FWIW....
I sincerely do not see any argument about run in on wires.
What I see is an argument pro or con on the notion run in will change things or not, and promoted so one or the other side of the coin has to be accepted by the opposing theorists.
There’s the real argument. Forcing someone to adopt a different perspective.
Good luck with that.
Why all the rebuttal if both propositions are offered merely as personal experience only?
If listening to a system can be improved by rubbing drawn butter on my bare feet while sitting naked in an Appalachian Rocking chair wearing a fireman’s helmet, I’d give it a try. Or not.
Probably not.
I don’t have the helmet.
Who loses? Who wins? Who cares?
It doesn’t matter.
A person convinced against their will, remains unconvinced, still.
Resistance is futile. They will seldom be assimilated.
I’ve tried $5 ICs. I’ve tried $2K ICs. Same with power cords.
I was really pulling for the $5, $100, $500 wires to be better than the $750, $1000 and $2000 wires. Really I was.
Why? Not being rich played a significant role I think.
It does take honesty. A lot of honesty. It takes notes. Honest notes. Then if the mo spensive wires is better…. A whole lot of justification and a fair time to save up to buy them.
The point is if the ‘ears’ have it, and not the heart, there is a bonafide winner. Science aside. Science was or was not working all along in the testing. It had to be. Its science. Science doesn’t take days off.
The only descrepency is no one took notes on the science portion of the process. Just the honest results of time and materials gains or losses or unnoticed changes, during the examination period.
Where then is the real proof?
IMHO? Metallurgy. Possibly ‘alchemy’.
Otherwise, please refer to the sales feedback on sold items, and or the current system lists in a member’s profile.
If the suspect was not sold, it may have trickled down into another rig. Or been traded off site. Which is my preffs budget permitting.
Proof enough for me is a $1200 wire replaced a previously adored $400 wire. Just as the $400 cable supplanted the hereto fore beloved $250 wires. Etc., etc., etc.
You can bring an audio nut perspectives, but you can’t always make them switch.
Forcing the point breeds only bad feelings and resentment. Then things get less appropriate as the less civil will go straight into the gutter with their words and inferences. Or jibe and poke adolescent inane crap. Hiding behind a faceless web, and hoping Admin won’t see it.
Directionality, fuses, wires, run in, tweaks, etc., have merit if you believe they do. If you do not, super. Good for you! in fact, good for either!!!
Real maturity reminds happiness is a greater worth than being right. This is indeed, a choice.
That said, I’m most happy when I’m right. But I’ll not sacrifice happiness so I can.