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RE: Is This Why Wires Sound Different?

Posted by thetubeguy1954 (A) on October 16, 2010 at 13:20:50

In Reply to: RE: Is This Why Wires Sound Different? posted by Steve Eddy on October 15, 2010 at 15:11:36:

Hello Steve,

I'm sure that you are correct and this tatic is used by some quacks and charlatans out there. That said, according to Bob Smith of Aether Audio/NuForce Inc, Bobstates he used to be a hard-nose, cables-make-no-difference type until he heard something that changed his mind.

It was this that set Bob attempting to discover what caused this difference in sound he heard and he seems to have done at least done a good bit of research which led to the article called "Sub-Debye Phase-Distortion - A New Distortion-Source Model for Conductors"

Bob even provides an explanation of the "Smith Cell" technology that's part of what's inside the product he's now making to reduce the affects of speaker/speaker wires/amps interactions. At the very end of the page Bob also states:

"...The issue is complex enough such that it's not easy to simplify if you don't already have a background in electronics. Standard EM theory is plenty tough enough to begin with, let alone to start throwing in issues such as scalar waves and QM (as Bill pointed out). Could you be more specific about which part you don't understand? There are several issues involved and each is pretty deep stuff in its own right. I'll try to answer back when I can, so please be patient. I'm in "no mans's land" right now in Okachobee, FL and have to drive down the road to hijack an unsecured wifi connection just to get on the net. So... give me some time and I'll do the best I can. Depending on the schedule, I might not get back to you until I get home next week."

Personally I'd like to see the more technically astute amongst us here at AA, ask Bob some pertinent questions. I don't know what my opinion about all this is as of yet and I'll remain open-minded until those here who have a good grasp on standard EM theory, scalar waves and QM starts asking Bob difficult questions and then should they find Bob's responses are lacking, then I'll decide what I believe.

Bob Smith can be contacted via my link below to Smith Cell Technology Revealed or at this email address directly engineering@aetheraudio.com Hopefully Bob will answer here.


Thetubeguy1954 (Tom Scata)

SETriodes Forum -- Central Florida Audio Society -- Fullrange Drivers
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