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I guess I wasn't specific enough, I swapped the cable out because the 2m was not long enough to reach to the amp when the VR-4SE's were placed in their optimal position. I did not make the switch with the intention of listening for any discernable difference in sound. But I did notice that Norah did not sound like I KNEW that her voice sounded on that particular track. I can't even count how many times I've listened to that album, I am extremely familiar with it and I know exactly how it should sound. Her voice simply did not sound right, and the only variable was the cable. I will not claim that I heard a difference based on the length of the new one, only that it was a "fresh" cable. I am well aware of the placebo effect in audio. I will be as bold to say that I know I am not affected by it. I have flat out admitted that I do not hear that much of a difference between CD and DVD-A or SACD. I can hear a difference, but at this point in my "audiophile-dom" I don't hear a night and day difference. I am a very skeptical person by nature, and I feel this helps me take in audio equipment with a slight advantage. Audioquest doesn't burn in their cables because they couldn't sell their DBS cables. Little joke there...
What annoys me is when people mock audiophiles for their relentless pursuit of sonic perfection, because they may not hear as well or they don't have a passion for music like an audiophile does.
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