mikael_b wrote: > This is the opposite of a double blind test, it's an schoolbook example > of expectation bias, one factor you remove with a properly designed > double blind test, and clearly demonstrates why it is necessary with a > double blind test. If I "know" you are now playing the "better" system I > tend to "hear" that. > > If you cant tell two systems apart, one of which in a sighted test > exhibits an immidiate, "blow you away", 100* better difference, without > knowing which system you are listening to my bet is on expectation > bias. > > This has nothing to do with your right to buy expensive violet cables > and feeling better when listening to your music. But, if you can't tell > them apart from much cheaper cables in a double blind test you should be > honest to yourself and admit it's not the "better" cable per se that is > causing your added pleasure, maybe it's because you can afford the > "best" cables, or the cables someone you regards as a audiophile guru? > > Mike
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