The truth about interconnects - can you handle it?

The truth about interconnects - can you handle it?
Bomarc, I couldn't agree more on not degrinigating science. I don't think it's necessary to get into an argument of relative objective/subjective perception of reality. What I wanted to point out, though, and I'm definely leaning toward objective realism here, is that irregard to what my perception is telling me, there is an objective difference. whether or not I can sense it, and to what degree falls under relative subjectivity. This is where I think personal preferences come in. How each individual perceive that objective difference through their senses become subjective, which translates into personal taste. Of course I can be completely wrong, but my senses are telling me otherwise.

jchen,

I should thank you for pointing out objective realizm!

That approach should realy be applied not to only wires but to anything else you're purchasing including the very rest of audio-goods.

I was surprised when I sampled a few of the responses as to how may people disagreed with the information presented on this website. I found the website rather informative.

I have done some limited A/B testing with cables and I honesty can say that I did not hear any differences between the cables in my test.

However, I am open minded and would actually appreciate someone explaining to me why cables sound so dramatically different. Also, what is the issue with the information presented in the audioholics web site?
How dramatically different is the sound to you? Are you certan there are noticeable differences between cables?
What equimpent are you using?

Also, do any of you live in the Northern Virginia, DC area?

Appreciate anyone who can help.

Thanks in advance.

I'm in Potomac, MD with an SET-based system wired via Omega Mikro and Mapleshade cables. Feel free to email me. I believe cable differences are quite profound but will usually not make themselves known in quick A/B tests.

Hello.
Your misinformed post caught my interest. I have relisted it below.

" guess gravity did not exist till Newton discovered, and North America was not a part of the world till Columbus stumbled across it too!
People like Bomarc who claim to have the answers based on science delude themselves. Just because nobody has found a way to measure the differences yet doesn't mean they don't exist. It simply means this area of research is in it's infant stages. Infants should not be allowed measuring devices!!!
I suppose the study in Germany in which classical music conductors are seen to hear more than the untrained listener should be ignored since there obviously is not more music being played when they listen as opposed to the average listener!
The biggest problem science has is the pedestrian who actually knows very little that takes something a much wiser person has said and repeats it without understanding what it means.
Every interconnect is different! If you cannot hear the difference you are in the wrong hobby! If you can hear the obvious, just forget the 'junk scientists' who claim you delude yourself and enjoy the music!!!"

I was wondering if you had done experiments with different cables. Were the differences as obvious as you seem to imply in you post? If tests were conducted, how did you perform the tests?

My experiments have not shown any percievable differences. Does this mean that I am in the wrong hobby?

I am open to further testing, but at the moment am content with the idea that good cables are all that are required. A good cable is well insulated and properly designed with sufficient electrical measurements for its required application. It should also be properly priced for its application.

Please do not misrepresent the above remark as stating that I have given up. I am still very open and eager for knowledge on how I can derive these differences you seem to hear with ease. Perpaps your test methodology will help me in my search.

The study in Germany you brought up has no relevance to the discusson of cable differences. It should be obvious to anyone that a trained classical musician will have an advantage picking out instruments and/or details that you or I may not have noticed. If that musician pointed them out to us in a recording, I am sure that we would pick up on them as well. I assume this study was conduced in a live environment in which case no cables were even involved. Regardless, it does not imply or support any evidence that there are obvious or noticeable differences between cables. I realize that your position does not require evidence as this would be a contradiction on your previous statements. Afterall, that would involve science.

Your post only provides stronger evidence in support of the audioholics article on percieved cable differences. The use of the study in Germany which has no relevence is proof of this. It is not relevant to the discussion and only thrown in to create confusion rather then deal with the specifics of the issue.

"The biggest problem science has is the pedestrian who actually knows very little that takes something a much wiser person has said and repeats it without understanding what it means."

I completely agree with the above statement. I believe you are guilty of it in your initial post.

Science is the reason that you have high fidelity to begin with. Seems silly to throw it all away now.