Quote Originally Posted by blackraven
Here's an interesting thread by Frank Van Alstine about a blind test comparing $1500 cables to plain old 16g zip cord. Scroll down the page.

http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/i...topic=60159.20
Frank Van Alstine is know to believe that cables and interconnects are insiginficantly different from each other. Of the test in question it may be said the the sample size was far too small to obtain statistically significant results. Other criticisms are possible too no doubt: e.g. it would support the conclusion if the listens had done enough sighted listening first to formed their prior conclusions about the sound differences.

However I agree with result. In my limited personal experience with entry and midrange systems, the difference between Blue Jeans -- or even some cheaper cables from Parts Express for example -- and cables costing 3-4 times as much, is not noticable. My advice to listeners is to put extra money into components other than cables.