you keep adding in that we all buy that fancy cable and buy into the snake oil thing - and yes i do it hear its nicer to my ears - its different
cant use the word nicer or better - to each there own - its not about being perfect text book specs - its a choice you can make if you like it or if you dont -
i just posted the pic for fun - its funny - not going into the debate - its clear - your not interesting or involved in music that way -
and thats fine - not everyone is - and you can be satisfied with one thing - and i may not be - its a hobby also - that i enjoy experiencing while i am still around and able to - science has nothing to do with it - one item operates one way - and another a different way -
some may like the way one sounds over another regardless of what the specs say - you do test drive car first before you buy one ? or a bike or anything else - there all the same right - they should be - specs say so - but they not - and you know that - one can be build nicer - better quality - fit and finish - another can be different build cheaper - but have great specs - dosnt mean it will function to your liking just because the specs say it should -
no need to go back and forth on this - just was a funny pic - actually looks like a real snake -