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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    I thought you rather liked being shtrapped into your Pretty Polly hold-ups, Alex?

    Anyway.... I haven't reached a conclusion yet, as the cables I got from JJ were too long (my fault), so this may or may not be causing an effect I'm hearing at the moment.

    I'll be back though to report my thoughts when JJ sends me the revised lengths

    Marco.
    Perhaps it would be interesting for you let us know your finding with the pairs of 2m long MAD cables this week. On the 31st, you can bring them along will you to the dinner and I will replace some shorter ones for you for further tests.

    On the 31st Oct event, we can do a group blind test with different cables in different lengths. It would be good if someone can suggest a test structure.
    Perhaps we should consult hi-fi reviewer for method.

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    How much is "too long?" A couple of metres here or there shouldn't have an effect, should it?

    Even my home made cheap cables don't make any audible difference from 1 to 8m in length, but then again, you could argue that my stereo isn't good enough to hear these differences......
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    I thought you rather liked being shtrapped into your Pretty Polly hold-ups, Alex?
    Well yes, but not on a Tuesday!

    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Anyway.... I haven't reached a conclusion yet, as the cables I got from JJ were too long (my fault), so this may or may not be causing an effect I'm hearing at the moment
    Like DSJR and indeed JJ has intimated, I doubt a cable difference of only a metre or so (we can't be talking much more, the 1/2 metre ones were initially too short I recall?) would make that much difference, if at all (to my ears, anyway!) But then you know your system better than we do, so your call I guess.
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    Alex,

    Surely you know by now - too long & they'll be touching the wall!!

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    Some of my days at college and uni were spent listening to female companions saying almost the same thing to me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by StanleyB View Post
    Some of my days at college and uni were spent listening to female companions saying almost the same thing to me.
    How long are you Stanley? It make me associate with one of the dishes last night. The vixxna slices!
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    Quote Originally Posted by StanleyB View Post
    Some of my days at college and uni were spent listening to female companions saying almost the same thing to me.
    Steady......
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    Default Hi Guys, all cables will be on dem on the 31st October 2009 event

    Hey guys, you probably already know that we are going to have a MAD feast on the 31st October 2009 evening, but if you cannot make it in the evening and you're not too far from London, please come along in the afternoon for demo, we will be there after 1400. Please send me an e-mail admin@madengland.com if you are coming. Feel free to bring your own eqiuppments or cables along with you.cheers
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