$10k Speaker Cables??????????????

A properly designed test IS scientific. But no need to call it "scientific" if you don't want to. The term adds nothing to a well designed test.

And it isn't a matter of tests turning anyone on. Its a matter of a hobby and the industry that surrounds it often making incredible claims about very expensive products. If the claims, bling factor, price tag and some magazine reviewer using all the pat terms is all you need to plunk down big money so be it. If you like what you bought then that's even better. Its all good.

But there comes a point at which the glaring absence of anything approaching credible and reproducible evidence creates a certain level of warranted skepticism and dismissal.

And I suspect those who moan and groan the most about testing are those who stand to lose the most. That includes vendors, magazines and purveyors of dubious tweaks.

Hi,

As the distributor for Inakustik in North America, I just want to mention that the Inakustik LS-4004 speaker cables in a 3.0 meter length retail for $6000.00 USD.

We are currently back ordered to Jan 2019 on Inakustik LS-4004 speaker cables.

I think P. T. Barnum has something to say on this.

Was he an audiophile?

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the glaring absence of anything approaching credible and reproducible evidence creates a certain level of warranted skepticism and dismissal. And I suspect those who moan and groan the most about testing are those who stand to lose the most. That includes vendors, magazines and purveyors of dubious tweaks.

Feel free to be as skeptical and dismissive as you like, although I would point out that blind listening tests are often inconclusive and are much more difficult to properly conduct than many understand. I think it’s odd that many of those who advocate most vocally for blind testing are so reluctant to pursue it themselves, and instead argue that it should be someone else who conducts the test. In a way, I don’t blame them. I’ve participated in a few blind tests, and it’s a really tedious undertaking for all involved.