Re: Cables again. For Arny, et al.

On Feb 17, 5:42 pm, Sonnova <sonn...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:59:09 -0800, jeffc wrote
> (in article <fp9sld02...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
>
> > In my experience with cables, I have not been able to distinguish any
> > difference among the types I've tried in my system.  At the same time
I've
> > been able to distinguish differences among CD players and amps
(including
> > Adcom 545 and 555.)
>
> This is my experience as well (except for the brands you mention. No
> experience with them)
>
>
>
> > Having said that, I believe that there ought to be differences among
some
> > cables.
>
> Physics says no. The only way for there to be differences is if the
cable
> company deliberately designed their cable to be a filter. This isn't
likely,
> because the values of capacitance, inductance and resistance encountered
in
> cables can only roll-off high frequencies, and no one would want that
because
> everyone knows that the human ear, in a direct AB test, will always
favor the
> loudest or the brightest sounding source as the "better" one.
>
> > With regard to your specific question, there seem to be too many
unknown
> > variables here to make any conclusion.
>
> Agreed.

I think it's been repeatedly proven that sonic differences CAN be
engineered
into cables, and the specialist cable makers have been doing that very
thing
for years. What irks me about the whole business is that the most
'neutral'
sounding cables are the most expensive! Wouldn't it make more sense to
pay
more for extra 'coloration', than vice-versa?

-Neb