PhilNYC Wrote: > I've not done it in a double-blind test, but like you, I've done plenty > of quick blind tests. In my system, the difference is pretty clear and > consistent to the point where I'd seriously have to question my sanity > if it was just placebo. As I said in another thread, there are tweaks > where I definitely recognize the idea that a "difference" might just be > poor listening memory. In the case when I switched out the stock power > supply for the Elpac, it made previously sibilent/unlistenable female > vocals smooth and enjoyable. I don't know technically why this might > be...maybe its the design of the power supply, maybe it's the way > everything is grounded, I don't know. But its consistent in my quick > blind tests to both myself and my wife (who is not an audiophile)...
The more I struggle to get the best out of various components, and the more I take seriously the subconsious listening fatigue that creeps in when things are not quite right (which is almost impossible to pick up during a quick A/B test, BTW!), the more I believe that the entire system as a whole has to be measured. I think the interaction between various components is way more important than is normally considered. A good test is to play at near-to-live levels, and if my wife doesn't ask me to turn down the volume, then things are right! (And in the long run this sound perfectly correlates to me not getting listening fatigue after prolonged listening.) Oh, and turning OFF the SB3's display most definately seem to contribute to transparent, fatigue-free sound. (Using digital out over TOSLINK into a TacT RCS 2.2x, in my case.) -- P Floding ------------------------------------------------------------------------ P Floding's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2932 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20155 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
