So you think wire conductors in cables are directional? Think again...

oldhvymec2,960 posts05-27-2021 2:41pmOP if your version of "Frat boy" is a LOT of us agree cables sound different, you’re right. If you install them one way and there are NO ARROWS and then install it the other way and DO or DON’T hear a difference, what camp does that put someone in?

Like a few poster here believe in bundles of cables, others mix and match, others zip cord.

I don’t think there are TWO camps, I think there are several different ideas, and not all will pass scrutiny. The neat part is it (how it sounds or doesn’t) can be ignored by ME or YOU. Still doesn’t change the fact someone has a better sounding system even though you or I can’t hear the difference that others can.

When two people have the exact same boxes, ALL the same. The room, the preamp, the amp, the speaker boxes, EVERYTHING is the same and the only difference is cabling.. That is an eye opener. That is what changed my mind 40 years ago on "different", cables sound different ways..

I truly think the biggest issue is not direction (I thought that was figured out 30 years ago) per say but SIZE. Bigger is not better, but it sure will do damage because of WEIGHT and size..

I’ve seen more than a few systems sound BAD behind BIG PC and oversized speaker ICs. Direction is a bonus and pays dividends in the construction of cables right on down to how you coil up a cable when IN use or NOT.

I suppose static discharge/drop and flop cabling sounds as good a carefully routed, pre coiled, pre conditioned, terminal end treated (with contact enhancer) cabling..

I really thought "Cable Direction" was a 30 year OLD topic.

Are there 20K speaker cables? Only if someone else pays for them.. Not ME..

I just looked at a 15K piece of stained glass that someone else commissioned to be made.. NOT ME!! I'm a 300.00 kind of guy and get out the soldering iron and glass cutter.. :-)

Amazing!

I've recently seen speaker cables advertised from a manufacturer that are $30K for an 8 foot pair. 

Thank God I'm a mechanic. I don't have to prove it I just had to fix it.. the proof is in the pudding.. :-)

PHDs is the name of a great band.. NO place for it here fella, sorry..

Prove it.. funny if nothing else.. A lot of great ideas right here on AG..

Pay attention your close to corner time.. that pointed hat and facing the corner gets old.. Prove it.. PAY ME.. I'll prove it.. How's that.. LOL

If we have to keep repeating stuff were gonna have to start charging by the line.. That was part of the collective bargaining agreement..

No Freebies after the second time.. :-)

Regards

taras22380 posts05-27-2021 2:39pm

how much air is in a room at any given moment

....?....

Since it is " at any given moment" we can rule out altitude issues. Then we have to assume that air pressure changes over a given moment are at play and that would require air movement. So, any thoughts about how the direction of the air flow would affect the sound ? ( you know, as it moves in and out of the room ).

Cheers

That's a great question. Air is the medium that carries sound waves in a listening room...unless your listening under water...where sounds waves travel faster. Notice how sound is different on a hot clear day vs. humid day vs. cold, cloudy, or especially foggy day?

Would it make sense that the changes in atmospheric conditions in a room would have an influence of soundwave transmission? No medium...no sound. Sound travels through different mediums at different speeds. That's something you can find with a Google search.

Show me your evidence. Don’t tell me. I have friend that’s a PhD in physics. Experts in science require evidence. So far, you’ve provided none to the discussion.

It is already explicit to the data or points shared in the post you answered.
Their fundamental and published points in physics and the associated gleaned data in the academic texts says it all, quite clearly.

It is accepted, published and taught information at the basic levels of the physics of conductivity and how that works with transmission lines.

This illustrates that you don’t even know the nature of the questions you are asking, or know the practices, intelligence, capacities, or the integrity of the people and industries you are accusing of being in error.

I’m not saying that you can’t learn but you are headed down that road, in a fairly public fashion ---if you continue on the same path.

Wanna share your name? My name is Ken Hotte. It is a known name and a known face. How about sharing your own? Got something to hide? Or not?

Since we're only concerned about the bandwidth audible to humans and runs of cable in feet not miles we don't need to worry about skin effect. Nothing posted on this thread supports or explains why copper wire has a different sound depending on direction.