jh901 wrote: > I'm certainly not of the view that known science must be violated in > order for it to be true that there are audible differences between > speakers connected to a power amp with 12g OFC zip cord versus specialty > cable. >
Other than for a very few pathological speakers, 12 guage zip cord in reasonable lengths gives ideal, non-improvable performence. > > I don't know how skin effect comes into play, for example. > I do know how skin effect comes into play, and the general answer is not so much. > > I'm not one to ascribe to magic or blind faith, > If you can't provide a coherent explanation of your beliefs that is consistent with the laws of physics, then there is little but blind faith to explain your situation. > > but I recognize that I'm human. > Which in turn puts you under the influence of the 5 problems with casual sighted audiophile evaluations that I've been listing out. > > I'm also an audiophile, but that doesn't mean that I'm among those who > are desperate to believe just about anything in order to perceive an > upgrade in sound quality. > Then, you aren't human. > > I will not be earning a Phd in EE in this lifetime, but at the same time > at least I'm making an effort. > Getting spendy at the local Rat Shack store or high end audio emporium is no way comparable with the effort required to obtain a basic or advanced degree in EE. It's really pretty insulting to suggest such a thing. > > I am running 12g OFC zip cord from Radio Shack and I'll be doing so for > several weeks. Hopefully, I'll be able to engage in a proper blinded > ABX at some point. Hopefully you won't, because IMO its a waste of your time under the conditions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ arnyk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64365 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96407 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
