lost, I’ve done blind tests and just normal listening. I’d don’t believe in spending because something is expensive, in fact I’d much prefer to find something that performs as well as much more expensive products, similar to the way tekton speakers do that for me. I don’t think you have to do blind tests as long as you’re honest witho
yourself about what you’re hearing. Don’t believe claims, and I’m not sure most of us do, most listen. I do think there’s far too much assumption that people buy based on a name or price, or that they defend something that dosnt really hold up because of the money they spent. I do believe the ones who claim that do so because they wish to justify not spending themselves in some cases. I have found most consumers are quite vocal when something doesn’t do what they expected, they don’t defend the product. I see the opposite, they tend to be very negative and vocal about it, write bad reviews etc. someone who is happy is much less likely to, because it did what they expected all along. So there are some incorrect assumptions being made, in part for some for the reasons I’ve mentioned. There are many studies avaible about consumer behavior. I own a retail store myself, dealing in a range of price points in my industry, but heavily skewed towards upper mid to high end as it evolved over the years starting at entry to mid level. I find even those buying entry level seem to expect a lot ( many times more than that level would ever be able to provide) and are just as vocal as those who buy at the high end. People tend to make up their own logic when people are positive about something that they don’t see the same way on this forum, that does not translate to real world experience outside the hobby. I agree with your post as far as how you view these things for the most part. Yes most cables companies profit levels are obscenely high in my opinion, it whatever the market will bear I guess is the rule. They don’t post measurements or details of construction for two reasons, first, and many state this, they don’t want their competitors to imitate them. Next, as I’ve said many times, there are no measurements even for things we can all agree on. Stage depth and width. We seem to all agree that exists. Show me the measurement for that. Detail, resolution, dryness, speed, sweetness, etc etc. so where is the huge outcry to show to us these measurements. Why aren’t the same people who deny there are differences in cables because they cannot be measured, also not denying the above mentioned characteristics, and their very existence as being in our minds, and not real. It’s simple. Personal bias. We all have them, in one way or another. Some are more open to things then other, and some minds are completely closed to anything outside their own views.
