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digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/hardware/MonsterCable_vs_CoatHanger_Audiophiles_can_t_see_difference’;We’ve always believed that the perceived quality boost that comes from using high-end cables is really just a trick of the mind (read: justifying the ridiculous cost of premium cables to yourself) — whether you’ve dropped abundant cash, you can probably take in anything you want. Still, our belief is one thing — cold hard proof is another, and it looks like a group of 12 self-professed “audiophiles” recently couldn’t tell the difference amoung Monster 1000 speaker cables and plain old coat hangers. Yeah, coat hangers. The group was A-Bing different cables, and unbeknownst to them, the engineer running the experiment swapped out a set of cables for coat hangers with soldered-on speaker

connections. Not a individual one was thereupon able to tell the difference amoung the Monster Cable and the hangers, and all agreed that the hangers sounded excellent. No wonder Monster has to rig HD displays. Still, we bet folks still fall for the hype — oh hey, whether you’re looking for the ultimate in sound, we’ve got half a meter of oxygen-free, triple-wrapped double-insulated Sonically Shielded AmpliSized Egyptian Llama cable here that we’ll part ways with for just a couple grand.

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Original post by Nilay Patel