Cable-when placed in a system between a power amplifier and loudspeakers-in my experience-exhibits a very different sound, when new, as compared with a cable that has allowed the information to flow through.
You are listening to the musical information that is transmitted from an amplifier to speakers through an open fluid bridge for that current. This takes some burn-in-as the inner fibers of the cable, congeal, and soften up. This takes at least 40 hours.
A well designed cable costing, with banana plugs, about
$200-300, will improve the qualities of your system-at least 50 percent .
I hope no one sees me as an agent for a cable company-which I am not. Or as an audiophile yuppie wacko- I have personally experienced major changes in my audio system-after buying better cable.
I hope to improve it more, when I get enough cash to buy some of those red-hot Axioms speakers !
See ya!