how do cable variables contribute to cable sound

Ridgestreet - 10 paragraphs to say that you can't say - free exposure is one thing, but 10 paragraphs is pushing it more than a bit, no?

Look, you can say this tends to sound this way, and that tends to sound that way without giving away the farm. With the nebulous amount of science anyone can produce about cables, I wouldn't ride on too high a horse regarding the "secrets" of cable manufacturing.

My Mrtennis, you certainly have been busy in the short time you've been in these threads, but your topics are usually quite interesting and insightful. Keep 'em coming.

One item though - in the one regarding "line cord affecting frequency response" you chastise a promoter who responded as being inappropriate. I completely agree with you regarding that thread, since his post was hardly responsive to your question, but intended to get free promotion.

It surprised me that many others apparently didn't mind the "shameless plug(s)" however as evidenced by the responses, encouraging promoters to "contribute".

My question to you - Don't you think a thread like this is only baiting these guys to come out of the woodwork? And beside that, if I've ever seen a thread where these guys could actually contribute something of value, this would seem to be one where they may have something of value - no?

As noted Tvad, that was my point to Mrtennis here - that this would seem to be one of the threads where there could actually be some value to contributions from cable guys, giving their experience, but hopefully not more "shameless plugs".

BTW, "opinion and semi-informed opinion" also comes from "cable professionals" in my experience, as actual measurements and scientific data are painfully thin in this area of the hobby, but that thread has been rehased ad nauseam.