Jays Audio yt Channel takes on AB testing of cables.


in a soon to be viral video, no doubt, a really cheap Cable is compared to an insanely expensive Cable. But the listeners were not the key deciders they actually had Real life people performing the role of the actual AB testee. This was a good approach. jay did not participate. Maybe he should have.

https://youtu.be/DPlwcZaJzKw?si=Tt5cI_vH95OR5oeC

its a 45 minute video. The cables weren’t broken in which was a problem I guess. Not sure why he wasn't able to come up with broken in cables.  I think the cheaper cable was preferred I guess. But maybe more expensive cable was better if you listen to it more overtime. Or maybe it’s a personal decision. So they explored a rabbit hole and I think there was confusion and they quickly exited.

I buy more expensive cables because the more money I spend the better it makes me feel. AB testing can be challenging and I wish they would’ve broken in the cables, maybe some of the music choices weren’t the greatest, maybe it was too humid, maybe the air conditioning was on.

I was often reminded to like the video while watching this video, but I could only do it once. In the end I remain very confused.

 

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Wire burn-in/settling is another myth! Since wire has been in use since the telegraph days (1830's) such a phenomenon would have been noted and tests/measurements devised.

Much ado about nothing. I was a participant in many double blind audio component and cable comparisons back in the day, always came away more confused than sure I had really preferred one component or cable over another. Listening to unfamiliar systems in what can be stressful environments to short snippets of tracks is not the way I listen to music.

 

In the particular case of this video, I'd never chose the tracks they chose, all were highly processed recordings, doesn't tell you a thing about timbre.

 

Long term listening in your own system is the only true measure of equipment, this stuff for the ASR crowd.

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