On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 13:42:08 +0200, Forwarder wrote:

Don Pearce wrote:

OK, I've had a bit of a think - and I've written a protocol, which I
believe would be a basis of fair testing of audio components to
resolve such issues as cable sound etc.

I invite all here to read what I suggest, and let me know if I have
either missed something, or am being unfair on one direction or
another.

http://www.donepearce.plus.com/odds/dbt/

I think this could be a way of defusing the vituperation that
currently surrounds the subject.

So what do you think?

Hello Mr Pearce,

What you suggest seems reasonable. We have done a very similar test with
great success (for speaker cables).

Yeah, riiiiggght. That's what Zipser claimed - *before* the 'Sunshine
Trials' proved him wrong.

In fact, after we did the test and
tried it out again and again just to be sure, I sent a mail to James
Randi himself, stating that I was ready to take the million dollar
challenge with the subject matter being distinguishing between speaker
cables. James Randi refused my challenge stating that "I accept, wire is
not wire"...

Interesting that you are still ducking *my* challenge.........

What I do not understand about this "vituperation" is that why is it
that some of you engineer types are not agreeing to do a reverse "test".
Just get yourself some demo exotic cables from a slimy high-end boutique
and plug them in to your systems (provided that you guys have any such
corresponding "system"s as some of us audiophools do). Do they have any
effect? Just listen and tell us. Just do it.

Done it, many times. No audible difference, not ever.

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Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering