Hearing is believing?........power cables.......


For anyone who is skeptical about the difference a high quality power cord can make in your high quality audio system........try it.......hearing is believing. About 10 years ago when I bought my first "entry level" hifi system (B&K amp/preamp, Canton speakers) my audio advisor dropped off a Tara Labs Prism power cord. He said just try it for a week and if you don't think it makes a difference just return it. I, like most unfamiliar with high quality cables, was skeptical.......how could a cable 1 meter long from the wall to my equipment make a difference? I put it on the power amp and yes I could definitely tell there was a more defined bass and overall clearer soundscape. I'm a musicians, so I figured maybe the "non audiophile" can't hear the difference. So my brother-in-law who is a bricklayer came over and we did a blind listening test. I randomly switched the Tara, sometimes trying to fool him......told him I switched but didn't........he could tell every time I used the Tara! So I was convinced that it was "wishful thinking on my part or particularly sensitive ears. If you don't think a great power cable can make a difference........take the challenge. Try one for a week and see (hear) for yourself!
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Actually it be very possible to get negative results with blind tests just like any kind of test for a wide variety of reasons. Shall I list them? People get way too hung up on blind tests because they mistakenly believe they settle all disputes, especially when it comes to controversial things like uh, power cords. A negative result from a blind test means practically nothing. Hel-loo!

The only side effects of a blind test is the uncertainty of what you just heard due to the short nature of the listening. All the harping of expectation bias said to exist in hearing what one actually does hear in normal listening, are present in A/B testing. It's been exposed as a cheap parlor trick a long time ago and yet, derp.

All the best,
Nonoise