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Speaker wire is it science or psychology

I have had the pleasure of working with several audio design engineers. Audio has been both a hobby and occupation for them. I know the engineer that taught Bob Carver how a transistor works. He keeps a file on silly HiFi fads. He like my other friends considers exotic speaker wire to be non-sense. What do you think? Does anyone have any nummeric or even theoretical information that defends the position that speaker wires sound different? I'm talking real science not just saying buzz words like dialectric, skin effect capacitance or inductance.
stevemj
stevemj OP
129 posts
 
Jostler - Come on, I started out giving people here credit for understanding that it is not fair to compare differnt size wires. Then I realised I couldn't do that and included that the wire had to be the same size for a fair comparision. I will grant that large exotic wire will be better than small cheap wire. And there is science to back it up. Small wire reduces the amps damping factor which results in changes in frequency response. This, as I'm sure you know, is because speaker impedance varies.
stevemj OP
129 posts
 
No Money - I know no one writing here is going to pay any attention to what I say. And I have said my piece - your right, not much point in saying it over and over again. I just thought there might be a few readers out there who have not accepted the religion yet and that I could save them a few bucks.
stevemj OP
129 posts
 
Thanks for your post folks, its been fun.
redkiwi
1,092 posts
 
Well done Jostler3 - you have proven my point.
tireguy
1,964 posts
 
You asked for and I finally found it(it took a while for me to find but I knew I had it). A scientific study that proves not only that there are MEASUREABLE differences between ALL cables, read it and weap. Check out Hi-Fi News & Record Review Febuary 1997 there is a very impressive camparsion of 11 cables (including generic PVC insulated 1mmsquared CSA stranded, 'tinned' copper wire which is a twisted pair. In the test the measure R-L-C data, audio precision DSCT3RES compared to frequency response and dynamic suppression error at various frequencies; I hope that is enough "Scientific" proof for you. Get a hold of Hi-Fi News at 1-800-875-2997 or write to:
Hi-Fi News & Record Review
PO Box 3000
Denville NJ 07834
or you may even try getting a hold of Kimber Kable seeing as there cable 'won' the comparison they may have a copy or two lieing around. Now I hope this is enough proof that cables do sound different Stevemj so stop preaching zip cord fables and look at the facts and not audio myth. Feel free to ask any question about the article you would like I have it right in front of me, it took me a while to find it but it is out there. That's that :>)TIREGUY I RULE!!!!!
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