Is anyone willing to entertain the idea


that at minimum 50% of all differences audiophiles claim to hear aren't real?
brucegel

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Legitimate differences are most reliably heard at home in one's own system. And there, if I can't hear the difference between two pieces of equipment from the next room (and better yet, from down the hall), then the proposed upgrade is generally not one I am interested in. There may come a time that the improvement can no longer be heard that easily, though I haven't reached it yet. When I do, I hope I realize it is time to stop.

Not surprisingly, I find the differences in cables and interconnects are more subtle. For that reason, along with others, I am not likely ever to be a promising victim for the wire bandits.
"Not surprisingly, I find the differences in cables and interconnects are more subtle. For that reason, along with others, I am not likely ever to be a promising victim for the wire bandits."

Just to clarify: there ARE some cable differences I can hear from the next room. This was the case when I went from Linn black to Linn silver interconnects. There are obviously many others. I may even someday find a power cord that I can hear this kind of improvement with. It just hasn't happened yet (though I admit I haven't been looking very hard).