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Has Anyone Ever Studied The “placebo” Effect With Amps, Cables Etc?
Please share your experiences, knowledge, reviews, questions, or anything that you think might add to the conversation here.
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I’d be happy to be proven wrong - I haven’t been able to find anything that has studied or discounted it yet though!
I’m with you 100%. Cables (certain cables) can provide an audible difference from another cable.
In the case of speaker cables, the most important factor is to look at the purity of the material - how pure is it in terms of crystals and air? If you’re serious about sound, UP-OCC Copper or Silver is the only way to go. When I went from OFC to OCC, that’s when I began to believe.
The dielectric and geometry also play a big role.
None of what you described has a real, audible effect on an audio signal. It would have one on signals of a much higher frequency, such is in the mhz or ghz, but audio is not transmitted at those frequencies.
Everything you said is completely bunk when it comes to what you can hear. The ONLY time cables matter is for speaker-wire, and it is very specifically gauging of the wire based on the length of the run and impedance of the transducers themselves. Choosing the wrong gauging can cause very measurable, detectable high-frequency roll-off.
Any other situation, there is 100% no difference whatsoever.
None of what you described has a real, audible effect on an audio signal. It would have one on signals of a much higher frequency, such is in the mhz or ghz, but audio is not transmitted at those frequencies.
Everything you said is completely bunk when it comes to what you can hear. The ONLY time cables matter is for speaker-wire, and it is very specifically gauging of the wire based on the length of the run and impedance of the transducers themselves. Choosing the wrong gauging can cause very measurable, detectable high-frequency roll-off.
Any other situation, there is 100% no difference whatsoever.