remember that according to the sceptics if we hear a difference we are "imagining" it....so that don't count....
Sometimes I do wish you would read other people's posts before hitting the keyboard
FWIW, my position has always been any potentially audible differences between cables are clearly identifiable using established scientific metrics and are imaginary between electrically similar cables.
Let's say for argument's sake Zandenob inc. make a cable for £200 a meter. What I am saying is that if I measure the LCR characteristics of that cable, I can make a sonically identical cable using basic materials for a fraction of the price and so can another cable manufacturer. Indeed they probably do if Zandenob inc is simply trying to design a cable that passes the signal unmolested.
Importantly, silver will sound no different to copper when used in the same gauge and length. Additionally any audible differences due to LCR variations are small and will vary from one application to another. They will also prove elusive when tested under controlled conditions.
The fact that people "design" cables using nothing but their imagination, and then try to apply faulty logic and pseudo science when questioned as to the characteristics of their leads does not help the credibility of those involved in selling the product. There are people out there selling cables who don't even have the basic measuring equipment in their kitchens/laboratories to ensure that their products meet even basically acceptable levels of objective performance.
If you want to take a poll I am confident you will find a large number of ZG'ers share that view as has been evidenced in the past. The obvious solution to all this animosity is for the two camps to meet , for the products to be the subject of controlled listening tests, and for a concensus to be formed that either proves or disproves some of the more contentious claims. I still can't understand why seemingly confident individuals seem less than enthusiastic faced with such a prospect.
