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Originally Posted by MarkTaylor  In the world of digital cables such as HDMI then there is little is any scope to claim image/sound improvements but with analogue cables this is less true. |
But some people (including some magazine reviewers!) DO claim image/sound improvements with some HDMI cables. Now logically we know that it cannot be the HDMI cable that is making the difference.
Much the same reasoning applies to analogue cables. The fact that in the case of analogue cables there is a very small measurable difference does not alter the general principle that (in the case of both analogue and digital cables) it is not the cable that is making the difference.
To quote Vipers”
“At first I wasn't sure what I preffered”......“I think I just needed to get used to the different sound that I'd become accustomed to”
This is in effect an admission that the “measuring instrument” employed (Vipers’ hearing) changed substantially with time. If an electrical or acoustical measuring instrument were to change its readings like that it would be deemed useless and sent back for repair or scrapped!
So human hearing is seriously imprecise as a measuring instrument. It is important to understand this and be aware that, in the case of cables, it is just not possible to “decide for yourself” by listening.
Alan