RE: Expectation Bias It is a common misconception that any subjective influence we experience only involves what we expect or want.
Our brains aren't quite that simple minded. Psychological studies show that while we are often easily influenced by subjective factors, they are often subliminal and do not necessarily give results that correlate to anything anticipated. A very interesting general book on the subject is "A Mind Of Its Own" by Cordelia Fine. It has nothing to do with audio per se, but we don't quit being human just because our stereos are involved. Others have pointed out that the improvement may have been the result of clean connections from unplugging & replugging cables. But it may have also been the culmination of various unconscious influences that day. Some you might be able to understand (getting your "good sound" back was a great relief) but other things might be more difficult to spot and sort. -- mlsstl ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mlsstl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9598 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85495 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
