Speaker wire is it science or psychology


I have had the pleasure of working with several audio design engineers. Audio has been both a hobby and occupation for them. I know the engineer that taught Bob Carver how a transistor works. He keeps a file on silly HiFi fads. He like my other friends considers exotic speaker wire to be non-sense. What do you think? Does anyone have any nummeric or even theoretical information that defends the position that speaker wires sound different? I'm talking real science not just saying buzz words like dialectric, skin effect capacitance or inductance.
stevemj

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I have stayed out of this thread for the sole reason that it can not be concluded. I just read through all of the above posts and as always find it quite fun to see the holes we dig. If anyone can say with a straight face they here no difference between cables and wires on a high definition system then I believe they are deaf or liars. If you require the scientific proof, first in my opinion that alone makes for a sad audiophile but secondly means the enjoyment of audio is in the numbers and not the listening. If you must have proof, please read my post from 03/08/01 in "Blind Listening Tests???? I believe this is indeed proof of this unsolvable problem and a good description of how seriously I tend to take the scientific proof offered on this site. High end audio for me is about the quality of sound reproduction, not the science of audio! Thank-you and have a good read, J.D.
I apologise to first Jostler and then to Katharine. I was indeed out of line and I too hope the discussions grow. it was my lack of perspective and that's all I will say. Please forgive me Jostler for my assult, I will try to stay out of this one for now. J.D.
Excellant post Red, I hope steve is able to hear you. It might be better if you sent it via moris code, then his insturments would tell him what you said.
Yea right Paulwp, giveth and take-a-wayth. I thought it was very nice of you though.
Steve and anyone else who is interested, I just posted a new thread refering to an artical I read. Please read it befor you simple test the responces of wire. The thread is "Attention Scientists, Engineers and Na-sayers!"
Funny, there are three or four posts going here, all with Jostler as the minority, I mean alone. Does that mean anything to him? I'm starting to get the feeling we have another one here guys, but hey, some great input on all threads. Thanks Jostler for continuing to live in your little tinny box, it's made for a good read. Have you even looked to see if it has a lid, or is that scientificly impossible?
Nice job Kd, I think you may be on to something here. Now how to show it so those who need something on paper, something on a read-out. It's not understood enough to know what to test for or how to conduct the test. As I've been trying to say, but am not blessed with your skill, just because we haven't tested it doesn't mean it's not there, only that we don't understand it or how to test it. Please continue your offerings Kd, very nice to hear from you. J.D.
Oh yea, one other thing Kd, I tried to warn Elizibeth when she first tried silver wires. Your caught and there is no going back. I know your already eyeing some $100 interconnects on auction. Good-luck and welcome to my addiction.