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In Reply to: Skin Effect posted by lrizzo on December 1, 2014 at 09:08:19:
In audio, you have phenomena that can be;
1. Explained by physics,
2. Measured,
3. Clearly heard by most people (in "blind" listening comparisons),
4. Believed to be heard by "golden eared audiophiles,"
5. Discussed endlessly in audio forums, and
6. Any, or all, of the above.
Skin effect meets 1,2,4,and 5, but, based on 1 and 2, the effect at audible frequencies is small (or nonexistent) and, based on the frequencies at which it would occur, and the magnitude of any possible changes, skin effect IMO falls into categories 4 and 5.
Specifically, the potential effects are generally taken to be signal loss at high frequencies and/or group delay. The "gold standard" to reduce skin effect is to use multiple, individually insulated wires of a small diameter (22awg or less) and closely spaced to keep inductance low.
Geometry probably plays a bigger role in how a cable sounds. The gear you use, your speakers and your room play a greater role in what you hear by many orders of magnitude, again, IMO.
If skin effect relative to diameter were such a big deal, I doubt Anti-Cables would have much of a following.
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