A little bit of Truth


http://audio-pages.webjump.com/cables.htm

Far more informative than alot of stuff.
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There was alot more in there besides cables, like monoblocs, opamps, high-current, etc. And for someone interested in getting a good audio system and not interested in extreme ideaologies and spending outrageous sums; its not all that bad a piece in helping them keep a level in about it all. I could say other things but I'm tired. But for perspective: The world isn't round: its an eliptoid. The world doesn't spin on its axis: it wobbles a little from all those slosshy oceans (pretty sure?). Pluto is not a planet: its a post-neptunian object. However, it will be called a planet now until the end of all time because its too much trouble to get it out of the books. And 99.9% of speakers out there already have 70 to 120 ft of 28g to 33g good-old fashioned copper wire inside them.

There really aren't that many in the "If I can't measure it; its not real" camp (Hirsch may qualify as there posterchild). But I think most are of the "If its real; how come we don't have a single measurement to verify it, after 20 years" camp. Science has done alot in other fields in that time.
You present some sound comments, Detlof, and I have no real issue with any of them. Our senses can certainly be trained to become more acute, as any hearing-impaired or sight-impaired person can attest. The only point from my original post that I'd reiterate is that we, as audiophiles, need to have a healthy dose of skepticism when listening to gear that we "expect" to sound better (due to price, reputation, etc.).
SD, I have no trouble with that idea at all. Quite to the contrary. The ear/mind is so easily fooled!