I totally agree that it would be much better to have the data available, not only for cables but for amplifiers and speakers as well.
Add some lectures about basic calculations and then people would be able to have at least an approximate impression about the effect when combining cables and devices.
Or did he argue that way _because_ he made some measurements and didn´t find a correlation and therefore thought it must be something different?
Basically it is just a hypothesis that RLC difference are the main cause (if an effect overall exists) and i´m not aware of any hard data to back it.
Which is a kind of argument that imo doesn´t make sense. Does it mean that quality doesn´t matter if complexity isn´t _that_ high? Or does it mean that high quality is guaranteed my some "magic" because it is so easy to reach that level? Not "falling apart" isn´t a synonym for "high quality" at least in my book. High quality means to meet consistently, reliable the specs in every detail.
As we were discussing triboelectric effects see for example the attached table for different materials and differently handled materials.
I think the consequences are quite obvious. Not to mention other parameters down the line like twisting, shield coverage, shield connections, solder processes and so on.
As usual i´ve some problems with the descriptors, "fancy" isn´t a reasonable electrotechnical category, and that´s a bit surprising as i wrote about some basic reasons why you shouldn´t underestimate the role of "mains cabling" given that quite often a whole system is involved, means several devices working together in an analog reproduction system.
I can´t disagree (nor agree) to your assertion of the "just fine working power cords" but i assume that you haven´t done any controlled listening tests ?
(And of course a power cord that works just fine wasn´t what i was talking about)
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