JezA;410762 Wrote: > A-B-X testing, blind or otherwise, as advocated by the > (pseudo-)objectivists is a poor way to judge differences between > systems, because it is more a test of musical memory than musical > perception. For it to be useful, you have to be capable of remembering > the "A" and the "B" and then comparing these memories to the "X". So if I understand you correctly, you're basically saying that it's impossible to compare two components, sighted or otherwise, to determine whether they sound the same. Is that your position? If it is, then how do explain why someone would think that one component is "better" than another if they can't even tell whether they are different? Perhaps you might argue that it's not a matter of whether they sound different, but simply whether one gives greater pleasure than the other.
In that case, I will point out that ABX is not the only form of blind testing possible. It is entirely feasible for someone to listen to two components A and B many times over (each time A and B might - or might not - swap places), and on each occasion simply say which they prefer. Analysis of the results will show whether there is a statistically meaningful preference for one over the other. -- cliveb Transporter -> ATC SCM100A ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61877 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
