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Are we asking for a true/false answer to a multiple choice question?

Seems that some people are going to the far reaches to find objective measurement differences in cables, and have perhaps have in fact measured a difference between certain cables. Great.

There are still problems...First, and foremost, do these measured differences translate into audible differences that can be heard by those with "average" human hearing?

Are these differences in fact stable regardless of time and place, and sample, or are they intrinsic to the particular cables under test? Or, are there outside influences, or possible variations in manufacturing and materials, for example, which might change the results?

Lastly, how can absolute value judgements be made (cable X is better than cable Y), in the event the differences are audible, given the fact that perceptions of "good" and "bad" are personal, and subjective?

The simple fact that there are so many cables on the market, and that there is a wide range of proponents for each would seem to indicate something. If there was an absolute "best" cable from a measurement standpoint (or amp, etc.), why the divergent opinions?

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