ralphpnj;581660 Wrote: > 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?
Sure, it's possible. It's also very easy to check. The simplest way is to take someone that WANTS to hear differences, and have them try to under blind conditions. Most times that's done, they can't hear it any more. Another way is to establish hearing thresholds by changing the degree of difference until it becomes just barely inaudible. You can do that with a bunch of different people and see how much they vary. A third way is to offer a reward, like money. I doubt any "pro-DBT" people are so fanatical they'd try not to hear a difference when they know they'll get paid if they do :D. That's how lots of psychological data gets collected, by the way (offer money to poor college students). -- opaqueice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82067 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
