WHY CABLES MATTER!

I don’t understand why people who can’t hear have so much to say on these audio forums.

Years ago I had a buddy, a musician with perfect pitch.  He came over and tuned my piano with a single tuning fork.  Even then he didn’t really need the tuning fork.  It was for my benefit to show that A was the right pitch.  No chromatic tuner, no measuring equipment needed.  Best the piano ever sounded.

If someone needs measurements to confirm for themselves what they are hearing, that’s fine; but why claim others are deluding themselves for not relying on measurements?

I look at it this way, it is only them that think we are deluding ourselves and really, who cares, I certainly don't. 

Greetings, 

I have been a cable enthusiast for the last 50 years. I started using 1000 strand welding cable as one of my first cables. About 40 years ago I brought some cables to work to show one of my fellow workers the different cables that were available. I brought in a Monster Powerline 1000 strand cable and a Kimber 4pr. The head electrical engineer came by and saw the cables. Said cables can not make a difference and us stereo people just liked wasting money. I asked him if he would be willing to take a cable home with him to try. He said sure, I’ll be happy to prove you wrong. The next day (which was a Friday) I gave him 1 Kimber 4pr. He said we’re is the other cable? I told him since it would not make a difference just hookup the one cable to see if makes a difference. The following Monday he came to my desk threw the cable on my desk and said, it made no difference. He then went 2 cubicles down to the lead instrumentation engineer. He said GD that Joe. I was flabbergasted that a cable could make such a difference. He came back to my desk and apologized to me and asked if I would make him a set. Which I did. 
I have found that the best way to compare cables is 1 type of cable on one speaker and another on the other. This goes for interconnect cables also.

Joe Nies

I think Harmon has advocated the single speaker for listening as well. 

Stinger cables were one of the things we tried back in the 70's. Zip cord seemed to be better. 

Gads.