Cable myths, or truths?

[Mark Amundson]

KA4HJH wrote:
> A while back Julian Hirsch did a double-blind test of Monster Cable vs.
> generic 16 gauge speaker cord for Stereo Review magazine. The results were
> predictable. There was a difference, but almost no one on the test panel
> could hear it.....  Terry Bowman, KA4HJH

As a user of 16AWG zip cord and other semi-exotic speaker cables, the
zip cord works the best given that mediochre connections do not overide
good wire. For the most part, it is a game of milli-ohms contributed by
all the components involved. These include the power amp circuit, amp
terminals, cable terminations, cable construction and length, speaker
terminals, crossover, in-cabinet wires, speaker terminals, and voice
coil winding. Now the kicker, if and only if the cable is long enough,
then the transmission line distributed reactances, and resistance become
noticable.

Mark Amundson,