No James... the point is that experts CAN tell the difference between expensive cables, and cheap cables. Unless you ARE going to use coathangers, what is the POINT of the test?

BTW, speaker cables are NOT shielded. Ever notice that? With your expertize, I am shocked that you haven't made the connection that that was a test of SPEAKER CABLES. Doh! NOT signal cables. You aren't trying to tell me they are all the same?

Basically, you just took a test about apples, and extrapolated it to oranges. A dangerous habit, James... There are some that can't tell the difference between Garritan Personal Orchestra, and Vienna Instruments Symphonic Cube Extended. Does that mean that there IS no difference? You are out of a job if that's the case!

There are test after test of double blind listening, where these poor maligned 'experts' COULD tell the difference between cheap cables and better ones. Even between MOTL cables and TOTL ones. But instead, everyone focuses on this bullsh*t stunt and ignores the underlying truth. Unless you are going to wire your studio with coathangers (which is nonsense for signal needs, anyway), there IS a difference between cables.

A logical fallacy is when you use unrelated facts to try and extrapolate a greater truth. And there is no greater logical fallacy than this test. The ONLY thing you can extrapolate from this test is the exact conditions of the test... 'experts' can't tell the difference between high priced SPEAKER wire with solid wire coathangers (which are actually a very good choice for the job, if you discount their impracticality).

But once you acknowledge that they CAN tell the difference between expensive and inexpensive cables, the whole point you are trying to make goes bye bye...

[This message has been edited by Diki (edited 05-23-2009).]