House de Kris
Loud-n-Deep
...the typical background levels of most houses would not allow you to hear any difference between anything. That is unless you live in a rural country setting where there is no traffic or noise whatsoever. Even then a refrigerator, a computer, or any other appliance running would detract from any subtle difference one could here between two different interconnects.
Great, now you're telling me that all that time I spent listening to different cables over the years and selecting the ones I liked best was all just wishful thinking on my part? And, if you are saying that the typical background noises in my house (which is like most) don't allow me to hear any difference between anything, then does this mean that all power amps sound the same? All preamps sound the same? An iPod sounds the same as a CD player, or a turntable, or an SACD player? That is what you wrote, right? That typical noises "would not allow you to hear any difference between anything."
Have you ever lived in a rural setting? I moved to the middle of nowhere after a lifetime of urban living, and it sure isn't quiet here. For three months kadydids made so much noise it was very difficult to listen to music, and I certainly couldn't drown them out. There's even a Betty Boop episode (called "Stop That Noise") where she can't take the noise of the city any longer and heads to the fabled quietude of the country, only to discover that frogs, insects, and other wildlife make quite a ruckus. She eventually heads back to the hussle and bustle of the city to relax.
So we have Sir Terrence's opinion that we can't hear any difference between anything, and reports from Mr. Pig claiming he can hear differences between different manufacturer's RCA plug, keeping the cable the same. Ah, such a wide and varied swath of humanity populates this audio hobby.