Whilst I am fully prepared to accept that there is not one shred of scientific evidence that speaker cables make a difference to sound (if you have relatively short runs and cables of sufficient thickness) I am one of those that does experience differences.

To that end I have, over the years, tried and on ocasion bought many and various cables.

At home right now I have 2 sets of speaker cables, Synergistic silver cables and Van Den Hull Hybrid cables which I switch between as the mood takes me.

For me the Synergistics are clearer in the highs, the Van Den Hulls better in the bass. It is as simple as that. Can't prove it (or can't be bothered to anyway).

As it happens a chap came round to my house the other week for me to test out his own phono stage design. During the testing (with DSOTM as it happens) he commented on how little bass my system had (I was running the synergistics at the time). I agreed with him and made a mental note to switch in the Van Den Hull's when I got the chance. I didnt mention it to him.

A week later, after changing the cables, the guy was back buying some of my Vinyl collection (too little space for keeping them sadly - so I tend to rotate things out when I tire of them).

Anyway I ended up playing DSOTM for him again and he pipes up:

"What have you done? The bass is much better."

I tell him I changed the speaker cables - and only the speaker cables. He gives me the look I would imagine Mtry would give me - "Bull!"

"Honestly - just the cables."

"Cables dont make a difference."

"I know - funny that...."

We left it there. I dont think I made a believer of him - I wasnt trying to - but I had only changed the cables.....