I don't usually get drawn into the arguments & discussions about which cable/platform/component/paper clip sounds better/worse/inaudible, but...
Having had many, many hours experience with 'listening test' in the hi-fi world (I used to work for a well-known 'hi end' manufacturer, and we had a great listening/demo room, and I used to regularly test all our amplifiers in a real system after an extensive bench test, and spent a lot of time listening to various cables/components too) I have to say that my experience is as follows: There ARE audible differences between (some, not all) cables, both speaker & interconnect. Often very subtle, and usually impossible to get a consensus between listeners as to which was 'better' A brilliant 'measurement' does not equate to a brilliant listening experience. No two people can usually agree on which component/system/cable sound 'better' or 'right'. Once you get past 'crap' and into 'great' systems, the differences are more down to a personal preference. The thing that makes the biggest difference to the overall sound of a system is the room in which it sits. Some 'isolation platforms' make a substantial difference, some do nothing at all. Just my personal experience, I know that there is no end to this debate... :-) -- gungrog SB3 -> Roksan DA1 -> DIY passive pre -> Roksan S1 power amp -> modified Musical Technology Kestrel speakers :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ gungrog's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17784 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81616 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
