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famish99
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Jun 30, 2016
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VillyI'm not saying all cables are equal, some do have better characteristics than others. But think of it this way, in the component world, there are plenty of graphs showing things like THD+N, IMD, frequency response, spectral decay, impulse response, phase shift, etc. If there was a measurable difference for cables, wouldn't Audioquest et. al. publish these graphs?
Cables that get used in professional settings such as Canare and Mogami do publish graphs such as frequency response and noise rejection graphs because their customers care about these parameters, and these cables are quite affordable.
Even so, it goes to show that even when you have something to prove, it's quite limited. For example, to prove you have better micro-detail retrieval, you'd expect a spectral decay graph or impulse response graph to demonstrate the cable is measurably better. However, it's pretty rare to find these because delays in the cable world are usually measured in the *nanosecond* per meter.
It doesn't take a mega-million cable to get good quality, nor does paying it guarantee that you do.
Cables that get used in professional settings such as Canare and Mogami do publish graphs such as frequency response and noise rejection graphs because their customers care about these parameters, and these cables are quite affordable.
Even so, it goes to show that even when you have something to prove, it's quite limited. For example, to prove you have better micro-detail retrieval, you'd expect a spectral decay graph or impulse response graph to demonstrate the cable is measurably better. However, it's pretty rare to find these because delays in the cable world are usually measured in the *nanosecond* per meter.
It doesn't take a mega-million cable to get good quality, nor does paying it guarantee that you do.
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