T.O.Y.A.I.P.O.A.M.A.I.T.T.B.Y.

[fas42]

Playing with cables is Just Another Way of  'adjusting' your sound so that you're pleased with it - some people spend endless amount of effort, and money, playing with the room's acoustics; others cycle through cables; still others do both ... 😜.

 

Every system produces a signature distortion - and part of that distortion is due to the engineering of the parts not being good enough to be robust against the altering of parasitic and other behaviours of the bits used. Including the cables. No matter what the theory says, 😉.

 

Altering, say, a cables impedance will be enough to alter the distortion spectrum of the circuit that receives the desired signal over that cable, in many instances. Because, the circuit was built using standard parts, which only had to meet certain technical specs, and nothing more ... in the real world of audio systems this is "not good enough!" - end result: SQ changes, when you change the cable.

 

This is great for people who love system component rolling, but bad news for those who just want the system to be accurate, full stop. The big trick is understanding how to get off the treadmill - if your goal is to just, "Enjoy the music!" ... 😆.