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The Science of Cables

It seems to me that there is too little scientific, objective evidence for why cables sound the way they do. When I see discussions on cables, physical attributes are discussed; things like shielding, gauge, material, geometry, etc. and rarely are things like resistance, impedance, inductance, capacitance, etc. Why is this? Why aren’t cables discussed in terms of physical measurements very often?

Seems to me like that would increase the customer base. I know several “objectivist” that won’t accept any of your claims unless you have measurements and blind tests. If there were measurements that correlated to what you hear, I think more people would be interested in cables. 

I know cables are often system dependent but there are still many generalizations that can be made.
mkgus

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I recently landed on the "listening" side of the issue by buying Omega Mikro power cords (a radically unconventional design using micro thin "planar" wires and mostly air dielectric).  The company uses listening to design their wires, which take no back seat whatsoever compared to my high level AQ wires, totally different design and approach (measuring).  Conclusion:  both listening and measuring, used almost exclusively, can be good, but  to me, listening is more valid.
Jim Heckman
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