On Tue, 31 May 2005 14:54:17 +0000 (UTC), Rob
wrote:

Going back to my
original assertion:

1. Some people can differentiate between cables;

then evidence exists that they can. Whether you or I believe that to be
entirely misplaced or flimsy 'evidence' is irrelevant for the moment.
You would need to ask certain questions relating to *why* people think
that, and generate a meaningful hypothesis - not simply state
'cables-can't-sound-different-'cos-science-says-so'.

One could certainly provide good scientific evidence that this is the
case, but what I at least am saying is that cables don't sound
different because no one has yet demonstrated an ability to hear any
difference when they don't *know* what's connected.

Now, *I* wouldn't stretch the point to suggest that it's verifiable or
replicable; I haven't correlated it. But if you dismiss these findings
out of hand then you don't get past (1) - see my OP.


Please see my own response to (1). :-)


I seem to remember this from somewhere :-). My basic answer is:
'opinions matter'.

They don't affect the physical soundfield, so in a very real sense, no
they *don't* matter, not a bit.

--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering