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Who says cables don't make a difference?
If you believe Fed Denney does double blind testing then I have some swamp land in Florida for you. 
How do you all ensure correct polarity with aftermarket cables?
You probably have some lying around from a plumbing job :-) 
Anybody want a laugh?
MSEE and about 15 years of pure electronics both at the board and semiconductor level, and then 15 years somewhat "involved", and almost as many in variety of acoustics. 
Who says cables don't make a difference?
Outscienced?  You guys are literally anti-science. You don't even know what the question is, so how could you design an experiment. Call me what you want Cleeds, but the experiment is very clear, and the thing being tested is not the cable, it's t... 
How do you all ensure correct polarity with aftermarket cables?
Always a short piece of ABS/PVC plumbing pipe? 
Anybody want a laugh?
dougey, don't try to move the goal post. I don't know you qualifications, but you may want to lose the attitude. You haven't shown you are qualified to have one.Testing methodology is literally real world, i.e. normal equipment configurations, as ... 
Who says cables don't make a difference?
I am sorry you don't understand the most fundamental thing here Cleeds, which is  --it is not the cable that is being tested--, it is the audiophile. You went on a rant telling me I don't know how to do testing, but you don't even know what is bei... 
Who says cables don't make a difference?
Cleeds,You are being needlessly pedantic yet illustrating you have not actually done double blind testing and don't understand design of experiments.If you want to test something, ideally you don't tell the people at all what they are even testing... 
How do you all ensure correct polarity with aftermarket cables?
Even though those are open back, you should still be able to put the cups up against each other and notice bass cancellation with a polarity switch on one. 
Is there a magic formula for spending on components in a system
By far the most expensive part of my system is the room.  Whatever you do, if you truly care about the outcome and not just being able to say "I have a cool system", then put a good amount of money aside on acoustics and some money and time into l... 
Who says cables don't make a difference?
I am sorry I just ran over the speedbump, but the topic of this thread is, "Who says cables don’t make a difference?"After 9 pages, that still seems to be lost on you. Who says? I say (and others), but most don’t have the experience and hence the ... 
Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling
Unless you measured the volume level, this is almost the same as random. We can't remember volume levels with any accuracy and a few db of volume could be many degrees of temperature on the heat sinks.similar volume levelYour cable is not going to... 
Anybody want a laugh?
I have seen DACs in system drop from >100db SNR to <80db SNR and traced it back to the AC\DC supply in both desktops and laptops. I have seen SNR on USB powered lab ADCs go from <60db to >80db just by changing from wall powered to batt... 
Anybody want a laugh?
My counter dougeyjones to the USB, is that the USB is competently designed and properly isolates the USB from the output including the potential to pass on EMI from the computer through the ground connection on the output to subsequent equipment. ... 
Who says cables don't make a difference?
You just raised pedantic to a whole new level. I have done fully controlled double blind testing in research lab environments, and more simplistic single blind testing too many times to count .... which is one times more blind than I expect most p...