Do your ears deceive you?
If you think cables, interconnects or other wiring make a difference, yes they do. This is a long article so I won't post it here but will a link describing how blind testing results in correct guessing that is no more accurate than random chance. Enjoy.
Yep...pretty much sums up most audio discussions. IMHO, it’s important to try things even if you don’t immediately hear a difference. Every situation is unique. Many times it’s a small step in the right direction. It can take time to recognize, plus it can clear the path for the next little upgrade....they add up. It’d be a shame for someone to not try any upgrade because you read here that someone else didn’t hear a difference. Keep plugging...your system might improve. Doing nothing assures that it won’t.
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steakster
Truly impressed by this new pseudo-science terminology "quantum noise". I have no doubt their cables would make a startlingly significant improvement. Later |
My system is modest but very sensitive to any changes. However, once I had some fun with comparing Wywires Diamond, that's their top of the line $2700 RCA cables, and older Gabriel Gold Infusion RCAs. I was using my trusted Nakamichi 682ZX deck as a source and VAC Avatar integrated amp. Damn, they were so close, but at the third go I did hear slight differences, not better/worse but differences. They both sounded great and I use then both. In higher resolution system the differences might be more pronounced, I don't, know. Wywires is a little more balanced and Gabriel Gold more engaging. I bought them both used, Diamond for $1150 and Gold for $200. For most recordings, especially acoustic music, I actually prefer Gabriel Gold a little. |
