Julf, arnyk, and others: I do intend to round up a couple of academics to administer the ABX. I'll likely take a look at a couple of links on the topic, but I'm not interested in proving my level of expertise it (which will be very little!). Of course, I'd think that anyone following this will want to have as much confidence as possible in the process and results.
I will have a tougher time finding folks who will meet the minimum standard for this effort on my own. I suppose I could cold call the most appropriate department or two at CMU and see what happens. Hopefully, one of you will know someone who knows someone at the very least so that I can get the process moving. I'll intend to invest in a pair of cables from Radio Shack as soon as I can get to it. I'm not sure what gauge or "model" to go for. The test cable will be bare wire terminated whereas my 9 gauge Big Silver Oval are not. Hopefully, that will be ok, else some accommodation will have to be made. Of course I'll engage in my own sighted test. My expectation is that the difference will be laughably obvious during sighted testing. I've never done a blind test so the first time will be the official. I'm not a "golden ear" expert. I just don't have that level of experience. That said, I'm not one to drop a grand on speaker cables when under $50 will perform just the same. I'm in no hurry and I do appreciate the support so far and I look forward to just a tiny bit more from a few of you. Again, sincere appreciation. Cary Audio 306 SACD Pro | Cary Audio SLP-05 | Cary Audio SA-200.2 | Focal Diablo Utopia III __Acoustic treatment: DIY Cylinder Bass traps | "Rule of Thirds" for speaker & sweet spot position __Speaker Cables: Analysis Plus Big Silver Oval | Shunyata Venom series power cords and power conditioning ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jh901's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18175 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96407 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
