Cable myths, or truths?

[Ingo Debus]

Larry Kirn wrote:
> I have seen bad cables limit bass in a big way, with two mechanisms at play.  At
> the input of the speaker, damping factor (measure of how well the amplifier
> controls the speaker) comes into play at the low end first.  Larger cone
> excursions (bass) induce higher kickback from the speaker (back EMF).  If the
> impedance (practically resistance in this case) of the cable is sufficiently
> large, the amplifier will be incapable of quelling this, limiting the bass.

But isn't the resistance of the inductor in the cross-over more
important than the resistance of the cable?

Ingo