Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire?

mahlman

... If you could toss a vibrant word salad with the same ingredients and taste qualities as the plebian described one, and you could convince people to spend 100 times more for the privilege of digesting your words, why not ...
 It is a sort of religious cult where the secret keys to the audio kingdom are possessed by oracular golden ear pontiffs who disdain the idea of blind tests ...

Wow, now that's a heaping bowl of word salad!

focker39

... If speaker cables make a huge difference, and there is a range of cable for each brand, why is it I can’t find a dealer that will take the time to run multiple A/B comparisons within the line they carry ...

Perhaps you are at the wrong dealer. There's always the Cable Company lending library if you truly can't gain the cooperation of a good dealer.

daleberlin

“Yes cables can sound incredibly different.” Prove it.

No one here owes you any proof. The documentation you seek is actually abundant, but you’ll have to work to find and digest it.

Here’s one especially thorough study. Very detailed. All variables controlled.

"This work shows that two system configurations differing only by the interconnect pathway are audibly discernable, even by average listeners with no special experience in music or audio ... electrical measurements conducted here indicate that noise levels may be one determining factor of sonic performance. The measurements also show that characteristics such as resistance and frequency response, that naïve consumers may focus on, are irrelevant for distinguishing HEA interconnect cables. "

Still, I think the best thing to do is listen and decide for yourself.

daleberlin

And we should believe all you audiophiles who tell us there is a difference? Until there  is a reputable ABX test done between some cables, I think you are all blowing smoke.

I provided you the proof you seek - a very thorough, valid, blind scientific study - just yesterday. It proves the difference.
It's in this thread here. Happy reading.

vinyl_rules

... I could measure and duplicate the sound of any speaker cable or interconnect currently being marketed as a good sounding wire.

I do wonder why no one has done this.

Perhaps others have tried and found it is not as easy as you suggest. What is stopping you from undertaking such a simple task?