Audio Cable Snake Oil

Snake oil sells interconnects for audiophiles.

Audio cable snake oil.

Science or snake oil by nelson pass. Long island city ny tel 718 726 5600 e mail. A number of audio cable manufacturers have sprung up over the last few years that are intent on proliferating myths about the technical aspects of interconnects power cords and speaker cables. The belden cables are marketed under the iconoclast label but there is currently very little information available apr 2018 time is of the essence part 1 time is of the essence part 2 time is of the essence part 3 xlr interconnect design speaker cable design part 1 speaker cable design.

Check any audiophile facebook group or forum and you will find dozens of enthusiasts asking the oh so common question what are the best cables to use with my audio components. Cables alex rosner president rosner custom sound inc. We re just a couple of dudes looking to tidy up your schiit stack. Top ten signs an audio cable vendor is selling you snake oil by gene dellasala august 29 2004 the audio industry is full of hype with the most nonsense surrounding the simplest component of the a v chain interconnects and speaker cables.

Many of these products purport themselves to function in some highly technical realm of scientific explanation. Mogami wire is a large coaxial cable consisting of a grey plastic housing containing two concentric. Ps audio copper magazine has an excellent series of articles on audio cables by garen galeis of belden. Myths and snake oil.

Is synergy in audio cables real or snake oil. Many of these products exist on the fringe of believability and before long almost inevitably the ubiquitous term snake oil is applied. High definition cables another variety of low inductance cable from audio source consists of eight twisted pairs of wire arranged into a flat ribbon. By gene dellasala april 25 2020.