Heard this countless time, AFAIC.
Typically :
I've listened to x amp at a store, it sounds dramatically less musical that y amp (that I tested at home).
Not the same room, many times not even the same speakers, and most importantly, not even the same day... But they call it a valid A/B...
- An AKM chip sounds warm and musical while ESS sounds neutral, dry and bright (not sure how it can be both neutral and bright, but nevermind).
- Yet, R2R remains the most analog sounding.
- Burn-in works for pretty much everything, from cables to Ethernet switches. Difference is always for...
A real bunch of nonsense in the "Recommended Components 2024"...
Sure it is not new, but still quite a shame for this magazine to promote such snake oil, especially when they know perfectly it is...
https://www.stereophile.com/content/recommended-components-2024-edition-powerline-accessories...
Because Stereophile usually publishes extensive measurements next to reviews. And these will just show that cables are doing absolutely nothing. As you said post #1. ;)
Demonstrating that a product is useless is not exactly the same than showing measurable differences between amps and between...
I do think there isn't much to understand once you see the home page :
https://www.stereophile.com/
Four ads for cable companies (two for CrystalCable, one for Nordost, one for Wireworld), already...
I hardly imagine they would want to offend some of their advertisers. That's all.
Edit: I...
No.
Nope. It should not.
First, because this data alone means very little about the overall performance of an amplifier. Second, what is the "price" exactly ? And why in "$" by the way ?
Depending on where you live, the price (both MSRP or redundant deals) may vary from simple to double, if...
I still have a set of these (VB401, copper version without plating) and I happen to measure amps with them. Turns out that they do not perform any different whatsoever than any other regular brass/gold plated bananas I have on hands.
You obviously imagined what you heard. To state the obvious.