P Floding Wrote: > ... So even if the second system is more accurate, and will sound far > better in the long run, in an A/B you might well chose the first system > as the better one.
The debate here, back in the mists of time, was NOT about deciding which is better - it was about whether blind A/B tests are necessary for deciding if there's a difference at all. For deciding which is better, there's much less of an obvious reason for using a blind test. > > A/B has its uses, but it is possible to miss difference during quick > A/B for a variety of reasons. For example due to the source material. > Or because the auditory system needs time to tune in to what we are > hearing. Look. An A/B test means nothing more than comparing two things. Nothing more than that. You want to decide if there is a difference between two things? Then most people (but perhaps not everyone here!) would agree you should probably listen to both before making up your mind. Oops, call the doctor - you just did an A/B test!! And for the tenth time, there is no reason such a test needs to be "quick". That adjective gets magically inserted in front of A/B by anyone who wants to criticize it, as if it's the only possibility. So are we arguing about whether the test should be blind? Let's see... you want to know whether there is a difference in sound quality. Gee, wouldn't it be a good idea to try to eliminate other factors which might get in the way, like knowing in advance what you think the answer should be? There is simply no debate here. -- opaqueice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22273 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
