Ethernet Cables, do they make a difference?

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gdhal

”I agree with ABX test. Please confirm the parameters of the ABX test conform to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABX_test and that you agree to 95% confidence level (25 trials). In other words, please confirm you can audibly detect with 95% confidence that ordinary speaker wire is or is not reversed.”

>>>25 trials? Are you crazy? That’s a lot more trials than even The Amazing Randi demanded. And he never lost a blind test challenge. Why? Because nobody can sit there and pay close attention for 25 trials. Not even for ten trials. Gimme a break. What a ripoff! If the differences are of the subtle variety nobody can pick the correct one many times in a row. That’s the scam. Capish?

@vtech2000 

Hello Brad,

Do you individually measure each of your cables on a tester (e.g. Fluke) and include the results? Have you by any chance examined signal integrity and PHY power consumption with your cables?

Have you compared different lengths of your own cable, such as 0.5 meters vs. 2 meters? Did you find any differences? If so, which one was preferred?

@zoom25 also important to descrime the differences observed, i.e. noise, distortion, clarity, etc.

“....descrime the noise, distortion, etc.” 

Excellent Freudian slip.