Do your ears deceive you?

Cable differences are more subtle than speaker and cartridge difference....usually a lot more subtle. That doesn’t mean they don’t exist, but they are more difficult to recognize.

One of the issues with blind testing is the duration of the sound sampling....it’s usually only a few minutes per, which seems readily apparent that it isn’t sufficient time to decipher minor differences. If the system doesn’t have very high resolution, and/or is a system you’re not extremely familiar with, that adds another element that makes it more difficult to decipher minor differences. Add the element of pressure to hear a difference, and it’s simply not a good situation to determine subtle sound differences. Just a few of the many reasons I don’t put much credence in blind testing. It’s far better to listen for days and weeks on your own high res system with music and a room you know well.

@divertiti - This is priceless!

In other news, blind people are convinced everyone else is just making stuff up and there’s surely no such thing as sight.

My experience is different I can hear differences on cables . I can also hear the difference on cart as well.

Of course your ears can deceive you. Your mind can play tricks on what you "want to hear" as opposed to what is really being played. This will largely depend on your age and hearing, but no question about your mind playing tricks on what you "want" to hear.

On a side note, I have not changed any of the power cords nor I have spent extra $$ for speaker cables or interconnect upgrades. In case you are wondering, here is what I have:

Speaker cables: Kimber 8TC Kimber Kable 8TC Speaker Cable Review

Interconnects: Wireworld Equinox III Wireworld Equinox III+ interconnect & speaker cable

 We don't typically listen under blind conditions.  If an improvement is perceived, and it is unshakable under normal listening conditions, then it works for you. We need not ask why - unless we're curious about it. When people start giving untested and unlikely explanations for why, that's when people rightfully start questioning, and that's when the ones making the claim needs to prove their explanation in a rigorous manner. 

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... When people start giving untested and unlikely explanations for why, that's when people rightfully start questioning, and that's when the ones making the claim needs to prove their explanation in a rigorous manner. 

Nonsense. This isn't a scientific forum. No one here owes you any "rigorous" explanation or any other kind of proof, although of course you're free to conduct your own experiments and share the results. If the empirical evidence described by users here is insufficient for you, perhaps you are in the wrong place.