Everything matter in the audio chain. Tests prove it!

@jerryg123 see the thread on end game systems, the "end game" systems members have shared further confirm this research, thanks

Thanks for sharing this. I've been complaining that no one does these kinds of tests, and alas here it is! The performances are quite similar but there's enough deviation there to suggest audibility. Anybody know how long the cable runs were?

In the end, graphs and charts meaningless if the ears aren't convinced.

 No guarantees with anything more.

If the ears aren’t convinced then the graphs and charts are telling us what we can’t hear or don’t notice as important to our enjoyment of the sound. That’s good information just as much as when the charts and graphs do correlate to what we like. I shouldn’t leave out the potential case where the graphs and charts show nothing but the ears are convinced there’s a difference. Is it the ears or the mind, that’s the first question I’d want to nail down - make sure the ears alone can pick up on the difference when the brain isn’t being contaminated with information about the sound source coming from our other senses. And I'll add that it's perfectly OK to not care why the sound seems so good during a sighted listening test and just enjoy the total effect coming in from all the senses. 

@tablejockey and @asctim I know that, the post was a jab at the measurements guy's sorry.