James Randi vs. Anjou Pear - once and for all

Muralman,

Those are very interesting ribbon speaker cables. I'm inclined to build a set myself to hear how they would sound with my set-up. I'll email you off-line.

Wire geometry will most affect highs. As you increase the spacing of wires you increase the inductance and therefore it will increase the "roll-off" of highs. This may make it sound perceptively warmer. So dangling wires with a large space between +ve and -ve conductors with large runs can indeed produce an audible difference....however, so can the treble tone control.

Vman71, I will look forward to your report. Thanks for the interest. Write me if you need any detailing.

Tbg - I am proper scientist - you are not and have had no scientific training in a rigorous scientific field. So much is fact. As is this - step up and claim Randis $1M and prove all us skeptics wrong. If you fail to do so then clearly your POV is called into question. Oh and please produce some peer reviewed material in a scientific journal that supports the pro cable lobby - oh but you cant because it doesn't exist!

For your information sampling theory refers to the digital realm not analogue interconnects. I suggest you take a brief tour of wikipedia on the subject. I have compared numerous cables myself - no difference exists that cannot be explained purely by LCR and shielding. I have no idea why you are making the erroneous assumption that I reject the pro cable lobby purely on the basis of theory.

Randi will pay out if you can prove your claims. So come on guys dont be bashful step up - what have you got to lose except your pride and credibility and a little bit of time?

i would take the challenge, provided, i could select the speaker cable and determine the components of the stereo system. the design of the test would need to give me the opportunity to distingish the difference between two cables and be so "rigged" that it would be virtually imposssible for me to identify the two cables. i would insist on no cone speakers and no solid state components.
\i would select the sources and be involved in other details.

i might make a private wager with you mr. b. do you have the gumption to put your money where your mouth is ? or would you like to make a personal wager ?

i hear a lot of talk, but i detect you are afraid to bet yourself.