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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
 
Elizabeth - I have been trying to explain AC to someone. AC for god's sake. So they can understand why the arrows on their cables are ridiculous. Does anyone jump in to help out? No. Why do you think this is?
nilthepill
842 posts
 
Everytime I read about ABX testing/Blind/double blind testing I have to wonder: What is the effect on the sound quality of the component(cables) under test, due to the addition of the switching gear?. No matter how good the gear is, there gotta be some dilution.
70242241e18c
81 posts
 
Stevemj: You're not off-base. Cables are not directional and can't be for audio, specifically for the reasons you described. The conductors have to pass current equally well in either direction.

Nilthepill: Why would the switching cause "some dilution?" Do you own a sound system with no switching? With no contacts? All junctions soldered from source to speaker drivers? I doubt it. With good switches, you don't get "dilution."
stevemj OP
129 posts
 
70242 - It's a pleasure to have you here. When I started posting comments about some of the absurd claims made for different types of cable, I was contacted by a cable manufacturer. I will send you their E-mail. It attempts to describe why wires sound different. It's good for a laugh.

I don't know if manufactures just have a low opinion of audiophile's intelligence or if they really don't know any better themselves.
garfish
1,840 posts
 
Stevemj; it's a shame that you're unable to trust your own senses. Craig
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