We all USED to have those variables Michael Green is writing about... They are called TONE CONTROLS. Every preamp had them. Then somewhere in the 1980s they all vanished. To make way for aftermarket cables. With tone contols, no one needed aftermarket cables. So the ’Secret Audio Cabal’ had them all removed from everyone’s preamps so millions of dollars could be spent trying to fix tone problems with cables instead of the good old tone controls.THIS MESSAGE WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY FOGHORN LEGHORN: "It’s a JOKE son, I say its a JOKE"
The Science of Cables
It seems to me that there is too little scientific, objective evidence for why cables sound the way they do. When I see discussions on cables, physical attributes are discussed; things like shielding, gauge, material, geometry, etc. and rarely are things like resistance, impedance, inductance, capacitance, etc. Why is this? Why aren’t cables discussed in terms of physical measurements very often?
Seems to me like that would increase the customer base. I know several “objectivist” that won’t accept any of your claims unless you have measurements and blind tests. If there were measurements that correlated to what you hear, I think more people would be interested in cables.
I know cables are often system dependent but there are still many generalizations that can be made.
Seems to me like that would increase the customer base. I know several “objectivist” that won’t accept any of your claims unless you have measurements and blind tests. If there were measurements that correlated to what you hear, I think more people would be interested in cables.
I know cables are often system dependent but there are still many generalizations that can be made.
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