The "truth" about different speaker cables

Hi Head-fiers

Lately there have been some threads about people questioning the "magical" properties of cables. How they change the sound signature of the equipment you are using them with, etc. The answers have mostly been subjective, as they held their own opinions under very dubious tests. In this article mathematical formulas are applied, and other aspects are studied in order to clean the dust that surrounds cables.

There is this Spanish site called Matrixhifi that holds that article of the differences between a super cable and a normal copper cable. It is written in spanish, and not everyone understands it. For that reason I decided to translate it by myself, in order to share it with everyone that wants to know the "truth".

I am sorry if you find any grammar or vocabulary mistake, my mother language is not English and the vocabulary used in the original is quite specific. Nevertheless I am still willing to correct any mistake. The important thing is that you guys can understand it.

The link to the article is this one:

THE "TRUTH" ABOUT DIFFERENT SPEAKER CABLES

*Original article: http://matrixhifi.com/contenedor_verdadcables.htm

Before anyone comments the article, PLEASE READ IT FROM START TO END

I think it is very thoroughly explained. It could be more technical, but it already has enough technical charge for the average Joe.

Note: parasitic inductance means stray inductance too. LF = Low Frequency. If there is any acronym you do not understand you can ask here.

Please, read it carefully before answering in a bad way. I did not write that article, I just translated it.

I also hope things start to be clear for the people who want to now the truth.
You can also PM me for any question.

EDIT: I have read it again and there are some mistakes made by the webmaster and me. Before I say what they are he has been ill for some time so he has not been able to upload it earlier. I have already corrected some mistakes and will send him the "final" version soon.
The things missing are:

On the paragraph of "INFLUENCE OF THE COPPER’S DIAMETER", below "To calculate the voltage that travels through a copper cable based on the power (watts), the following formula can be used:" The missing formula is:

Ampere = Square root(watt : ohm)

At the conclusion, last paragraph should start like: "We have made the cable test connecting ", eliminating an "a" that leads to confusion.

Fig. 18 is missing.

Even so the article is ok to be read

Happy reading

Hey nick_charles,

Thanks a lot for the feedback, however at the end of the article an schematic is missing and there are some mistakes. Have corrected them already and will be uploading a corrected version soon.

Stay tuned, because once the original file is updated there is still a few things missing. Not too many things, but worth reading.

/double post

Thanks for appreciating my work. It was tiresome with all the specific vocabulary. The important thing is that you guys understand it, as there is enough information to make up your minds about cables.

Well seems you really started a rant without reading everything stated on the thread:

I DID NOT WRITE THAT TEXT, I only translated it. I do not have the original, and the site that uploaded it does not know where the original document on paper is, to scan it again. The article is from 2003 -or was uploaded on their site on 2003-

The graphs could be better, however with the explanation below is enough to tell you the meaning of them.

Then tell me about the current ways of testing two systems please, this article is quite old, but physics don't change.