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My question would be did they try the same system using cheap cables? And if so was there a noticeable difference? If there was, did the person who noticed it know which cables were used?
The problem with most audiophiles is that they use subjective reasoning to say why something is better. Something "sounding better" is not something that can be quantified, just like saying something tastes better.
Of course, they would bring their studio cables ( some Van Damme stuff or similar - cheap, but not bad cables at all btw, studios do not use any wire either) and when I switch to a cable that balances the system well, and they usually say - "you are kidding, it can not be. Yu have switched something in you amp" or " have you moved one of your speakers" etc. (I presume you are aware that in a well balanced Hi end system moving a speaker by several cm changes the sound quite dramatically)
Of course this is all subjective. How can you measure the cable distortion that, for example, flattens your sounstage by a meter ? You switch the cable - you hear a saxophone or a fiddle two steps further from where it was a minute ago.. A sound engineer will tell you that sounstage depends on the speakers and the room, not cables. But then you switch cables and you hear it clearly.. do you need any measurements to prove it? Any blind tests? And that is just a soundstage, a very simple concept. But music as such is very subjective and your perception of what you hear is subjective. Some people do not hear anything. Fair enough - some can not tell a good orchestra performance from a bad one, it is all just mucis. But it does not mean there is no difference.
I am not going to argue here anymore, but if you want to immerse yourself into the sheer madness of this hobby - there is no better place than Romy the Cat personal website. Read about his phiosophy and about his playback system. This guy is completely mad. But make no mistake - this guy KNOWS what he is talking about. His knowledge and undersatnding of both audio and classical music is second to none.
http://www.goodsoundclub.com/Playback/MyPlayback.aspx
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