Glenn Richards wrote:

David Looser wrote:

But can you hear the difference when you don't know which cables you
are listening to?, that's the question.

Probably. A while back I got my friend to hook the DVD/CD player up to
the amp via two analogue connections (the DV79 has two sets of analogue
outputs), one with freebie patch cables, the other with Chord Cobra III.
Tried 2-3 CDs, swapping between inputs, and yes, I correctly determined
which one was which. The freebie one sounded flat and lifeless.

Then the equipment must be very badly designed.

Wire is Wire. There's no 'super wire'.

Capacitance is Capacitance. There's the likely problem alongside incompetent
design.

Graham