JSonnabend Wrote: > The point is, simply, that if one is trying to analyze how a particular > piece of equipment sounds, he would be best served by eliminating > extraneous factors that may bias the analysis. That's the whole point > behind ABX testing. If one comes to an audition substantially biased > because of marketing hype, for example, then he might as well not do > the test. >
I agree completely, and I've spent much time on these forums advocating for blind testing and doing some myself. I'm simply amazed that audio magazines write reviews evaluating equipment without them, and I suspect that the reasons for that are rather distasteful. On the other hand, nobody listens to music in their living room blind... and ultimately that's what we care about. So in this case if he's happy now (and, speaking of psychology, don't forget that swapping the interconnects left and right reportedly made a big difference in this case!) I'd let it go. > > To be clear, whether or not two things sound different is -not- > subjective. It can proven or disproven via ABX testing. Which of two > demonstratably different sounds is preferable, -that's- subjective. > Agreed. -- opaqueice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24613 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
