No judgement here, but this is fascinating. Some of you may know Mike Lavigne as a serious audiophile who had a dedicated room built to house REALLY serious gear etc. etc. A few years ago there was a lot of talk on audiogon (or was it audio asylum) about it, and Mike always came across as a serious audiophile who wasn't a psycho: rare indeed.
Anyway, you've heard about the James Randi cable challenge, right? Read this:
http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=97675
Cable sound again
Cable sound again
Nerdcave: ...is no more! 
Sitting Room: Wadia 581SE - Rega Planar 3/AT VM95ML & SH - Bluesound Node II - Copland CSA 100 - Audioplan Kontrast 3
Kitchen: WiiM Pro - Wadia 151 - B&W 685s2
Sitting Room: Wadia 581SE - Rega Planar 3/AT VM95ML & SH - Bluesound Node II - Copland CSA 100 - Audioplan Kontrast 3
Kitchen: WiiM Pro - Wadia 151 - B&W 685s2
Re: Cable sound again
Very fascinating! I now know why I have spent so little money on cables ;)
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Re: Cable sound again
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=941184
I'd like to see the test done with active speakers. Swap out different wire on an actively driven speaker that uses a Raal ribbon and Tad Midrange.
I don't know if there would be any differences, but this would be the "only" time I'd consider speaker wire to have a possible difference.
I have heard differences in analog and digital cables...night/day differences...same with different power conditioners/strips/etc. I never believed in it until I heard it. I'm sure in a strict a/b test, they could adjust everything precisely and I may not hear things so well, but in subjective listening tests, "thinking" I was using a good digital cable, for example, I was dumbfounded that swapping in a different cable yielded such dramatic-night/day results...same deal with analog cables...I couldn't believe what I heard. Again when I heard a power conditioner (just a cheapo one with transformer and nothing much else) vs. a regular power strip that has some protection. I'd like to listen to a strip with no protection at all, just a plain ole cord from the wall to see if some power strips actually clog the line or if the conditioner is doing ??? to get the sound through transparently.
I'd like to see the test done with active speakers. Swap out different wire on an actively driven speaker that uses a Raal ribbon and Tad Midrange.
I don't know if there would be any differences, but this would be the "only" time I'd consider speaker wire to have a possible difference.
I have heard differences in analog and digital cables...night/day differences...same with different power conditioners/strips/etc. I never believed in it until I heard it. I'm sure in a strict a/b test, they could adjust everything precisely and I may not hear things so well, but in subjective listening tests, "thinking" I was using a good digital cable, for example, I was dumbfounded that swapping in a different cable yielded such dramatic-night/day results...same deal with analog cables...I couldn't believe what I heard. Again when I heard a power conditioner (just a cheapo one with transformer and nothing much else) vs. a regular power strip that has some protection. I'd like to listen to a strip with no protection at all, just a plain ole cord from the wall to see if some power strips actually clog the line or if the conditioner is doing ??? to get the sound through transparently.