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In Reply to: RE: Cable Demo Trickery? posted by Jeff Starr on April 23, 2016 at 11:28:46
Unfortunately, this is kind of a "he-said, he-said" situation. I don't want to seem like I'm accusing the messenger, nor am I defending the demo, but without proof, this is a baseless accusation.
Edits: 04/27/16Follow Ups:
Yes, you are correct that there is no proof, only a hypothesis. On the other hand, simple physics would indicate that with no change in the input voltage (at the most we are talking about millivolts) there can be no change in the output voltage. An extension cord from Home Depot will not drop any more voltage than a $6k cable.
I posted the link and my limited experience with power cords, hoping that someone more articulate would post on Waldrep's site.
If you read the comments, most are fans of Waldrep, and drag out the old lines about all the wiring to your house is not special, so why would the last cord matter. Those of us that use power conditioners tend to believe that the power cord does have an effect on sound.
Down near the end of the comments, Waldrep is now referring to cables as snake oil. What gets me is that most people who will buy his music are going to be audiophiles. He is dismissing his customers as being hoodwinked.
As to the demo he refers to, I do find it suspicious that the guy used different tracks. I have been to one audio show and that was in 1999,the Sony demo of SACD was poorly done. I wonder if some doing demos do manipulate them, knowing that all the ambient noise won't allow people to hear the very real differences. At home, in my system I can hear the differences. The thing is that they aren't always for the better. I proved that to myself with two very different diy power cords. The simpilar cord I think a Crump cord sounded better than a more complex design.
Like I said, it would be good if some of our cable guys would post some knowledge over at Waldrep's comment section.
Well, I guess in the end if the end user is getting a money back guarantee and a reasonable time to audition the product, there shouldn't be any beef.
Getting upset at hearing a difference and assuming shenanigans is just sour grapes.
I would give his article a lot more credence if he said he had taken them home and put them in his own system with no result. But he didn't do that. He just called shenanigans.
Unless I missed something? Did he do his own evaluation? With his ears, not measuring equipment, or at least with both equipment and ears.
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