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DO CABLES REALLY MATTER?

Yes they do.  I’m not here to advocate for any particular brand but I’ve heard a lot and they do matter. High Fidelity reveal cables, Kubala Sosna Elation and Clarity Cable Natural. I’m having a listening session where all of them is doing a great job. I’ve had cables that were cheaper in my system but a nicely priced cable that matches your system is a must.  I’m not here to argue what I’m not hearing because I have a pretty good ear.  I’m enjoying these three brands today and each is presenting the music differently but very nicely. Those who say cables don’t matter. Get your ears checked.  I have a system that’s worth about 30 to 35k retail.  Now all of these brands are above 1k and up but they really are performing! What are your thoughts. 
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elizabeth
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Actually anywhere the sight, or awareness of the product might cause a response separate from the actual use of the product, blind testing would have value.The fact is, plenty of folks WILL think something they are told is more expensive is better, where it is in fact crap.-man Look at a certain one man company which stuck a Home Depot extension cord inside a garden hose. then charged $1,500 or more for it. Folks LOVED it, endless rave reviews, until someone cut one open. LOL(people 'forgave' him because he was such an honest Christian? but that is another sobs story)
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geoffkait
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The “blind injection” used in LIGO was a simulation of a real (gravity wave) signal. This was only to keep the LIGO team on their toes, inasmuch as they would treat it as if it were real and file a detection report, etc. It was not (rpt not) a “blind test” as we are discussing it. It’s not as if they had to pick the correct one. The simulated LIGO signal and the real LIGO signal were identical.

Please note I’m not saying blind testing isn’t used sometimes. I’m not discounting the utility of blind tests in some area of science, but it’s certainly not a requirement or a mandatory part of the scientific method. I am, however, discounting blind tests as having much if any usefulness or credibility for audio.
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geoffkait
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Actually, what he said was blind testing is an INDISPENSIBLE TOOL AND PART OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD. It is neither.

Gosh, they were right, this is like shooting fish in a barrel. 🐟 🐟 🐟
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