Do your ears deceive you?

@ dill ... The only test that matters is the person doing the listening, in their own system with their own music. Theories and opinions by others are irrelevant.

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.

I seriously wonder about a blind test for a 2K and 20K streamer.

steakster

Jack’s science and physicist background gave him the understanding about negative effects of quantum noise

 

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.

Yet another comparison. First I put Purist Audio Dominus Rev B power cord on PS Audio regenerator and Purist Aquila on VAC amp and then reversed it. The difference was big, with Dominus on VAC and Aquila on the regenerator it was much better in every respect.

My ears don't deceive me, as far as I know. I asked another non-audiophile person to listen to all these changes as well. Same conclusions.