GuyDebord
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I am one of the believers, I hear differences between analog interconnects, blindfolded, tricked or conscious, I have heard and chosen my cables because of the wonderful differences.
However, when you touch digital territory I start to get a bit more suspicious. I have my reservations with spidf connectors, they still transmit un-packeted digital data that might get affected by some reason in the path. But when it really gets ridiculous is with HDMI, USB and Firewire connectors which transmit packeted digital data, which means that it either arrives 100% or it doesn't arrive, no chance for distortions, jitter or emi/rfi to get involved, and if they get involved and affect the signal .00000000000001% you will not hear anything anyway. So a super cable is absolutely ridiculous to the point that manufacturers cannot even accuse (with some credibility) the usual bad guys (jitter, metal purity...)
Here is a link to a funny critique on expensive HDMI cables, this applies to USB and Firewire the same.
However, when you touch digital territory I start to get a bit more suspicious. I have my reservations with spidf connectors, they still transmit un-packeted digital data that might get affected by some reason in the path. But when it really gets ridiculous is with HDMI, USB and Firewire connectors which transmit packeted digital data, which means that it either arrives 100% or it doesn't arrive, no chance for distortions, jitter or emi/rfi to get involved, and if they get involved and affect the signal .00000000000001% you will not hear anything anyway. So a super cable is absolutely ridiculous to the point that manufacturers cannot even accuse (with some credibility) the usual bad guys (jitter, metal purity...)
Here is a link to a funny critique on expensive HDMI cables, this applies to USB and Firewire the same.