Why do digital coax cables matter?

The more things change the more they stay the same. This whole discussion is a rehash of what was said in the early days of this thread five years ago. In fact, it’s a rehash of the cable controversy that started what, 40 years ago? All you need is zip cord or something like that. And technical types were claiming the laws of physics were being broken back then, too. "There are only 3 things that can affect cable performance, resistance, capacitance and inductance." Yeah, right.

Sorry Al, don’t buy it. You get an E for Effort. I won’t point out your name dropping. You apparently haven’t had the opportunity to try the Shun Mook Orignal Cable Jacket or the Highwire Cable Wrap, both of which improve the sound of *analog* cables by, you guessed it, addressing the cable reflections. I know what you're thinking, "But, but that disobeys the laws of science!" 😀

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People would be much better off if they believed in too much rather than too little. - PT Barnum

Almarg wrote,

"The 1.5 meter length recommendation that is often seen for digital cables has no relevance whatsoever to cables conducting analog audio signals. In general, in the case of analog audio cables the shorter the better, if it makes any difference at all."

>>>>>That’s weird. Most high end cable manufacturers with good hearing like Bob Crump recommend 1.5 m as the optimum length for interconnects, maybe for speaker cables, too. I suspect the same is true for digital cables since they’re all conducting electromagnetic waves, so what’s the diff? Certainly the particular metal, copper or silver or gold infused silver, in a digital cable, like interconnects, is audible so why not the length? My personal favorite reason is that 1.5 m minimizes reflections. Al, I'm confident you will come up with a perfectly valid technical reason why length cannot possibly be an issue for analog cables, and why audiophiles must be imagining things.