(07-Aug-2014, 15:14)f1eng Wrote: I don't hear any difference between the cables I have tried in any location. I did a big and careful level matched blind test many years ago where I compared many interconnects and speaker cables, because people talked about the differences.
I heard none between any cables apart from the MIT with filter boxes.
Now it could be expectation bias, since I know of no mechanism by which cables which are of adequate gauge and properly terminated, can possibly have any influence at audio frequencies, so that is maybe why I heard none.
I have tried 3 different speaker cables with my Devialets. No difference that I can detect. I use whatever interconnects I have which are the length I need. these vary from cheap to very, very expensive (bought on recommendation, not audition, foolishly).
Devialet are first and foremost an engineering company.
Some of their more enthusiastic customers will believe in the hifi "witchcraft" and they will have to be as careful as they can not to alienate them whilst continuing to do things in a technically correct way.
As many of you know I believe that enthusiasts genuinely hear differences which do not exist in hifi equipment in the way that illness can be healed using medication that does not exist (placebo), it is the same science IMHO. It is just as real to the people who believe (but somewhat expensive).
Well I am happy for you and wish I could say the same which would save a lot of time and money
. I really don't trust my own ears any longer hence I let my wife say something (I never tell if a did this or that) if she has something to say at all, that is a good lakmustest for me. Plus when my orchestra friends visiting they will tell me this or that about the system, and they are pretty direct and skilled noticing if I changed something from the time before. However I do believe dev is the most insensitive gear I had to changes, which is good ie more time to enjoy music.
Enjoying a nice 180 gr press with Kiss at the moment (Rock and Roll Over)
/Mike
To add to my previous post:
My speaker cables are home brewed GBP 6 / meter (a lot of copper) which saw off some really expensive stuff, so I have some share of 'sense' in my system.
/Mike
Ex D400 Now Aavik U-300/Feickert Woodpecker2-Kuzma 4P-Kondo silver-Benz LPS-Teddy Pardo PSU/Naim Unitiserve-Teddy Pardo PSU/SF Guarneri Homage/Whole system decoupled by Ansuz DTC/Cables from Ansuz, DYI and other commercial/Dedicated mains and spur-Lampizator SILK
