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In Reply to: Here's why... posted by mkuller on April 15, 2009 at 20:56:31:
"Just exactly what is it you think makes a component more 'susceptible' to cable differences?"
It's i/o characteristics and how they match up with other components to which they are connected. Beyond the actual differences heard due to the interconnect electrical characteristics on the i/o interface of the connected components, material interfaces play a part in our perception of differences as well. Some of these interfaces, say a less than ideal transition between cable and connector, are static and repeatable. However material interfaces are somewhat dynamic and change over time.
These things don't have a sound - they may change the way the components interact, depending on the components, and thus change the sound.
"And on your 'better' components, you don't hear cable differences?"
I've always noticed a difference with speaker cables. With interconnects I usually notice a difference but there have been times where I noticed no difference or the difference was so subtle I didn't bother to try to notice it.
"Because cables all sound subtly different. The more resolution your system has, the easier and quicker it is to hear those differences."
Cables don't have a sound - but they may influence the components to which they are connected. And further just because you can hear differences or the differences are more obvious that is not enough to know your system has more resolving power.
Maybe in some absolute ideal test environment your POV, the more resolving power (whatever that might mean BTW) means we can better differentiate interconnects, might have more credibility. But we aren't talking about lab or test results. We're talking about the real world of stereo equipment - what's real and absolute for the most part has little to do with the conclusions we reach.
If you don't get the distinction I'm drawing you don't get it.
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Follow Ups
- RE: Here's why... - Don Till 10:22:31 04/16/09 (2)
- I suspect we won't agree... - mkuller 10:40:38 04/16/09 (1)
- We should really attempt to agree - this isn't "difficult" stuff - Don Till 13:41:28 04/16/09 (0)
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