In discussions of scientific theory Stephen Hawking states that "any physical theory is always provisional, in the sense that it is only a hypothesis: you can never prove it. No matter how many times the results of experiments agree with a theory, you can never be sure that the next time the result will not contradict the theory. On the other hand, you can disprove a theory by finding even a single observation that disagrees with the predictions of the theory." I propose the theory made by our "experts" here on Audiogon is that in that all wire and cable will test identical when a charge is past through it, then the prediction has been made that there will be no audible difference. I further propose that the observations made by the masses here at Audiogon through blind testing and simple comparison contradict the stated theory, thus the theory is false. It's simple to see and provable in my opinion.
Up until 1969 when Caltech physicist Murry Gell-Mann won his Nobel prize for work that discovered quarks it was believed that protons and neutrons were the "elementary" particles. Of course sense then we've defined six different quarks, and we believe that these are not the smallest but only another layer of building blocks that create mater. It is now know through quantum mechanics that all particles are in fact waves, and that the higher the energy of a particle, the smaller the wavelength of the corresponding wave. We can even go beyond this and talk about the effects of weak nuclear forces. These were not really described until 1967 and has subsequently been used to describe the unification of particle behavior and it's interaction with electromagnetic forces. My point here is that in the past 30 years the very definition of physics has been rewritten. Our understanding of the effects of all forces on wave energy is maybe in it's infancy, so for anyone to claim absolute is surly not a scientist, but rather an ill informed trouble maker. I believe the interaction of a number of physical phenomenon could play a part in how electrical charges behave and react with-in our components and should be a part in our discussions. I go back to my earlier posts, IS IT POSSIBLE...?
For us to look at the leading edge of physics and say none of these discoveries or theories have bearing on electronics is just simply silly. Do you think for one minute that Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Galileo Galilei, etc would accept the weak scientific stand that a few here have proposed? Of course not, but then they were not afraid to take a risk of being proven wrong in there theories. I hope the people on this site will learn to simply not respond to these folks until they show a true interest in learning, and that we can continue to talk through there static. (Oh yea, static is not possible, forgot)
I wish my passion was electronics rather than cosmology, then I'd have a damn leg to stand on. That's why I need your help out there. J.D.
