Madness it would seem. Literally cutting up money. But has anyone done it for the good of the people/audio science? It seems most cables are only sold on marketing blurbs alone, and we are never given a look inside to see what difference there is. Yes I know we can measure cables, we can also measure amps and DACs. We can lift the lid on both the latter but not on the cables. And it doesn't have to be high end stuff, it could even be cheap stuff like USB audio cables not meeting the USB standards for example.
Here's an example, I have a USB 2.0 audio cable from the local computer supply store and an entry level Hi-Fi USB 2.0 audio cable (brand will remain unnamed for now). The first has a value of 3 dollars. The Hi-Fi cable, a value of $180. That's 60x as much. I hear no difference between them. No ~6000% improvement. Cables are the same length. And say I'm willing to strip them both right open to prove the only difference is cosmetic, what are your thoughts?
I can understand people wouldn't want to hack into their newly purchased beloved cables that will make their music sound like it were sprinkled with pixie farts, but if one were to do so, and post the physical results, would they be burned at the stake for exposing the snake oil or praised as a Robbin Hood of audio?
I for one, am darn CURIOUS to see the makeup of these cables.
Here's an example, I have a USB 2.0 audio cable from the local computer supply store and an entry level Hi-Fi USB 2.0 audio cable (brand will remain unnamed for now). The first has a value of 3 dollars. The Hi-Fi cable, a value of $180. That's 60x as much. I hear no difference between them. No ~6000% improvement. Cables are the same length. And say I'm willing to strip them both right open to prove the only difference is cosmetic, what are your thoughts?
I can understand people wouldn't want to hack into their newly purchased beloved cables that will make their music sound like it were sprinkled with pixie farts, but if one were to do so, and post the physical results, would they be burned at the stake for exposing the snake oil or praised as a Robbin Hood of audio?
I for one, am darn CURIOUS to see the makeup of these cables.