NewBuyer;151178 Wrote: > > tomjtx;151118 Wrote: > > > > > > Out of respect for the forum, I will give just a few observations about > > your claims here, out of many that could be mentioned: > > > > - How can you possibly say AC power was not a factor? You already said > > the stock SB PS plus power-conditioner sounded better with both analog > > AND digital outs. This means your AC power may already be very poor. > > Different PS's (stock, aftermarket, etc) may have different inherent > > filtering capability too. Obviously multiple levels of power > > conditioning might matter (e.g. see PS Audio, Blue Circle, etc for > > common references on this subject). Poor AC power quality/deliver > > clearly is a variable in this situation, and if you believe you are > > hearing a difference between various PS's, it could simply be due to > > poor AC as received at your home - and thus another layer of > > filtering/conditioning may simply be all you might be hearing. Then > > other people who have different quality AC power received at their > > homes, may consequently not hear any differences (if such differences > > are even really there to be heard anyway). > > > > - Was your test double blind, or single blind? Were the trials random? > > If so, how did you ensure this? These aspects (among multiple others) > > can all make a huge difference in case study outcomes, and is the > > reason why such methodologies exist. > > > > - Why does your description of your alleged testing scenario seem to > > get more elaborate as time goes by? Why do your posts so often include > > you insisting how special are your hearing/talents/setup etc? My point > > is that it seems fishy and to some readers it could perhaps make you > > come across as, well, lacking in any actual credibility. > > > > - Finally, understand that belief/bias can NEVER be ruled out and/or > > eliminated. Worse, there are many, many different variables (some > > lurking/hidden) which could easily influence or perhaps completely > > account for any correlation believe you heard in your alleged tests > > (for instance, perhaps your stock PS is faulty, etc). In general, this > > is always true for any explanatory/response variable correlations found > > from an experiment, and such assumptions (among others) are actually > > common knowledge in any serious research setting. > > > > I also personally wish you would stop trying to make increasingly more > > elaborate and insistent claims, and then acting like you have actually > > established anything objectively concrete. It might make your posts > > come across a little condescending and non-credible, and "unbalanced", > > you know? And it seems kinda insulting to everyone's intellect when you > > do that, especially when you attack others' opinions in the process > > (very offensive).> > > > too offenstve to merit a response
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