opaqueice;221002 Wrote: 
> There was no attempt to determine which sounded better.  This is one of
> the standard methodologies in audio testing, and it doesn't introduce
> any extraneous questions or mental tasks, so I'm not sure what you're
> objecting to.IIRC you specifically mentioned that Phil was unable to reliably
identify one source from another - therefore you were expecting him to
make a decision based on more than just identifying a difference. 

opaqueice;221002 Wrote: 
> 
> As for length of test, you've again completely ignored my point, which
> is that short tests are demonstrably more sensitive than long ones.  But ONLY 
> to whether A&B are different, not to which is which, which is
better, etc etc


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