opaqueice;581655 Wrote: > I'm not sure that's a valid argument in this kind of debate. After all, > how many people have done blind, level-matched comparisons between > different DACs and been able to tell the difference? As far as I can > tell the answer is zero*. So going by that, the OP should stick with > the SB3 and save for some better speakers.
Without trying to start another pointless DBT debate I would just like to ask a simple question to the pro DBT people on this forum. Here goes: Part 1 - Background info: Those in favor of DBT are always pointing to the fact by not testing via DBT the listener is likely to heavily influenced by other external factors which have nothing to do with the sound, such as cost and cosmetics. In other words, they will hear differences where there may or may not be differences because they WANT to hear differences. Part 2 - Question: If people are capable of "hearing" differences where there may or may not be any differences due to tricks of the mind or whatever one might call it, is it not equally possible that the pro DBT people are NOT hearing differences where there may or may not be any differences due to the same tricks of the mind or whatever one might call it? In other words if people can fool themselves into hearing differences to validate their beliefs then isn't just as likely that people can fool themselves into NOT hearing differences to validate their beliefs? Okay now I'm going to go hide under my desk and wait until it's safe to come out. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels -> Snatch -> The Transporter -> Transporter 2 (oops) -> Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82067 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
