Why do digital cables sound different?

"Why is it so darn difficult for some people to accept the simple fact that some listeners have better hearing ability than others; wether because of physiological differences, experience, or training? "

ITs not hard to accept that, but knowing who those people are for sure can be a challenge.

Mapman - it doesn't help that the vast majority assume themselves to be immune to placebo and the power of expectations. It is alway blamed on inferior hearing and the number of audiophiles that believe they heard something and then later convinced themselves otherwise is approaching zero.

Mcel,

Most of the people here are pretty smart. Do you really think that they think that?

There are many other reasons as well why someone would choose to ignore those things.

But the bottom line is, if they do, then take everything said with an extra grain of salt or two. The reason why they do does no really matter much then.

I don't think it has anything to do with being smart or not. It the way our brains work, including mine. We all think we are the exception to the rule.

****"Why is it so darn difficult for some people to accept the simple fact that some listeners have better hearing ability than others; wether because of physiological differences, experience, or training? "

ITs not hard to accept that, but knowing who those people are for sure can be a challenge.****

Does it really matter who those people are? Seems to me that if we accept that simple reality, then one can go about the business of trying this cable (or whatever) or that cable to see if we can hear those differences; and if those differences constitute an IMPROVEMENT in our estimation. Bottom line: we accept that differences exist and if someone else wants to kid himself about a particular difference, who cares? The key is to keep an open mind about the possibilities. If we can't hear a difference we should just move on. We spend so much time disputing what someone else claims to hear. Why?