I recently attended The Show in Newport Beach California, and I asked some experts how to upgrade my cables gradually. I was told to start at the source. I should upgrade the source interconnect first then gradually work my way through the system, and I should hear the difference at each stage providing I am using audiophile quality cables; so I bought some cables at over $600 a pair to try out. My current cables cost $250 a pair. My system is composed of: McIntosh C2500 preamp McIntosh 601 mono blocks McIntosh mcd 205 CD player VPI Classic 3 turntable Nola Baby Grand speakers
I bought two y adapters and connected one pair of new cable and old cable between the CD player and preamp to do an A-B test. I also performed the same test with the turntable but I could not tell the difference between the cables whatsoever. I was very surprised and disappointed at the same time. I could not believe it so I called in others to have a listen whithout telling them what I was doing and they too could not tell the difference.
Has anyone else tried this test? I would like to hear your results. Am I doing something wrong?
What is your experience in doing A-B testing of interconnects?
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