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Blind Power Cord Test & results

Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity teamed up with the Bay Area Audiophile Society (BAAS) to conduct a blind AC power cord test. Here is the url:
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_11_4/feature-article-blind-test-power-cords-12-2004.html

I suppose you can interpret these results to your follow your own point of view, but to me they reinforce my thoughts that aftermarket AC cords are "audiophile snakeoil"
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lemec5b2
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If the difference is enough to be audible, why not stretch out the session and decide if it's worth investing in?.

Who cares what wins the A or B test. Does anyone listen that way?

If you do determine there are differences between a and b, the test is over. There is no "winner", the only fact is the listener can hear a difference between a and b.

At that point you are free to go and decide which you prefer, a or b.

steve
lemec5b2
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I think people are under too much pressure to make a decision when confronted with A or B. Why should a change in your audio system be based on a decision made in 10 seconds or less?

Al et all, quick switching is used to determine if a difference is audible, not which of a or b you prefer.

Not understanding this fact is inexcusable as it is repeated countless times and makes most of these arguments moot.

Quick switching is used to determine if a difference is audible, not which of a or b you prefer.

see?:)

steve
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