Blind Power Cord Test & results

Yes, A/B comparisons are nonsense. That's why researchers studying hearing--in academia, in telecom, and even in audio--use A/B comparisons. They are trying to sabotage their own research and ensure that they will come up with meaningless results. But they're just professionals. We amateurs know better.

Something is going on here with these cables, and it would behoove us to find out what it is, and why it is.

This is an excellent example of assuming one's conclusion. If every scientist did this, we wouldn't know anything at all.

Scientists *do* know why people hear differences between cables. Some others, it seems, would rather not know.

Also, in future threads, subjective discussions should not be interrupted by contrarian physical explanations and vice-versa.

This is a misconception. These threads get onto the question of "what's real/what's in our heads" because people begin offering totally nonsensical explanations for how cables/tweaks/PCs/etc. work, and others pointed out their errors. Now, maybe you think Audiogon is served by a rule that says, only *incorrect* technical explanations may be posted. But when I say something wrong (and I do), I want to be set right, because that's how we all learn.