15 Aug
2014
15 Aug
'14
4:47 a.m.
On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 10:38:01PM -0600, Eric Smith wrote:
[...]
Ignoring whether one cable sounds "better"
than another, I'm not convinced
that they even sound different. I'd be very interested to see results of a
proper double-blind study on whether there is actually any audible difference
between cables as you state. Aside from ultra-crappy unshielded cables, or
ultra-long cables, I very much doubt that any human can reliably distinguish
any two audio cables.
The problem is, ultra-crappy and ultra-long cables are standard, as they come
with consumer-grade kit. Anybody who gives even the slightest damn about audio
quality should replace them. However, you don't need anything fancy: if you're
paying more than ten quid, they saw you coming.
I tend to repurpose the crappy cables for S/PDIF and composite video, neither
of which need such a wide SNR, just so long as there's not too much attenuation
at a few MHz.