Posted by JerrySmith'sTightEnd on 11/11/06 05:34

"Karyudo" <karyudo_usenet@yahoo.com.remove.me> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 16:06:09 GMT, "Guest" <llcoolj@comcast.com> wrote:
>
>>You may force me to take pictures. However, I do not know how well they
>>will show up.
>
> Nah, it's cool. Don't bother. I don't think they'd show up well enough
> to show anything useful -- and nobody would believe you didn't
> deliberately mess with them, anyway.
>
> What I would recommend you do, if you *really* want to test your
> cables and quash your naysayers, is to have somebody run a
> double-blind test for you. You don't even have to report the results
> here. But get somebody to hide the brands, mark 'A' on one cable and
> 'B' on another, and then get somebody else to swap the cables for you
> (so you can't see the cables, only the picture). Pick the cable you
> prefer. You have a 50% chance of picking the cable you like better,
> anyway. Next, put one of the cables back, and see if you can tell
> whether it's 'A' or 'B'. That is much more difficult.
>
> You may find this article interesting:
> http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_11_4/feature-article-blind-test-power-cords-12-2004.html

It's hard to tell if they're serious or trying to be funny. I think the
fact that they try to be serious and scientific makes them extra funny!

However, following a few links my eyes have now been opened to the glorious
world of shakti stones, bendini clarifiers and pwb electret foil. what a
crock of horseshit!

>
> Keep in mind, that's testing *analog* componentry, and *still* there's
> no discernable difference!

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