A noob question I can't get out of my mind.. as I peruse the various forums/retailer's/opinion's all over the net.

Are there not testing equipment that could measure the sound produced in various tests that would show a measurable difference, even if that difference isn't noticeable to a listener? e.g. speaker wire.. If all you change is the wire, and you play the same set of tones and you can't measure the difference.. it would seem to me you wouldn't hear a difference either \:\)

Maybe I'm too used to the PC world were comparison's are less subjective.. or maybe such exacting measurements are only possible with very expensive testing equipment.. I don't know.. but how much better can a 40 000 CD player be compared to a 1000 CD player??


Gene