Measurements that show what cables do to your sound

[Rocker]

The following .PDF file is posted on the VertexAQ website. It is the results of initial work carried out for VertexAQ and Nordost by an independent company called Acuity Products Ltd. The collaboration came about a few years ago after a joint demo at a UK Hi-Fi Show [by VertexAQ & Nordost]. The purpose of the demo was to show the showgoers the very real audio benefits of proper setup of a hi-fi system. After the show the chat went along the lines of "these differences are so fundamental and obvious that there must be a way to measure them". The services of an independent, non audio, company was deemed essential to establish the credibility of the tests.

Read at your leisure [it is a bit dull in places]

http://www.vertexaq.com/component/docma ... 11?Itemid=

I checked the Nordost site and they too have the research paper and here is the link to their site.

http://www.nordost.com/default/download ... rement.pdf

Unsurprisingly it is identical to the Vertex AQ link but the emphasis is mostly on the Nordost input. To be fair they do acknowledge the products of Vertex AQ.


As it stands this research proves little except that the named cables and supports lower the distortion of the music signal. And by implication it demonstrates that measurements of audio products are almost useless unless they are measuring the right thing.

Edit: Fixed the links. They were incomplete. Ciaran

[Diapason]

Those links don't seem to be working for me, Tom. Any chance of another try? (Make sure to put the link between the url tags.)

[Rocker]

Sorry about the links guys, you can find the documents on the Vertex AQ and Nordost sites.

[Diapason]

Ah, I had a quick look at work and couldn't find them immediately so gave up. I see Ciaran has sorted the problem now.