Re: How to measure speaker cables?

May I ask how your listening tests were carried out? Were they blind?
That is, did you have a friend to swap the cables, and yourself to say
which cable that was connected? If not, try it, and remember that ONE
correct response from you is not enough, you would need SEVEN correct
responses in a row to reach 99% confidence (1/128). In that way
listening can be turned into science too.

If you succed in this, THEN you should start looking for measurable
differences.

If you fail to detect a difference for all kinds of music, you might
as well stay with the cheap cable, right? :-)

Lawrence Leung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> First of all, thank you so much for all the fellows for your inputs.
> 
> Well, I have to admit that, high dollar speaker cables really make the 
> difference, but the point is, whether the difference(s) worth the high 
> dollar?
> 
> I listened to a USD$0.30/ft cable and a USD$150.00/ft cable, they sound 
> REALLY difference, the high dollar cable REALLY sounds better, but 
> defintely not 500 times better than then cheap cable!!! :)
> 
> That is one of the reasons that I try to make speaker cable myself. I 
> just make one with double 12 AWG "normal" speaker cable (USD$0.40/ft), 
> terminated it real good, heat shrink it, put on foil, nylon sleeving the 
> whole nine yards, and guess what? I spent about USD$50.00 for that pair 
> of speaker cables and it sounds almost as good as my Analysis-Plus Oval 9 
> (which is about USD$500.00), although my cable lack a little bit detail 
> in the mid-range, the high pitch is not as clear. But, I blame it as new 
> cables, need another 100 hours to break-in.
> 
> What I want is to find out the characteristic of the Oval 9, like the Q, 
> L, and C. Then compare them with my home-made cable's Q, L, and C to see 
> if the "difference" can be quantified!!!
> 
> Hey, if I told you I make a good living, you might not have any idea what 
> "good living" mean, but if I told you I make 3 million dollars salary per 
> year, then you know what my good living mean!
> 
> We all live in a "number" world!
> 
> Once again, thanks for all the inputs, please keep feed me with 
> information and knowledge.
> 
> Lawrence Leung