In Reply to: What Is The Average Objectivists Beliefs On Wires? posted by thetubeguy1954 on August 25, 2006 at 09:47:17:
Objective tests provide data about whether generic types of components can sound different.But so far no audiophile has yet demonstrated to witnesses that he can hear differences among wires (3 foot interconnects and 10 foot speaker wires) with the wires hidden and both wires playing music at the same volume.
Any conclusion that wires of these lengths sound different is merely an unproven belief.
Any belief may be wrong because it was not based on controlled listening tests ... or even DIY single-blind experiments ... that would offer reasonable proof "the believer" can really hear what he claims to hear.
"I know what I hear" is very unreliable when brand names are known and/or two components or wires play music at different volumes
I don't know of any power cord blind tests.
Since replacement power cords are not directly in the "music circuit", I would guess they have no effect and were not worth buying (until some evidence becomes available to support a different guess).
It would take many independent tests of power cords to reach a useful conclusion about them.
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Richard BassNut Greene
My Stereo is MUCH BETTER than Your Stereo
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- Objectivists base statements on objective data -- beliefs are for losers - Richard BassNut Greene 13:31:04 08/28/06 (70)
- Re: Objectivists base statements on objective data -- beliefs are for losers - thetubeguy1954 06:19:51 08/29/06 (1)
- Re: the conclusion that wires of these lengths sound different will be a proven belief and fact! - KlausR. 06:43:50 08/29/06 (0)
- I'll bet you're the life of every party you attend! :) (nt) - kerr 17:33:50 08/28/06 (4)
- You're right! .... Especially when I dance with a lampshade on my head! - Richard BassNut Greene 07:29:33 08/29/06 (3)
- But not until after you measure the lampshade... - kerr 09:30:44 08/29/06 (2)
- I guess in your case, the wife acceptance factor was zero - Soundmind 12:24:24 08/29/06 (1)
- Well, double blind tests proved something - kerr 17:48:14 08/29/06 (0)
- Do you find the objective data fully characterizes all aspects of audio performance? (nt) - E-Stat 13:56:36 08/28/06 (45)
- Objective methodology used only for listeners to prove they can hear a difference -- then subjective opinions rule - Richard BassNut Greene 07:47:11 08/29/06 (44)
- Thanks - E-Stat 10:05:46 08/29/06 (43)
- "over a period of days, not seconds" - Tre' 13:57:44 08/30/06 (1)
- DBTs and SBTs usually last an hour or two ... but can last for days and weeks if you prefer - Richard BassNut Greene 08:54:18 08/31/06 (0)
- SPL matching - unclestu52 11:39:43 08/29/06 (40)
- No, that' s MY equipment - Soundmind 13:11:26 08/29/06 (1)
- My apologies, (NT) - unclestu52 13:39:41 08/29/06 (0)
- I think you are confusing RBNG with SM - E-Stat 12:40:26 08/29/06 (0)
- That Explains It! - thetubeguy1954 12:24:30 08/29/06 (36)
- Re: That Explains It! - john curl 15:07:11 08/29/06 (33)
- Along about that same time a certain audio authority declared that a particular Audio Technica cartridge... - clarkjohnsen 07:42:50 08/30/06 (0)
- Re: That Explains It! - Soundmind 07:08:30 08/30/06 (31)
- What It REALLY Explains! - thetubeguy1954 07:52:18 08/30/06 (30)
- Re: What It REALLY Explains! - Soundmind 08:12:51 08/30/06 (29)
- Re: What It REALLY Explains! - thetubeguy1954 10:39:39 08/30/06 (28)
- SM is the guy on top - E-Stat 11:19:49 08/30/06 (26)
- Then E-Stat you must be the monkey in the middle - Soundmind 11:34:33 08/30/06 (25)
- You're right! - E-Stat 12:23:23 08/30/06 (3)
- Re: You're right! - Soundmind 12:50:02 08/30/06 (2)
