[pinnahertz]

Silver wire initially has a bright and shiny sound, then over time, it dulls. 925 Sterling wire sounds richer, but only for a while.
Copper wire has a warmer sound, kind of orange tone. Oxegen-free copper wire sounds less airy, and less polluted.
Steel wire sounds cold and rigid. Steel coat-hanger wire sounds very rigid, quite cold, but not very rich.
Aluminum wire sounds light but dull.
14K Gold wire sounds rich and soft. 24K gold wire sounds even richer, and softer, and changes with time. Gold wire sounded really rich earlier this month, not so much now.

Need any more expectation bias input for your uncontrolled sighted test? And do I have to clearly state that I'm being facetious?

ABX/DBT on cables, headphone, interconnects and speaker, is just a construction project, and not all that difficult. Or pony-up for an ABX comparator. I actually thought about producing and marketing a cable comparator, then sanity returned and I resumed productive thought.

 

[bigshot]

My favorite fallacy is the one... "Think of your interconnects like the plumbing in your house..."

"It's a night and day difference! Even my wife can hear it!"

 

[pinnahertz]

My favorite fallacy is the one... "Think of your interconnects like the plumbing in your house..."

Half of the plumbing carries clean water, the other half....not.

 

[ubs28]

Some of those Van Hul interconnect cables creates buzzing noises on my system. So that is an easy way to show that interconnect cables do make a difference.

 

[bigshot]

Ground loop. Get Amazon Basics cables. They work as well as could ever be hoped for.

 

[motberg]

Some of those Van Hul interconnect cables creates buzzing noises on my system. So that is an easy way to show that interconnect cables do make a difference.

Most unshielded rca interconnects , any length, in my system result in a 7kz 15db intermittent whistle. May be related to tube gear. Sounds like it is coming from a computer monitor. Is measurable from the front of the speaker. Some shielded cables eliminate this completely.

 

[Maxx134]

I heard a very very expensive (over $2k) headphone cable next to a cheaper one...

The expensive one was so very extranagantly elegant and complex twisted and beautiful...

Then I listen to this "top" wire, and I could tell the ambiant air (treble area) actually sounded a touch diffuse or less focused.

Then another time I heard a fancy wound cable actually give a false ambiance to it.

I dunno what they doing with wire, but I am wondering if they actually created capacitance in it, with so much strands and proximity and thin insulation...
Maybe painted insulation, like in transformers...
..

 

[bigshot]

I heard a very very expensive (over $2k) headphone cable next to a cheaper one...

Tell us about your testing method. Your description of your results points to bias with a big blinking neon sign.

 

[TheSonicTruth]

Tell us about your testing method. Your description of your results points to bias with a big blinking neon sign.

He's being sarcastic, as are most of us that know better..!

 

[bigshot]

I'm quite sure he's serious.

 

[Whazzzup]

Don't worry wealth destruction is the best way to make sure the audio market doesn't matter especially value added components

 

[bigshot]

When black friday comes, you can't eat your wires!

 

[Whazzzup]

Im sticking to food, cheers

 

[bigshot]

Someday we'll all be oxygen free!

 

[Maxx134]

I like cheap wire...
But I own expensive ones instead..



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