Speaker wire and cables show negligible audible differences under controlled tests

Evidence

In controlled A/B/X listening tests and in measurements, electronic devices in general, speaker wire, and audio-frequency interconnection cables are found to exhibit small to nonexistent differences. Any audible differences are usually traced to measurable differences. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1047

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the audiophile-vs-measurement debate and to human perceptual limits; echoes the reader’s deep interest in psychoacoustic models versus subjective bias.