- Ironically, it sounds like - E-Stat 13:37:13 08/30/06 (1)
- Re: Ironically, it sounds like - Soundmind 14:10:32 08/30/06 (0)
- Re: Then E-Stat you must be the monkey in the middle - thetubeguy1954 12:09:30 08/30/06 (20)
- tubeguy, you can insult me all you like but it doesn't change the facts, the truth you refuese to believe - Soundmind 13:09:25 08/30/06 (19)
- Re: Wrong, Flat wrong. - theaudiohobby 23:41:09 09/01/06 (0)
- Soundmind It's YOU Who Refuses To Believe The Facts & The Truth -- NOT Me! - thetubeguy1954 08:11:01 08/31/06 (9)
- And a very angry old man as well. nt - clarkjohnsen 08:02:40 09/01/06 (0)
- Bear in mind that your antagonist is a proven liar. nt - clarkjohnsen 12:54:07 08/31/06 (1)
- You'll need two of these for stereo Clark - Soundmind 14:39:33 08/31/06 (0)
- tubeguy, you don't know what you are saying - Soundmind 09:52:54 08/31/06 (5)
- Soundmind YOU don't know what YOU'RE saying.... - thetubeguy1954 12:54:20 09/01/06 (1)
- Translation - E-Stat 19:18:47 09/05/06 (0)
- Re: tubeguy, you don't know what you are saying - john curl 22:44:23 08/31/06 (2)
- At least Click and Clack, aka the Maggliozzi brothers - E-Stat 11:20:27 09/01/06 (0)
- I'll put my sound system up against yours any day - Soundmind 03:39:05 09/01/06 (0)
- Yet... - E-Stat 13:57:11 08/30/06 (6)
- Re: Yet... - john curl 23:34:52 08/31/06 (5)
- And yet ..... - clifff 01:46:32 09/01/06 (4)
- Expectations go both ways... - E-Stat 08:23:20 09/01/06 (1)
- Re: Expectations go both ways... - john curl 08:42:19 09/01/06 (0)
- Re: And yet ..... - john curl 07:12:53 09/01/06 (1)
- I wasn't asking YOU anything. - clifff 07:43:51 09/01/06 (0)
- And here's the rub - kerr 13:41:50 08/30/06 (0)
- Re: What It REALLY Explains! - Soundmind 10:52:37 08/30/06 (1)
- I find myself far more in agreement with RBNG - E-Stat 15:05:30 08/29/06 (1)
- Re: I find myself far more in agreement with RBNG - john curl 15:13:38 08/29/06 (0)
- Re: Objectivists base statements on objective data -- beliefs are for losers - john curl 13:35:02 08/28/06 (16)
- Believe ... but verify - Richard BassNut Greene 07:53:16 08/29/06 (0)
- Re: Objectivists base statements on objective data -- beliefs are for losers - Steve Eddy 14:30:04 08/28/06 (14)
- Not the Buddhists - Bertie_Livingston 16:13:33 08/28/06 (1)
- Re: Not the Buddhists - Steve Eddy 09:42:17 08/29/06 (0)
- Re: Objectivists base statements on objective data -- beliefs are for losers - john curl 16:07:32 08/28/06 (11)
- Re: Objectivists base statements on objective data -- beliefs are for losers - Steve Eddy 16:29:46 08/28/06 (10)
- Re: Objectivists base statements on objective data -- beliefs are for losers - thetubeguy1954 06:32:36 08/29/06 (3)
- Re: Objectivists base statements on objective data -- beliefs are for losers - Steve Eddy 09:39:48 08/29/06 (2)
- Re: Objectivists base statements on objective data -- beliefs are for losers - thetubeguy1954 10:40:08 08/29/06 (1)
- Re: Objectivists base statements on objective data -- beliefs are for losers - Steve Eddy 11:21:51 08/29/06 (0)
- Re: Objectivists base statements on objective data -- beliefs are for losers - john curl 16:50:58 08/28/06 (5)
- Re: Objectivists base statements on objective data -- beliefs are for losers - Steve Eddy 20:50:30 08/28/06 (4)
- Re: Objectivists base statements on objective data -- beliefs are for losers - john curl 21:28:40 08/28/06 (3)
- Re: Objectivists base statements on objective data -- beliefs are for losers - Steve Eddy 23:00:32 08/28/06 (2)
- Re: Objectivists base statements on objective data -- beliefs are for losers - john curl 23:10:02 08/28/06 (1)
- Re: Objectivists base statements on objective data -- beliefs are for losers - Steve Eddy 23:49:19 08/28/06 (0)