opaqueice Wrote: > If the difference is _so_ subtle no one can tell the difference in an > A/B test (and there's no reason for that test to be "quick"), why > should we think it exists? Especially in this case, where there is a > very strong reason to think there is no difference (the functioning of > the squeezebox), as well as a very powerful explanation for why one was > perceived by some (confirmation bias). > > > > I don't follow. Neither can ever be proved, rather evidence can > accumulate (and is starting to in this case). In fact, according to > logic there is no (formal) difference between a statement and its > converse.
In my experience the kind of intense analytical listening used for A/B fails to take into account some qualities in sound reproduction. Listning is more than a simple mechanical procedure -the brain has to actually interpret what we are hearing, and it seems mood influences WHAT audio properties we hear/resolve. There is also the issue of loudness, where it is claimed that a slightly louder reproduction will sound better in an A/B. (Conclusion: Don't buy new equipment, just turn up the volume a bit. This point sort of underlines my above statement.) More distortion make things sound louder, so I claim that loudness SHOULD be adjusted during listening. About proving things: See other answers by me and others. -- P Floding ------------------------------------------------------------------------ P Floding's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2932 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22936 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
