Some speaker cables produce lower/higher volume?


I recently auditioned two speaker cables: Audio Art SC5, and Clear Day single silver cable. The Clear Day required a higher volume level on my pre-amp than the Audio Art. Are some speaker cables, LIKE SPEAKERS, rated at higher or lower efficiency which determines volume levels??
sunnyjim

Showing 1 response by bpwalsh

No, but odd order harmonic distortion is perceived by the ear as a loudness cue. The amounts of distortion at higher orders may be very small but you will readily hear it. "Turn that down" can often mean turn down the distortion.