Putting an end to the audio cable debate! Part 1


Interesting. But I wish they would have continued the article rather than cutting it off.

https://www.pmamedia.org/en/home/putting-an-end-to-the-audio-cable-debate-part-1?fbclid=IwAR2IC82Wjj...
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There is nothing wrong with measurements. Wouldn't you like to know the capacitance of the cable you plan on hooking up to your turntable with a MM cartridge? What about induction in speaker wires?

In all likelihood all well designed and manufactured cables of any particular type sound exactly the same. To determine this you have to play them side by side switching back and forth. I have done this with speaker wire and single ended interconnects but of a very limited sample size. I do not expect anybody to trust my hearing so, in essence this is an opinion, an educated one. 
oldaudiophile's statement reveal's the problem with carolkong's statement that you have to make, "products that work." The audio industry shuns controlled studies because they will reveal that many audiophile products do not work. 

Cable design is important and bad cables can certainly cause sonic issues. The question is do these ultra expensive cables offer any sonic benefit over a well designed inexpensive cable. Again, it is impossible to draw any conclusions from what other people say something sounds like,
there are too many uncontrollable variables. The two problems from a psychological perspective are; If it is more expensive it must sound better and If it looks sharp it must sound better. I do not see any problem with people buying audio gear because it looks great and they can afford it. Those are easy issues to judge. Sounding better is a huge can of worms.
As always it is consumer beware.

Designing a cable for a specific purpose is not an issue. The science is well known. The problem is that most people do not have that education so they are subject to all kinds of very faulty marketing claims. Honesty went down the tube decades ago.

carolkong, Walker Audio makes and sells some of the stupidest items I have ever seen using the reputation of their turntable as a lever for sales.
They have been in business for decades.