"Glenn Richards" wrote in message
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Andy Hewitt wrote:


My money would be on the prominent UK publications. What Hi-Fi is
reasonably unbiased - obviously reviewers have their particular favourites
but they do try to be objective.
it's been taken over by a clique of high and mighty types that look down
and deride anyone who wants to discuss whether to have the 305-strand OFC
cable or the thinner but better sounding pure silver cable etc etc.

Hi Glen,
would you be prepared to undergo blind testing on your own
equipment, with the speaker cables being switched around and you
trying to identify whether the cable being used is your own or a
replacement of unknown origin?

Do we have anyone in Glen's area prepared to take the time to
get involved?

I have been through the issues of speaker wire in years gone past
and these days I don't waste my time. I have tried bi-wiring and
wouldn't waste my time again. Friends went throught the same
stage, with, initially some of them claiming sonic benefits, however,
simply connecting one speaker using the "better" wire and the other
using "cheap but adequate" wire, placing the speakers side by
side and putting your amp on mono and switching from one
speaker to the other displays no discernable difference. If there
is a discernable difference then swap the wires around and redo
the test to confirm that you don't have variance in the speakers
or amp.

I think if this simple comparison were undertaken the wire sellers
would suddenly be not selling very high dollar wire. The same
applies to interconnects, however, it can be a little more difficult
to undertake the same type of testing but certainly not impossible.

Adequate quality and fit for application is what is required, not dollars.