adamslim;184550 Wrote: > > How have people dealt with the environmental issues? You have external > issues (do we need to do these tests in soundproof rooms? I guess so), > and internal ones - what about the difference in operational noise > level between equipment? What about noise in valve amps? This will > surely generate low-level differences even if, in other respects, items > sound the same. How do we interpret this? > > Adam
Answering these questions is the whole point of doing this kind of test. I never understand why people are so quick to criticize a new idea (new to most of us, anyway), without actually having tried it themselves. Why not just say, "Interesting idea. Maybe that could be useful," instead of immediately reacting so negatively, "Nope. Not gonna work." A/B/X *does* have at least two known problems: 1) It's difficult to perform and 2) It may not be useful for detecting "subtle" differences, which are masked by listening to the actual signal. Difference testing tries to address both these issues. It may not replace A/B/X, but it certainly couldn't do anything less than complement it. Am I wrong? -- ezkcdude DIY projects page: http://www.ezdiyaudio.com System: SB3->EZDAC->MIT Terminator 2 interconnects->Endler Audio 24-step Attenuators (RCA-direct)->Parasound Halo A23 125W/ch amplifier->Speltz anti-cables->DIY 2-ways + Dayton Titanic 10" subwoofer He's not hi-fi, he's my stereo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ezkcdude's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2545 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33127 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
