hospital grade or commercial grade receptacles ?

Maybe I'm missing something, but among all of the posts that I've read by those who report scientific data to insist that PC's and outlets don't make any difference, I don't recall anyone saying, "I've tried, XYZ $50 cord against XYZ $600-1000 cords (or outlets), and found no audible difference in the sound." Just curious, but isn't scientific theory confirmed by lab work these days?

Feel free to choose your own line of reasoning, but the only truth I answer to in audio is the one informed by my own two ears.

And that is my final answer, Regis.

It's startling that with a dash of theorical science in hand, the self-proclaimed experts of power are also signing their own degrees in psychology.

So you think it's bogus, snake-oil, a waste of money. So what? Go ahead and use a piece of yarn for an interconnect. Who cares? You think people are idiots for deluding themselves with the belief that one cable sounds better than another? What skin is it off your back? A simple 'Good for you' would be enough. Just what is the point of beating someone else into the ground over an issue that has already been settled for you?

Irvrobinson,
This community exists and expands upon a foundation of curiosity and question. But in your first thread on Audiogon, you have sufficiently proven that you have no such contribution to offer this community. Your points are well taken, and they serve you well. But do they serve this community? Just what exactly are you intending to contribute to this inquisitive group of people who believe wholeheartedly that the malleability of the game is the very reason to get into it at all?

Exactly when do you resist debating an issue that is not even a point of exploration for you? If Saki70 wants to try out hospital grade receptacles, so what? And if he doesn't find them to be amenable to his system, he can do like the rest of us and sell them. Do you honestly think that you can save a bunch of curiosity-driven audiophiles from themselves, or are you simply determined to initiate yourself into Audiogon with a good fight?

Irvrobinson,

I myself have a strong inclination for debate. In fact, I tried to bury my wife one too many times with her own words, and thankfully I stopped when she called my attention to it.

In answer to your question, of course the community welcomes a diversity of opinions. I believe that ojections arose when your contentions rang not of opinion but rather as indisputable fact. And while I'm sure that no one here has an issue with you having long settled this issue in your mind, your posts damned the validity of other people's opinions. At least that's how they read to me. My only request is that you add a dash of curiosity to your obviously profound knowledge and enthusiasm for science, in which case I have no doubt that we would all benefit immensely.
All the best,
Howard

Eldartford,

Of course you should believe him. Didn't you see the "Buena Vista Kennel Club"? I distinctly remember hearing that pup scat off of Ry Cooder's guitar picking. I really think your friend is being too modest about his furry friend's list of formidable talents.

To anyone who claims that I'm hearing only what I want to hear, I assure you that this is not the case. Because what I really want to hear is a $59.95 boombox that sounds like my $9K stereo. And I want my $800 power cord to sound the same as the $60 version that I was previously using. That way, I would save a lot of money to get the same sound. Unfortunately, my plans were foiled.

Regardless of what I want to see, taste, hear or feel, I simply cannot get Top Ramen to taste like sushi, or get my '99 Altima to drive as well as my wife's new Volvo wagon. If I could, I'd have a lot more money in the bank. But I like nice things, and as a professional musician for over a decade, I developed quite an addiction to good sound. Therefore, the $800 PC stays.

Among scientists and laymen alike, there are those who make discoveries that explode universal beliefs, while others spend every breath to cement 'unquestionable truths'.

To those who have stopped questioning, I ask, "What happened?" Because none of is born with a resistance to exploration. Not in ANY field of understanding.