Re: Cables again. For Arny, et al.

On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:49:49 -0800, bob wrote
(in article <fpd5it023oh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):

> On Feb 17, 5:41 pm, Sonnova <sonn...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>>> An executive with a cable company makes two versions of a recording--
>>> one with generic cables, one with his own pricey ones--and sends them
>>> to an audio writer. How likely is it that those two versions are
>>> otherwise identical?
>> 
>> Any knowledgeable engineer with a degree in electrical engineering will
tell
>> you that if made on the same equipment, with only the interconnecting 
>> cabling
>> changed, that the two recordings will sound identical, unless in one of
the
>> cases the wiring or connections were defective.
> 
> Just to be clear, I agree with you on this. But I've been trying to
> suggest some explanations for the question you originally raised--why
> did the writer hear a difference? Because we have only the word of the
> principals involved that nothing but the interconnects was changed.
> And one of the principals involved is an executive of the company that
> made the cables.
> 
> bob

I have no problem with your suggestions. 

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