Cables - When Did it All Start?


OK, here we go...

This is not another "I just installed cable X and the soundstage and microdynamics just shot through the roof..." or "What cables do you guys recommend for..." but a simple question. When did people start noticing that different cables in audio gear apparently sound different? Or another related question, who was the first cable company to offer different "audiophile" cables?

I do not have golden ears and with two children constantly chirping in the foreground/background I can barely hear the music most times anyway, thus I really have no practical experience if cables make a difference.

Regards,
david_berry

Showing 2 responses by leica_man

My first high end cables? Randall Research circa 198? - nice woven solid core designs with Teflon dielectric. He even had a combintion of Silver and Copper conductors! Think of Kimber Kabel before Kimber Kabel.

LM
Albert,
Were those Peterson Engineering cables the ones I remember covered with a white Teflon tape? I'm with you on shielding and to this day I do not care for un-shielded or woven cable designs. That said the Randall Research speaker cables (I did not have their IC's) were nice sounding considering the vintage.

Did you ever have the pleasure of meeting Fulton and listening to him go on about “electron bunching?” That was a hoot : )

Oh to stroll down memory lane.

Cheers,
LM