Was reading the list of presentations at the upcoming home theater cruise and saw this:
"Beyond ABX: Scientific Credibility For High End Audio
Presented by David Salz, President of Wireworld Cable Technology
David will discuss recent developments in audio testing. ABX style listening tests are often cited as proving that upgrade cables and amplifiers don’t really improve sound quality, despite the possibility that the test methods were simply inadequate. For decades, those claims have shed a negative light on our industry, suggesting that many HiFi manufacturers are selling snake oil. The big news on this issue is that a major university study, utilizing Wireworld’s newly improved double-blind listening tests, is providing the first scientific proof that superior cables and electronics actually improve sound quality."
I did a search and see tidbits dating back to 2007 on this but no real description of said studies. Does anyone know where they are documented? Here is a bit of press from them:
http://www.cepro.com/article/print/...ology_in_new_equinox_52_speaker_cables_an/K35
"Our philosophy has always been that the ideal cable is one that sounds most like a direct connection in double-blind listening tests" explains Wireworld president and chief engineer David Salz. "The audible coloration and dynamic compression of conventional cables is primarily caused by electromagnetic field effects. To minimize these problems, the spacing between the two polarities needs to be completely uniform, and carefully tuned. Our new DNA technology optimizes these critical parameters, providing a dramatic step forward in overall fidelity and performance compared to our previous designs, and those of our competitors."
"Beyond ABX: Scientific Credibility For High End Audio
Presented by David Salz, President of Wireworld Cable Technology
David will discuss recent developments in audio testing. ABX style listening tests are often cited as proving that upgrade cables and amplifiers don’t really improve sound quality, despite the possibility that the test methods were simply inadequate. For decades, those claims have shed a negative light on our industry, suggesting that many HiFi manufacturers are selling snake oil. The big news on this issue is that a major university study, utilizing Wireworld’s newly improved double-blind listening tests, is providing the first scientific proof that superior cables and electronics actually improve sound quality."
I did a search and see tidbits dating back to 2007 on this but no real description of said studies. Does anyone know where they are documented? Here is a bit of press from them:
http://www.cepro.com/article/print/...ology_in_new_equinox_52_speaker_cables_an/K35
"Our philosophy has always been that the ideal cable is one that sounds most like a direct connection in double-blind listening tests" explains Wireworld president and chief engineer David Salz. "The audible coloration and dynamic compression of conventional cables is primarily caused by electromagnetic field effects. To minimize these problems, the spacing between the two polarities needs to be completely uniform, and carefully tuned. Our new DNA technology optimizes these critical parameters, providing a dramatic step forward in overall fidelity and performance compared to our previous designs, and those of our competitors."
