Interconnects and non-believers

When cables "sound" different it's because they are doing something to the signal. They are altering the signal to give you the perceived illusion of a wider soundstage. They don't "get out of the way of the music" as so many audiophiles claim. This is BS.

Yes cables sound different because they are manipulating the signal and providing their own sonic signature. 

A different way of saying the same thing, Devilboy, is that some cables alter the sound in such a way as to make the bass less clear, the timing less precise so that the soundstage isn't as wide, and affect the sound in other ways.  Using words such as "BS," "illusion" and putting "sound" in quotes makes your statement rather confrontational and perhaps makes it seem like you're trying to make a point you may not be trying to make.  

What you actually said was that cables affect the sound of the system in different ways, and a change in interconnects can have a profound impact on the whole system.  The three pairs of interconnects I'm experimenting with on my system do, in fact, sound radically different.  I haven't really found a combination that I prefer, yet.  I believe I need to put another test cable into the mix before I determine what I like the most.  And maybe another amplifier before I'm done.

@teo-audio Are you talking about Graphene?

IMO it comers down to a few things. I have not had a cable "transform" the sound in my system.  I do hear differences and have preferences though.  But in my reality, the equipment I use typically has a dedicated overbuilt power supply so I think that is a factor in what I hear.  My equipment is where I get my sound from and the cables just add a slight flavor to the system.  I also can change the sound of my system through my preamp that has 5 difference sets of output resistors so I can change the sound if the recordings are that different so cables make a little less of a difference and by using the resistors I also am able to customize the sound so I don't need different cables for different recordings.  That being said, the only cable I use of any value is a digital cable and although it makes my system sound better, I have also used a cheap interconnect for a digital cable that also sounds really good and if it wasn't for a friend lending me the cable. I would not feel that the sound of my system is missing anything.  All my power cords are heavy gauge molded ended power cords and I use any interconnects that I have laying around.

Happy Listening. 

@ron1319

No, what @devilboy is saying is that a *cable* (not a signal modification device) transmits the signal from point A to point B without any modification or attenuation.  Cables that *sound* a particular way - irrespective of what the particular sound is - are doing more than conducting an unaltered signal from Point A to Point B.  This is a simple truism since Cable A cannot, based on physics, sound different (much less "vastly" different) than Cable B unless one, or both, are significantly altering the signal.  Altering the signal is a **fault**, not a feature, in a cable.  Now if you want to use cabling to alter the presentation, have at it, but realize that they are, intentionally, designed to be tone controls.  Nothing wrong with that (well, except for marketing hype) if that's what floats your boat.