Amir of ASR admitted 1 cable sounded better than the other. NOT CLICKBAIT

Can a measurement detect instrument separation?  Can it detect 3D soundstage?  Can it detect clarity and accuracy?  I definitely hear these differences when changing gear and sometimes cables.  

I believe there is value in measurements such as frequency response and spectral decay, but it's only a piece of the puzzle.

@ned1000 How many people do you know are buying $10k cables?

anyone here?

let’s see a show of hands and some pics.

Vetitas sells cables ranging from 200-2k. Even their entries are very good. Who’s buying $10k cables again?

I’m already completely confused on where this thread is going now lol. I enjoy swapping cables as part of the hobby experience. Got a bit of a collection now, including some "exotics" from years past that were acquired used at big discounts - yes original MSRP in excess of 10K in some cases. I have had instances where I prefer a cable LOWER in a line to the one above it (yes I know that does not absolve me of sighted biases etc etc, just stating an observation as a hobbysist and not some wannabe scientist). Mostly I enjoy swapping copper & silver SC’s to get the right mix for a system as I change out gear. I particularly enjoy the quirky colorful braids of older Audioquest silver cable series haha. It’s easily audible if you’re paying attention imo, but still relatively subtle overall and not worth stressing over. It’s DEFINITELY not worth getting upset over how much someone spent on this or that. Though I will say current AQ lines are priced well beyond what I’m willing to spend now - thank god for the used market.

I have to believe if 2 electrical output signals are the same then they should have no affect on the sound. The problem, I believe is, that we only measure some factors of our gear and there is more going on. If we knew all factors and we measured them then they must sound the same. But for instance the old classic measurements were simple sine waves into pure resistors. But in listening we are dealing with impedance, not resistance, signals that are complex combinations of tons of sine waves, and signals that change with time and dynamics. Measuring that is a horse of another color.

These threads, countless over the years, always go no where but can be a fun read. I think most understand that measurements have their place, can’t measure all aspects of sounds and that our ears/brain aren’t always reliable. Reliability doesn’t really matter if your brain says it sounds better! 
Honesty, if Amir has saved some listeners money, fantastic. Unfortunately, he has also influenced some to purchase well measuring equipment that doesn’t always sound good. No different from magazine reviewers and online reviewers. There can never be the”perfect” test.