how can a line cord affect frequency response ?

Holy cow!

Common sense abounding Tvad, what is Audiogon coming to?

i agree in principle, but if it quacks like a duck, looks like a duck.... it's a duck.

if someoneone wants to spin what is obviously selling into some other activity, we'll have to agree to disagree. like everything else in life, perceptions differ. you may see day when i see night.

MrTennis,

You don't have to buy. It's all just other members opinions.

I would not concern myself too much about it. If you were subject to being unduly influenced and swindled out of your cash, that would be completely different. You're obviously evolved far beyond that point, so now we're really concerning ourselves with the appearance of a sales pitch disguised as comments in a forum.

Truth is, we all have our favorites including yourself.

As long as were pointing fingers, I’m guilty too.

I frequently post favorably about Dali speakers, VTL amps, Purist cables and other gear that's worked for me, so in a sense I'm "selling" that gear to others regardless if I have any to offer or not.

Most of these designers, creators, manufacturers and retailers really believe in their stuff. Many have it in their own systems and think it's wonderful. So how different is that from the rest of us?