ONE MINUTE Premium Power Cable Survey

Gents,

Since this is a topic that still invites "lively" discussions, I was very interested to measure the pulse of A’Gon contributors related to adoption levels, degree of satisfaction, and commitment to the product category.

Thanks for your participation. I’m hoping to get a good sample from the group.

@lak Yes, indeed.

24 results and counting.  Thank you!!

fyi- I fixed a couple of issues with the survey.  Sorry for any confusion this may have created.

Okay, we're up to 40 responses!!

I was hoping for 100 for a good sample.  Looks like we might make it.

Thanks again for all who replied.

56 responses as of this morning.

Suprising results so far.  Can't wait to share when we hit the 100 mark.  Or, when the survey fizzles out.  Whichever comes first.

Thanks again for responding.

@hilde45 Absolutely!!  Anything that you purchased separately and is of greater value than the standard OEM cable packed in the box is a "premium cable" in my view.

 We're at 71 responses now.  Thanks for participating.

Just a little housekeeping issue:

My plan with Survey Monkey had a limit on the number of responses and survey questions. There were a couple of questions that I thought were very important and I decided to pay the upgrade charge this morning so I could include them.

Early survey responders did not see these questions. Sorry about that. This was not an oversite, but due to the number of responses, I felt it was worth the investment to include these two additional questions. Although early responders will not be able to change their responses, it looks like we’re going to get a nice sampling (40+) of responses to have a good result to share with the group.

I have to say that I am VERY surprised by some of responses so far.

@acman3

Good morning. And good question.

Wlhen someone revisits the survey they get an alert from Survey Monkey that they have already taken the survey, and is presented with no other options. There may be a "firewall" here that’s easy to work around that I haven’t tried yet. Also, it would be a simple task to revist the survey from another device and the survey would see that user as a "new participant". So, theoritically, you could participate in the same survey as a different user from your desktop, laptop, tablet, phone or your Samsung microwave oven app. There may be an industrial version out there that has face recognition, samples DNA or scans your record collection to see if you have any counterfit copies of the Led Zepplin IV album to reduce the likelinhood of fraud to close to zero, but I just wasn’t that ambitious. Maybe a PIN assingment or password might be something to look into -- next time?

Hopefully, the participants entered the exercise in good faith. That’s the best I could ask from a group of friends.

@blisshifi

Good suggestion. I was agonizing over the granularity of the survey. Comprehensive vs brief. I actually decided to add 2 questions after the survey was underway that I thought were very important.

I’d like to see more surveys in the future. Perhaps a "pre-survey survey" to take the pulse of members to see what questions they would ask on a particular subject. Then build the survey based on the Top 10 (or, 20?). What genre’s are most popular for this group? Or, what is your ’go to’ source for SQ, as a couple of examples? Might be fun!

@mitch2 Great Idea.

Here's the additional 2 questions:

11. Related to your bias, what was your expectation of power cables BEFORE your first audition?

High.  I expected a significant improvement

Somewhat optimistic about the result

Plausable.  Could have some sonic benefit.

Not plausable.  The theory just didn't make sense to me, but listened anyway.

Low expectations.  Was expecting no sonic difference.

There's NO way these can make a difference.

Other (please specify)

Question Title

12. Have you designed and built your own custom cables?

Yes

No

Thanks for your willingness to do this and I'll make sure your responses are added to the survey results.  Sorry to make this more difficult for you.  I'll try to do better next time.

@davehemp Nice recovery.  Well played.

WE"VE BROKEN THE 100 RESULTS TARGET!!

I thought of cutting this off at 100 responses, but due to the fact that we're still getting members who want to participate, I think I'm going to go back to "Plan A" and let the survey run an entire week.

With that in mind, I plan to close out the survey Monday evening.  And, post the results on Tuesday.

Thanks again for your participation.

John

@terry9

Good point. I think you’ve nailed the point of an audio forum for audiophiles. Try something new/different. See how it works. Share those comments. Invite comment from others. So, good for you for spending quality time with real experimentation, and sharing your conclusions.

It was challenging for a senior citizen to come up with the "Top Ten" questions that would be interesting to the group. After much deliberation, I decided to make the investnement in a survey upgrade to add a couple more questions that might be important. Other questions (including "other power delivery enhancing devices" used) were considered. And, yes, your comment/question would have certainly solicited some interesting responses from the group. It’s just a little in the game to include it.

As mentioned in an earlier post, I think surveys on a number of topics might be fun. Prehaps a survey to determine what surveys would be interestting to the group, then a pre-survey survey to arrive at the most relevant questions. Suggestions on survey design would be helpful as well. It’s a start.

Thanks for your comments. Very much appreciated. And, helpful.

@terry9 I interpreted your comments as well worded and helpful.  No issues here.

160 RESPONSES as of this morning!! And, yes, I’ve reviewed every one of them.

Was hoping for a good sample (100) and you guys have exceeded my expectations.

Thanks for the responses -- and, comments.