Hi Bruce. Welcome to Audiogon!
Kudos for your attitude. No one can doubt your intelligence and cognitive skills after reading that post.
However, there are three "tells" in your post. "hi-end audio vs technology", "psychological", "double-blind test". These words are the sword and shield of the ardent deniers OF THE POSSIBILITY for different technologies, design choices, materials, and quality construction of cables to actually audibly affect sound quality.
That’s fine as long as it does not become a blindfold (pun intended) to trying such products with an open mind and making your own informed decision before allowing natural and healthy skepticism (re: seemingly price-disproportionate products that, unfortunately, often espouse unrealistic claims of scale and impact) rob you of the opportunity to actually try and then decide through experience. With the 30day+ unconditional money back guarantees from cable manufacturers these days, there is simply no reason to be satisfied with driving from the back seat in the dark.
If you find after earnestly completing the above steps that better cables do not provide sufficient value for your situation, then Godspeed to you my friend.
Again, welcome to Audiogon and thanks for your post. :)
Dave
Kudos for your attitude. No one can doubt your intelligence and cognitive skills after reading that post.
However, there are three "tells" in your post. "hi-end audio vs technology", "psychological", "double-blind test". These words are the sword and shield of the ardent deniers OF THE POSSIBILITY for different technologies, design choices, materials, and quality construction of cables to actually audibly affect sound quality.
That’s fine as long as it does not become a blindfold (pun intended) to trying such products with an open mind and making your own informed decision before allowing natural and healthy skepticism (re: seemingly price-disproportionate products that, unfortunately, often espouse unrealistic claims of scale and impact) rob you of the opportunity to actually try and then decide through experience. With the 30day+ unconditional money back guarantees from cable manufacturers these days, there is simply no reason to be satisfied with driving from the back seat in the dark.
If you find after earnestly completing the above steps that better cables do not provide sufficient value for your situation, then Godspeed to you my friend.
Again, welcome to Audiogon and thanks for your post. :)
Dave