I agree with Tim, I have not posted to this thread recently because of Boojum's smug attitude. I think the fact that he is not willing to disclose his system & tell us how he analyzes his efforts speaks vollumes.
Honestly when I had Kenwood gear & Polk speakers I thought my stereo was pretty bad ass, the best I had heard up to that point, no reason to change anything. Again, I am not claiming to know what Boojum has for a system but I have been there too & would have agreed with his arguments of cable being cable, blah blah blah. It was until I started listening to different components & how they interacted with each other that I started to realize how poorly my Kenwood sounded. Sure the cynic can say it is because I have invested so much money into my stereo that I have to think it sounds good, more of that I am tricking myself into perceived quality differences that don't exist bullshit. Like I should take a blind test to see if my Cary sounds better than my Kenwood? Please, it has nothing to do with money at all. My last system which I considered to be the best I had ever had up until that point retailed at close to 10k, my newest system retails for less than half that & blows the first one out of the water. It has nothing to do with money at all.
So instead why don't we take your "scientific" approach & see how valid it really is in the context of this speaker cable comparison. How about I cover the Mercedes emblem & Kia emblem (just like your blind test) have you drive each one & see if you can tell me which is better. A car is just a car right? If you pick the Kia I will call you a fool just as you have called me. I am quite certain you would pick the Mercedes. Honestly this is the first time on this section I have run into such a smug attitude from a poster. Again & finally, if you or ANYONE else want to come to my house with all your cables & compare them to mine you are more than welcome.