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Do headphone extension cables degrade sound?

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A single ABX test can't prove all cables sound the same. It will prove if *you* hear a difference or not, with *your* cable. Just that. I don't think anyone can do any kind of generalization from the result of a single test.

Sadly, the opposite, such as generalization about every cable sounding different and similar things, is much more common across internet and "specialized" press.

Do headphone extension cables degrade sound?

Reply #26 –
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A single ABX test can't prove all cables sound the same. It will prove if *you* hear a difference or not, with *your* cable. Just that. I don't think anyone can do any kind of generalization from the result of a single test.[a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=339854"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]

Yup, and i'd add: a successful DBT does not automatically prove the claim of the person(i.e. the test may be invalid because of a faulty equipment-part, etc.) - it just shows that with high probability the person(s) were indeed able to notice a difference which did not just exist in their head. It is the entry-ticket to be taken serious and to show others "this deserves further investigation".
I am arrogant and I can afford it because I deliver.

Do headphone extension cables degrade sound?

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A 'with and without' ABX / double-blind test on a headphone extension cable might therefore produce a report 'objectively proving' that this piece of equipment introduces a substantial difference to the final audio quality[a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=339844"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]


Substitute "audible" for "substantial" and this statement is exactly correct. There's no need for the qualifying quotation marks.

So if you accept this as you stated it, what flaws are you saying exist in ABX methodology?

Are you trying to argue that because ABX results can be "ran with" by careless observers and applied to questions beyond their scope, that makes them useless for analyzing things that are within their scope? Clearly illogical.