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The Skeptic proclaims that they only have confidence based on proven scientific evidence and testing. The most common evidence cited involves the claim that no one has ever passed a proper ABX test of cables. What is an ABX test? The Skin Effect of a conductor describes a phenomenon of propagation in a wire, originally published in 1985 by Professor Malcolm Omar Hawksfort Ph.D, which states that there is an optimal conductor diameter for audio transmission in cables. He found that different frequencies move through the copper wire at different speeds (higher frequency signals travel through the wire faster than lower frequencies).
i've found softer and more flexible wires, because the conductor is thinner and not so tight twisted and/or the sleeve material is TPU or kind of silicone. here, the sleeve is a stronger thin PVC; guess this protect the conductor better from scratches and cuts, and prevent de-coloration (as advertised), but it's a bit rougher and stiffer than softer plastics..System (as a whole) tuning and synergy. By this I mean how they perceive or feel about what they hear. Cables can be used to add a little HF extension and detail retrieval when paired with overly warm gear like tube gear or dark headphones like Audeze cans. Cables can lower noise floor (allowing one to hear more of what is being veiled). Cables can also effect the system to sound more lush (almost tubey like). Everyone hears differently and has personal tastes or preferences. Cables are one way to help realize the maximum potential from their gear. My wife grew up in a different country and thus used a different language with different sounds, etc. During a conversation I mentioned the word “pup” and “pop.” She asked me why I repeated myself. I told her I did not. I said the two words again and she couldn’t hear a difference. My daughter, listening in, said she could hear the difference and couldn’t understand why her mother could not. Upon analyzation, it seems during my wife’s growth, she was never exposed to the vowel sounds from “pup” and “pop.” Her brain translates those two sounds as one. Gu's craftsmanship is what you are paying for - cosmetic and sonic. More on the sonic side of course but also for the hand made "honest yet premium" (both - tangibly and sonically) cables! It would not be a stretch to say that the cables punch way above their prices.
This McGurk Effect video from the BBC explores when the visual cues of speech do not match what you hear. The brain prioritizes the visual cues over the auditory input and you would hear a different sound than the one being played. Regardless if it is completely applicable to perceived cable sound changes or not, it is a fascinating phenomenon, and I would recommend you to watch the link above.they inspire me more confidence. artisans use to love their work, and they put effort and care on their creations. that's why i decided to try Gu's cables, and titled this review as "enthusiast craftsman". Damage due to user negligence, accidents, disassembly, waterlog, misuse, abuse, alterations or vandalism. I cannot tell you how many times I have heard or read that cable burn-in is placebo, cables do not matter except in your head and so on. Show me the graph they say. This type of rhetoric just tells me they have not experienced the difference, or see caveats I listed above. I just love to experiment and for me it is simple, Is there a sonic difference? What caused the difference? Do I like the difference? And so on. For 25+ years I did this. Ever use a new pure silver conductor cable (anywhere in a system)? Almost all silver cables sound thin and peaky in the HF when new. They can also sound off (PRAT). After 200 hours of burn-in these same cables sound totally different.
There’s the rub; who’s to say that those advertising claims aren’t valid science? They are based on real things like skin effect, and certainly, there are many enthusiasts who swear they hear the promised improvements. The companies have the knowledge, tools and equipment to test their designs. Just because something appears too good (or complicated) to be true, doesn’t absolutely mean it isn’t. Headphone cable image from Audio Sensibility Conclusionthis wire looks like (053). in fact, same colors available (orange+white, red+white, silver..). but brown color version of this cable says it's spc, while brown (053) is copper. the wire is not identical, when you close look at it. Overall, I am quite satisfied with the meticulous craftsmanship behind these cables and the quality materials Lavricables has chosen. There are many alternatives for SPC and copper cables, but there are not many companies that combine pure silver with high-quality components at this price segment.
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