James Randi vs. Anjou Pear - once and for all

Wow, the write-up of the Mike L listening test is excellent. Makes me wonder what it would be like to run a similar test for other components, ones we are more confident make a big difference, such as phono cartridges or speakers. Would be harder to execute and level-matching would be critical. It seems to me that it's worth spending some time with Shadorne's contention that speaker cables have minimal impact. If that's true, as the Mike L test suggests, then the same test should yield different results for transducers and presumably amplifiers. Seems to me that would help lend some credibility to the testing procedure.

Remember, skeptics are never satisfied with results as long as their worldview is violated. Most would rather deny the results than change their worldview.

Which makes them exactly the same as the audiophile beievers on the other side of this debate.

Muralman, are you planning to market your ribbon SCs, or will you tell us how to make our own?