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Old 02-10-2009, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by TheSloth View Post
Come on, the measurements available through the headroom measurements system aren't nearly comprehensive enough to give any 'objective truth' to this matter. Even if they were, they still wouldn't be complete and would not 'settle' anything.

And that's coming from someone who loves looking at measurements! Let's not turn working for better and more meaningful measurements into an argument about finding the 'truth'.
Ah, I won't argue with you at all on this one . I'm just curious if there's anyway to get close to the facts surrounding what various cables do to an audio signal; I mean, I'd imagine even a test that is far from perfectly accurate could help diminish some of the wild claims that people make about how certain grossly priced cables are making a huge difference in SQ.

It's so hard for me to accept things like, "everyone's different, only experience and listening can uncover a cable's 'sound signature'" yada yada. I want to shine the light on reality. If a person can hear a difference between cables, then I am convinced it can be measured.

But again, I acknowledge and respect whatever experience you may have with audio, it's probably far greater than my own. Thanks.
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