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Originally posted by Ronomy:
I really wish I could just use any cable and not tell the difference or just be happy with any cable. However, I can hear the differences. More so with analog cables. Sometimes no differences. There are a lot of factors that play here. All it takes is one component that fogs the final result and you will hear nothing different. Even the room acoustics can fog the differences in detail and soundstage depth/height/width/macro & micro dynamics/timing that makes the differences noticable. Trust me I had an amplifier that had its own sonic character that didn't allow me to hear cable differences. Except for Cardas cable that actually tamed the top end grit by that amplifier. Once I moved up the ladder to a higher resolution amplifier...then I could hear the differences much more so between different cable designs. There ability to reject RF using shielding or twisted/braided designs. Even the use of different materials that affect the dielectric factor or the ability of the cable to release a charge. Litz wire designs that minimize electron flow from jumping between different wires. There are a lot of factors that the human ear can hear that can't always be measured.

Ron
Firstly all the things you mention can be measured.
When measurements are taken nothing is measured it is just snake oil.
But if you are happy that is fine.

Stuart Stebbings