Question for cable/wire naysayers.....

I like that reviewers publish their reference system and draw comparative distinctions between that and the item reviewed. What I'd be even more interested in is an occasional audiology exam, including a tympanogram. While it won't tell the whole story of hearing capacity, it at least provides a measure of frequency thresholds. I'd settle for the results of a simple pure tone test. It'd be helpful to have a little information about the "tools" available whether it's a cable, fuse, spike, cone screw, room treatment or major component being considered.

czarivey, no one said Doug Sax rewired his studio with NordOst, Alpha Core, Siltech, Audioquest, or any other specific brand, audiophile-approved or otherwise. I certainly didn’t say it, and that’s because I had no idea what wired he installed. What WAS said was that his studio used to be wired with lamp cord, and that it is now wired with what Sax found to sound better. You’re quote from Sax proves the truth of that statement. Sheesh, what is with people these days?---so argumentative, confrontational, and downright antagonistic. The Trump effect?

Hi
I have been playing with cables for years and have come to a few [probably wrong] conclusions.
1 The real difference in cable sound quality didn't come from the speaker cables but from the interconnects.
I have a somewhat medium priced speaker cable and a standard 12 g wire set. When I hook them to my speakers [one speaker with 12g and one with the name brand] I can tell no difference between them. I have asked my visiting friends to stand in front of each speaker and tell me which sounds better and they can't tell any difference between them either.
Now when I hook up the factory supplied  interconnects that came with my amp-pre-or other devices They sound very flat with little musical sound.  they sound OK but not good.
I then hook my medium priced interconnects and it is like listening to a whole different system.
I am sure that high end speaker cables make a difference but not on any system I have ever owned, but I don't use zip cord either.
Greg 

I stick to studio approaches when it comes to wiring. It's by default reference quality. Other thingies are just for fasion. 

I hate to be the one to bring this up but since all wire is directional one should reverse speaker cables and interconnects to see if better sound can be obtained without further expense. Ditto stock off the shelf fuses.