Monstrous Mike:

Well I doubt anyone is going t disagree that from where you sit you should not be a skeptic. I would like to know if every 100% conceivabvle thing related to the field of audio(not the human testing side which is a whole other discipline outside that of engineering) has been attributed. As we both know there are numerous upon neumerous MEASURABLE audible differences between properly working SS amps, CD players, DA Converters, and alas Cables all occuring in the audible frequency band of 20hz - 20khz and measurable differences outside that band. I have not seen a cable comany say their cables sound better, what I have seen is them saying their cables sound wonderful because of X, Y and Z. The fact that the free one that came with the cd player also does that, well nothing illegal about it.

The problem is that this fellow(link at bottom) is a world class expert with big-time credentials as well...He is not a subjectivist but doesn't throw out the baby with the bathwater either. There is engineering and then there is science which is supposed to be objective and draw from several sectors. Western Medical Science and Chinese herbal treatments get head to head debates....the former is arrogant that their way is best(Drugs and more drugs and is basically Science run first and foremost by alterior motives called money making drug companies) and the latter ---well they just continually get results. Where is the science coming from who made up the procedures what if any was the alterior motive. Kinda like the Dairy Corporation of Canada who with lots of science and Double blind tests came up with the long standing four food groups. Of course most people have no clue it was the Dairy Corp who invented that structure That most people 40 and under have been taught....and now that it has been proved wrong and revamped if not completely taken out where is the punishment for these sheisters?

His degrees look impressive anyway.
http://www.colloms.com/