I'm not really interested in debating this here, because everyone is sick of it.
I just think the burden of proof is on proponents to show that they *sound* different when you don't know which cable is in the system - and I'm all ears for that. The opposite has been demonstrated enough times tp be a reasonable baseline expectation. Therefore my prior is that expensive cables are the emperors without clothes (and a very high-margin emperor for dealers). A null-test can easily show that two cables of vastly different price typically present exactly the same electrical signal at the input posts of the speaker. Presented with exactly the same signal, Speakers should exhibit identical behavior or...we have a speaker problem.
System synergies: Chaotic or predictable?
When speaking of system "synergies", do you consider these to be chaotic? or are they a predictable sum of the character of the components? I'm surprised at people who think they can predict the sound of a system from their perceptions of the components (derived, in turn, from other system combinations), and even more surprised and suspicious of the 'tone control' approach to purchasing cables and amplifiers suggested by another forum member (who does happen to be a dealer).
I think these two views are contradictory. If we think that components have 'magical' synergies beyond our ability to measure, then it seems unlikely that we also can predict how combinations of components will sound.
I think these two views are contradictory. If we think that components have 'magical' synergies beyond our ability to measure, then it seems unlikely that we also can predict how combinations of components will sound.
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