Cable septic

ieales,
Excellent point, I was just attempting to get someone the idea of how to get in the ball park let alone get on base. Thanks 

And, IMO, Cable Burn In is an outgrowth of evaluating cables [or anything for that matter] not in the system and room in which it will be used.

The poor schlub gets the item home, connects it to vastly different gear and rightly determines the sonics are worse.

As ALL systems change in response to environmental conditions and familiarity breeds contempt, at some point the victim will confirm things truly have gotten better.

I was once a cable skeptic until I tried a much higher end cable brand to my
" , budget brand" that I said " yeah this will be fine and work well".
I am not promoting anything or dissing anything that is why I didn't mention any brand names.
All I can say is there is a difference. I didn't want to believe it myself but I heard a difference.
Happy Listening
Mark

"If anybody makes a statement that they can’t hear a difference in cables, then they shouldn’t be using anything more than the cheapest cable found."

They may not hear the difference, but they may see the difference. Many expensive cables look "nicer" and that counts, too. Regardless of the sound, some people do like having items that look good.

Our ears and brain have good resolution, but little precision and very poor memory. 


I have measured differences in speaker cables, mainly due to poor amp/speaker interaction. Audible? Questionable.  That had little to do with cost. Expensive does not mean better. ICs? ... Any measureable difference is not of the audible type. A good IC like a power cable may have some impact noise levels. Changing bass or even treble response as often claimed? ... Bass not at all, and treble not enough to hear a difference.


Most perceived differences disappear when you don't know the change.

Our ears are EXTREMELY precise instruments, that's for sure.