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Bob,
I believe we are probably both in agreement about the relative "sound" differences among various brands of cable. I fully agree that most people (myself included) in a double blind level matched test such as you have mentioned would be truly hard pressed to hear any difference or be able to identify brand X from Y.
The intention of my post was actually to point out that although Hosa is not the best cable out there, I do believe they get somewhat of a bad rap and are not anywhere near as bad as some may suggest.
That said... I do still believe that by swapping out the cheap molded Hosa connectors for something better like Neutrik or Switchcraft you can hear an audible difference. This might simply be attributed (if for no other reason) that you will be getting a more positive contact point on a soldered connection vs a pressed connection hence there is less resistance for the signal to pass through.
Regards,
Chris
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