Interconnects and non-believers

I don’t doubt that you perceived a discernable difference. The issue is our auditory system varies among listeners. Then add the fact that as we celebrate too many birthdays our sense perception( both seeing and hearing) declines.

Cost versus value. That’s all in the ears of the beholder.

clearthink, I'm too busy to invest more time in this nonsense, you will have to have the last word.

unreceivedogma"I'm too busy to invest more time in this nonsense, you will have to have the last word.'

I am most pleased to see that you are busy with active pursuits that will help you support the poor, the downtrodden, the disadvantaged with your donations and charity efforts good for you! I am amused almost beyond words that you find it irrelevent that your favorite phono cartridge has been scientifically established to be distorted and colored while also trying to convince us that you're determinations, conclusions and pronouncements are to be accepted, embraced and designated as truth you are quite full of dogma as you're name here claims!

As long as you hear a difference and it is worth it to you, you should buy them.  

clearthink still can’t think clearly, but he’s clearly as argumentative as geoffbait.

As I said, and is obviously in need of repeating for clearthink - maybe he is suffering from emotional depravations that incline him to argue instead of listen and discuss (if he did, he might be inclined to ask why someone would prefer a Koetsu in many listening situations instead of his van den Hul, arguably one of the most analytical cartridges out there) - my opinions are of my own, and not those of my company, audiogon, certainly not of my wife, lol... etc etc

btw since you made the claim about a scientific test of the Koetsu that somehow makes it such a poor cartridge, please produce the test. Not that it matters: I'm sure there are tests that I could pull that would refute it, not that I have the time to do that mind you.