make audible difference in objective listening test or it only did in subjective listening test?
 
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Having seen the history of these speaker cable threads, I'm expecting the peeps with the shop brooms to show up and sweep up any time now.
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Pano said:
Are you sure about that? No speaker cable sounds different from any other?
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As I said adequate.
Sure you can make cables sound different by using wire with ludicrously high resistance or capacitance for example, I just wouldn't call them 'adequate'.
The speaker cable I use has 4.5Ω per km which is fine IMO.

There was or is a ridiculously expensive speaker cable which did sound different. It had a little black box at one end and when somebody accidently stepped on it it broke revealing an inductor inside. No wonder that cable gave 'smooth highs' when auditioned.
 
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benb said:
Oh, so that's just like electrolytic capacitors. However, unlike electrolytic capacitors, there's been no advance in cable design and manufacture, thus the new cables don't last any longer than the old ones. If only these cables had a use in high-density switching power supplies, newer ones would last longer now than the older ones.
You can teach the electrons how to operate in confusion, and also set them free, by playing this song after each "inversion:"
The Temptations - Ball of Confusion - YouTube
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I am confused here, I do not know if you have realized that that phrase is part of a response with humor and irony that I attached, and that it does not belong to me, although it was very funny because it "explained" the advantages and disadvantages of buying special "cables" for audio "used.
A capacitor charges and discharges electrons, a cable only carries them, it does not store them. There is no resemblance.
Thanks for the musical theme, it has been a long time since I heard something from that group. But I don't understand English, I'm sorry.
 
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Pano said:
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*Small values of R can be tricky to measure, of course. But you do the best you can and estimate from wire resistance tables...............
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You read that in my post 1407, what a disappointment, you are not a know-it-all and you plagiarize me ......
But if you recommend a good instrument to accurately measure the resistance of my cables, I will excuse you ... ( Fluke? ) 😀
 

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academia50 said:
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I am confused here, I do not know if you have realized that that phrase is part of a response with humor and irony that I attached, and that it does not belong to me, although it was very funny because it "explained" the advantages and disadvantages of buying special "cables" for audio "used.
A capacitor charges and discharges electrons, a cable only carries them, it does not store them. There is no resemblance.
Thanks for the musical theme, it has been a long time since I heard something from that group. But I don't understand English, I'm sorry.
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No problem, I was trying to be funny as well ... and yes, there are lots of good temptations ... songs.
 
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Hans Polak said:
It's like a colour or a taste, some like it and others don't
When you mean to hear a positive difference between cables high enough to make you decide to buy this cable, just do it.
Be happy with it, whether cheap or expensive, but don't try to convince others that this is the best cable (or colour or taste for that matter).

When in your opinion all cables are sounding the same, be aware that this is just an opinion and not a fact.
Opinions may be nice to read as long as they are not presented as hard facts, causing many negative postings in this thread and very little constructive contributions.

Hans
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Excellent post and I wholeheartedly agree. Thank you Hans.
 
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Pano said:
Probably should have tried a Hafler but never did. They generally sound nice but don't know how stable they are into a funky load. I like the old Crown amps for their bullet proof nature, but have had nothing but trouble with many of the newer ones.
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Yeah, there's nothing quite like a Macrotech.

I have one of their newer ones (MA12000i) and find that one worthy of the name. At the price, though, you'd certainly hope so.

Chris
 
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