DO CABLES REALLY MATTER?

Zavfino cables

“Drawing on more than 18 years of manufacturing experience, Zavfino has developed a remarkable new technique for twisting stranded wire tightly around a central solid-core conductor. An electrical phenomenon is commonly known as the “skin effect” occurs when electrons move through any solid core conductor. Higher frequencies travel along the outside (the skin) of the conductor faster than midrange and lower echelon frequencies. This results in smeared PRaT, muddled instrumental timbres, and an unnatural sound. Zavfino’s new H-Wound™ manufacturing technique negates the skin effect.”

>>>>>That’s rarher odd. You know, since electrons don’t actually move through solid core conductors or any conductor. They are, for all practical purposes, stationary. Having said that, just going on the photos of the Graphene Gold Rush Tonearm cables, I want some.

https://www.monoandstereo.com/2017/10/zavfino-1877phono-graphene-gold-rush.html

@geoffkait 

Having said that, just going on the photos of the Graphene Gold Rush Tonearm cables, I want some.

Uh, Geoff, they do look cool but how are you going to hook them up to the walkman?

I see that my approach of choosing cables based on looks is gaining some traction.

Some signal will come from the beginning to the end, one way or another. Electrons moving along, or just rotating. Who cares, as long as it looks good. It is a cable, after all.

Just as a matter of studied fact, people do become skilled at using their senses. It's a bit harder to demonstrate with listening, but it's well documented that visual artists become practiced, methodical viewers as coorelated with eye movement while studying an object. I know I've become a more methodical viewer and listener as I've indulged in music and visual art. 

Cables are probably the simplest part of the entire audio chain. You can see them as a pipe through which current travels. The real work is done by the equipment that processes this current not the carrier.

Now compare that to what is happening inside even the simplest loudspeaker crossover. Or any drive unit as it frantically attempts to resist breakup under load. Or the cabinet as it deals with increasing resonances with volume. Or as it interacts with its surroundings. Or a hundred and one other things.

Yes, cables have it easy. They live extremely long lives and hardly ever break sweat.