ralphpnj;581660 Wrote: > 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?
Yes, that's a possible outcome. But the listener then has to worry about embarrassing himself by not hearing a truly significant difference. (Many years back I remember a fellow showing off his system. He was very pleased with the spectacular sound for 15 or 20 minutes until someone pointed out one of the biwire cables to a tweeter was completely disconnected. He was stunned he hadn't noticed.) Blind testing has a very important place in science research. Anyone who ignores the issue at the level of basic research, product development or in similar situations is not doing very good science. The subjective aspects of our humanness don't suddenly come under control because the subject is audio. However, at the level of making consumer choices as to which stereo a person wants to buy, it is only as important as the ego of the buyer needs it to be. -- mlsstl ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mlsstl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9598 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82067 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
