Agreed. I now understand what you meant by design etc. Distortions introduced by a good layer of oxides, sulphites and what not our smoggy atmoshpere (and electrochamical reactions) deposites on the surface of crappy connectors are, I suppose, easily measurable (and painfully easy to hear), so no sophisticated subjective testing is necessary...
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