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A/B test of interconnects - Will this work???

I have some spare time on my hands over the next couple of weeks and thought I'd sit down and try to figure out whether I can "really" hear differences between interconnects that I have accumulated. My thought was to put a Y-adapter on my cd player output and run one set of interconnects to the cd input on my integrated amp and another set of interconnects to another input. Then I can sit in one place and use the remote to flip between the two inputs while playing a cd.

I don't think this should blow anything up (let me know if you know otherwise) but will it work for what I intend? Or will the mere existence of another interconnect hanging off the Y taint whatever results I get?

Thanks for any thoughts.

Bill
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alliedtvandsound
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That is a an excellent method to evaluate cables. It is absolutely safe to connect 2 sets of interconnect to two different inputs. Ensure that the two inputs you use are high-level inputs --not a tape loop. Anytime you move cables and reconnect wait about 20 minutes or so until the cables re-settle in --then begin to compare. Do the test several times over some hours and jot down your listening observations. As a final test, use the IC's individually and listen again. That will confirm (or not) your listening tests with the Y conectors and determine if it had any sonic degradation upon the individual cables sound.
Have fun. It really is amazing the impact such so-called passive components make.

peter jasz
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