95bcwh;179616 Wrote: > "Proven" is a very strong statement, where's the proof by the way? I > haven't met anyone in my life that cannot tell a difference between a > $200 Sony DVD player against a $3000 Cary 303/300.
Really? This of course hasn't been tried with every transport, but I've seen reports on several (maybe 5) such comparisons. In not a single one could people tell the difference; that is, I've *never* seen a blind test in which the participants could distinguish between any two transports or DACs. Have you? That's rather telling, don't you think? These are tests done in good faith, by audiophiles or by researchers. As for proven, it's just what I said - those tests prove that the participants could not reliably distinguish under the circumstances of the test. While that doesn't prove there is no difference, it provides very strong evidence that the differences are very subtle and probably inaudible. I'd be happy to be wrong - it makes life more interesting to have more meaningful options! So I'm always looking for tests like that with a positive result - do you know any? -- opaqueice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20789 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
