So you think wire conductors in cables are directional? Think again...

" If cable direction caused audible differences then the measurements would vary depending on the way it was measured."

And the day we discover the device or method that can measure the audible differences a human can discern, your comment would be correct. Until then your comment is non sequitur

For the record, I have not heard a difference in the orientation of a cable. But there is no science known to man that tells us it’s not possible. Given the overwhelming amount of individuals who have experienced the phenomenon, I’m inclined to keep an open mind.

But djones is ready to pass this audible phenomenon over to bias. Perhaps also imagination. How would you like to live in that type of world? Tidy but dismal. 

So according to his last post, he allows for a variation in how individuals hear? Could he also be allowing for a variation in the process of hearing? Is it physical/mechanical or is it chemical or both? If he allows for variation he has dug himself a very deep hole.

What a fun, enlightening thread this has become. 

Perceptions are one thing. Biased by many factors. Actual technical specs are a baseline to making a purchasing choice.

When no specs are presented by a manufacturer, I suspect vaporware.

Perceptions are one thing. Biased by many factors.

The problem is that your use of the concept of "bias" is simplistic...

A bias is not only something to be eliminated in a statistical experiment using blindstest for example, it is also a positive constitutive aspect of perception to be used and developed in a controlled user environment ...


You used this concept of bias in an ideological stance....

Actual technical specs are a baseline to making a purchasing choice.

This last affirmation made no sense for me...

For sure i want an amplifier with good specs, but among the immense crowds of those measuring well, are they equal?
No like everybody with 2 ears can know....

But djones is ready to pass this audible phenomenon over to bias. Perhaps also imagination. How would you like to live in that type of world?

I have no problem with reality. All humans have biases I'm no exception. I assume you're human?