GaryB;176381 Wrote: > The fact that there aren't good theories doesn't invalidate the > observation of an experimental result. >
But you see, there is a perfectly good hypothesis, backed by centuries of scientific theory and experiment, that explains the result you reported above. It's got nothing to do with audio or physics and everything to do with psychology, but that doesn't detract at all from its explanatory power. Suppose someone told you your music would sound better if you wired $100 to his bank account. Would you feel compelled to try it before passing judgement? There are always a large number of possible explanations for any observation. The way we make progress is by investigating the most plausible, meaning the simplest and most consistent with our knowledge. If we tried to investigate every possible explanation, including those ruled out by past experiments, we'd never get anywhere. You haven't presented any credible evidence that there's an effect here. Please don't be offended, but the fact that you think you heard something isn't very meaningful (because it can be explained by psychology, and this is an extremely well-documented and known effect). If on the other hand you presented some hard evidence, like a double-blind test result or a measurement, the psychological explanation would no longer be adequate and the claim would be taken more seriously. Until then, it would be a waste of time for anyone to investigate. -- opaqueice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32301 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
