James Randi vs. Anjou Pear - once and for all

Leica man

Better in my book is signal uninhibited, the closest to the original performance. In my perfect world I would insist on the purest form of recording to play back. Distortion should then be easy to single out.

You can parade the most expensive speaker cables through my system, and before you hook them up I can accurately tell you whether they will be contenders or failures.

hi muralman:

since you have no knowledge of a recording, your method of detecting distortion is subjective, hence opinion, which is subject to disagreement.

if you insist on using the term "better", it must be quantitative in nature, hence some kind of objective measurement. perhaps you can use white noise and a spectral analyzer.

I'm with Muralman1. I agree that these blindfolded reviewers should be able to distinguish uninhibited signals through naked cables compared to rubber or plastic or leather. I just have a hard time visualizing it.

LOL Shadorne..... :-D

naked cables compared to rubber or plastic or leather

Does the blindfold also need to be made from these materials? If so how will the test subject be able to communicate his or her opinion with a ball gag in their mouth?