garym wrote: > A couple of thoughts. First this is a public forum. No need to shut > anything down. Different posters have the right to post whatever they > want to the extent they follow the forum rules (and there are not many > rules). Others may agree or disagree with posts, and it is left to the > reader to decide the value of the information posted. That's the nature > of these and other forums. > > Second, I've enjoyed reading about some of the high-end products you've > discussed. And I'm sure I'd be very impressed if I had the chance to > hear your system. On the issue under discussion, I'd be even more > impressed if you (or others) could detect the differences you report in > a double blind test. As a scientist in my day job, I'm too aware of the > "demand" effect of subjects in an experiment knowing the experimental > treatment. This demand effect is certainly there in tests of audio just > like in the tests of many other things, and the evidence that it exists > is supported by reams of rigorous, published research. > > (Note, I'm not saying that you could not detect the difference in a > double-blind test, as I have no idea, just that--for me--any described > differences by you or others that are not also associated with a proper > test protocol are not very informative. And in the case of the DAC > differences discussed here, a double-blind test would be very easy to > design and conduct.)
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