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That $10k prize is for diffentiating amplifiers, not cables, I thought.
No-one's mentioned dielectric absorption yet (if that's the right name for it, I can't quite recall it).
Daneel gets the prize for first pointing out that if the FR/LCR-characteristics measure the same for two cables, they should sound the same - regardless of construction . IOW, if two similarly measuring cables sound different, something interesting is going on - worth a prize and certainly worth further investigation. At which point we look again at construction.
The hifi press seems to be coming to terms with the fact that cable differences are minimal if they can be heard at all. KK certainly said he'd had enough of the BS, whilst still acknowledging that differences existed and were audible! MC's recent reviews of Cardas also acknowledged the very tight limits of testing within which his review was meaningful (ie with *his* system that he knows back-to front, he can discern differences that are marginal but still distinct). As kK said earlier too, cable reviews are only meaningful for the system in which the reviews occurred. Fair enough I think...
I can remember the days when WHF (and HFW?) recommended 10% of your budged went on cables. Been a while since that recommendation last appeared in print!
Anyway, what the **** are you guys arguing about anyway?
Love, light and peace
Lord of Doom
That $10k prize is for diffentiating amplifiers, not cables, I thought.
No-one's mentioned dielectric absorption yet (if that's the right name for it, I can't quite recall it).
Daneel gets the prize for first pointing out that if the FR/LCR-characteristics measure the same for two cables, they should sound the same - regardless of construction . IOW, if two similarly measuring cables sound different, something interesting is going on - worth a prize and certainly worth further investigation. At which point we look again at construction.
The hifi press seems to be coming to terms with the fact that cable differences are minimal if they can be heard at all. KK certainly said he'd had enough of the BS, whilst still acknowledging that differences existed and were audible! MC's recent reviews of Cardas also acknowledged the very tight limits of testing within which his review was meaningful (ie with *his* system that he knows back-to front, he can discern differences that are marginal but still distinct). As kK said earlier too, cable reviews are only meaningful for the system in which the reviews occurred. Fair enough I think...
I can remember the days when WHF (and HFW?) recommended 10% of your budged went on cables. Been a while since that recommendation last appeared in print!
Anyway, what the **** are you guys arguing about anyway?
Love, light and peace
Lord of Doom