QED Bi-wire Silver XT cables for B&W 803D, what do you guys think?

[fmw]

Hi fmw,
I was initially using this old QED silver anniversary XT cable that I didn't know initially that it was any good at all because they came with speakers that I've purchased off ebay. I then purchased this A-grade (my hifi dealer mentioned) cables, so I thought they might improve the sound quality of my system and I tried to compare them. How I tested it was that, I've set the sounds from a mono source and had my cables wired each to one speaker (qed to the left and the other to the right). Then what I did was that I stood in front of each speaker while playing the track again and again and after listening to the tracks, I discovered that the sounds were presented with more clarity with the QED cables not muddy and mushed up together when I compare them. Then I had asked a friend of mine to listen to it and had asked which he thinks was better and he agreed with me. That's what led me to the question of whether these old QED cables was any good. Anyways thank's guys.

R.

You need to understand that levels have to be matched in a blind test. The louder one - even if only slightly louder - will always sound better than the other one. That doesn't mean turning the volume control to the same position after switching cables. It means matching the voltage at the speaker terminals exactly using a meter. Eliminating bias from a listening test is not simply switching two things and listening. It is actually a complicated and, frankly, rather boring process. If you want to bring the cables here, I'll prove to you that there is no sonic difference between. I say that without even having any experience with your cables. I've been through it that many times. Use whatever cable you have and stop worrying about it.

 

[kurnitb]

Hi fmw,
Thank's I will do that, I'd really appreciate your kind advice. I am happy that I will not need to splash any $$$, .