Upgraded my cables and they transformed my system!!!

>Respectfully….confirmation bias is a powerful aphrodisiac. Enjoy your improved system. What matters is how you feel about what you’re hearing. Nothing more.

I always chuckle at comments like this, whether they’re made about about the audibility of differences betwen sample rates, interconnects, power cables, DACs, vinyl v. digital content, or even tube v. SS amps. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

The comment quoted above is itself an example of confirmation bias -- in fact, a more egregious example than anything the OP posted. At least the OP listened to the system and concluded that he heard a clearly distinguishable difference. Is that the result of confirmation bias? Nobody else who has not heard the OP’s system can reasonably conclude one way or the other. But at least the OP has described how a rational thought process and results analysis has led to a potentially logical conclusion. You can’t dismiss all of that out of hand.

The commenter OTOH does not have even that much evidence to support a conclusion of confirmation bias (even if that conclusion is couched in insultingly condescending language). The commenter apparently has his or her own bias re: cables and that bias is strong enough to justify pouncing on the OP.

The crucial difference is that the OP has at least some evidence to support a conclusion; while the commenter bases a patronizing conclusion on, well, hardly anything at all.

So the next time you see a trolling message dismissing out of hand, without any evidence whatsoever, what a person hears, ask: Who is more likely to be suffering from confirmation bias?

I don’t mean to be contentious, but I would like to at least try to open some people’s minds a bit.

Just sayin’.

@ghdprentice Have been at it for 5 decades my friend. Have learned much along the way. Including the disconnect between cost and perceptable performance (different doesn’t always = better) and that price tag is meaningless. Have had mega-buck gear ultimately finding that musicality is a very personal endeavor. My current, system is Mc MA-352, Denefrips P2, VPI Super Scout, Hana ML, Sutherland Insight, BS node with Pardo LPS, Morrow IC’s, AQ R88 speaker cables, Revel F208 spkrs. Way too much snake oil in this hobby. Have BTDT and settled here for now.

@cundare2 Your dismissal of confirmation bias demonstrates your inexperience…or honesty. It’s demonstrated in posts here routinely and I’ve fallen prey also. How many have stepped up and bought a stretch piece of equipment and were “blown away”…only to flip it months later?  My comment was not derogatory, unlike your criticism of that comment. Many here with experience know it can take months or more before you begin to know what you’ve accomplished. I’m sure you’ll learn in time. 

@chocaholic: "I’m smart" is not a rebuttal. I do appreciate your thoughtful postscript, but keep in mind that your comments, despite your intent, sure do come across as condescending with a heaping helping of hubris. I mean, "inexperienced"??  Holy crap, I go back to the ESL-57 & SP3.

I realize that you’ve clarified that that wasn’t your intent, & we both know how easy it is to misread tone. But jeez, even given the context, rereading your comment, I dunno -- you’ll have to excuse me if that’s how I interpret the wording. Again, no offense meant, but I stick to my gut reaction. At the risk of repeating myself one last time, your remarks still sound like unsupported confirmation bias to me. But whatever.  As always, YMMV & I certainly don't want to get into a time-wasting "thing" here..

Little-known fact: "Snake Oil" originally meant "effective". When sold as a prescriptive a century ago, it produced real, if small, health benefits in part because of its high concentration of what we now know as omega-3 fats. The term became pejorative only when the market was flooded with ineffective knock-offs that did not contain real snake oil.

The moral is, one should always verify that what you buy is true snake oil, not some phoney imitation that contains no snake.

Why no mention of Loudspeaker cables ? 
why didn’t you upgrade them ?

@chocaholic nice system! Bet it sounds wonderful! The only thing is when I saw “BS node” I read it as Bull 💩 mode.  It must be my confirmation bias kicking in.

Just kidding…