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From: bblue@crash.CTS.COM (Bill Blue)
Newsgroups: rec.audio,sci.physics,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Mercury Filled Speaker Wire
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Date: Mon, 14-Sep-87 11:40:16 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 14 11:40:16 1987
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In article <551@unisoft.UUCP> jef@unisoft.UUCP (Jef Poskanzer) writes:
>In the referenced article, Space Commander Brett Maraldo wrote:
>>I can hear differences between audio cables.  I can not report and
>>differences under controlled double-blind tests because I have never
>>taken part in one.
>
>Whenever I come across one of these "Emperor's New Ears" types I always
>ask him about double-blind tests.  It's refreshing for once to find one
>who freely admits his lack of interest in the scientific method.

The problem with this is that the differences in cables, especially
the speaker cables, is so profound *on high resolution gear* that 
double blind tests are simply not necessary.  It's day and night.
Differences between similarly constructed cables are more subtle, 
however.

--Bill