Useful information. Ok, Jerry snuck in some probing questions about his system. What did people think?
Oh please, 'snuck in'? Think it matters to me what people think? I KNOW craig did not like it. Which is completely and utterly fine. I have not got the slightest problem if someone does not like it, and even moreso I appreciated his honesty.
And the question was hardly 'probing' for god's sake. In any case, the question I DID ask went straight to the heart of the matter, he did not like the system, EVERY system he has played with cables in had a 'dramatic improvement' which led to the natural next question 'which cable would you change' to make a dramatic improvement? For all we know he might then even like it (or at least find it better).
What I heard 2nd hand (as I wasnt there), is people were suprised by how good it sounded. Maybe others can elaborate. The other question was, would changing cables on *his* system make a difference? Thats an interesting one. I've heard a few deqx active systems, and it's remarkable how close they sound. The deqx is a leveller, it pulls together the system and delivers coherent sound that is balanced - taking alot of variables out of play, the big one being the room. You could change cables, that has a dramatic effect on the sound, jerry then recalibrates the deqx, and it's back to what it was. Levelled.
Leave aside that you contradict yourself later, and that you missed the point completely, if you changed cables and 'that had a dramatic effect on the sound' then that WOULD be a successful demonstration of the effect of cables. I could not do anything but concede that my previous thoughts on the matter were in error.
If I had to then (per your flawed reasoning) take out the mic and 're-level' the system, then not only would there have been an aural change, we would also then have measured proof of the effect of cables no? Which has been the bugbear of every discussion on this subject, 'how do we prove it or not'. In your argument you have just provided the proof which you claim does not exist.
So would changing cables on his system be relevant? Maybe. The deqx deals in frequency response. Not distortion. Is it worth mucking around with on his system? These are not questions for others to answer. It's for Jerry to share with us what he has or hasnt already tried.
Well then, if the deqx does not deal in the 'same area as cables', how do we go to your next step of recalibrating the deqx and hence level it? You can't have it both ways.
Howsabout we wait till we see what craig has to say, if anything.