garym;493955 Wrote: 
> Assuming there is truly blind testing going on here, I'd assume the
> difference is the typical case created when there is even a slight
> volume difference in the playback of the two files. It is well
> documented that this preference bias can exist with even tiny volume
> differences. 
> 
> In this particular case, do the FLAC files have replaygain info and is
> the SB player set to use such info in playback? If so, there certainly
> could be imperceptible volume differences between the FLAC and WAV files
> on playback, but these differences could be affecting your preferences
> between the two files.

I think that expectation bias may also play a part...
RG (which has caught me out in the past too) would typically give quite
large differences in output...


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