jh901 wrote: 
> I did not claim to have invented ABX testing.  I never claimed to have
> an engineering background and I certainly didn't claim to have ever
> designed any gear.  So, if I dismiss a product based on an understanding
> of "science", then you call me out on it. 

Fair enough - will keep that in mind.

> I'm amazed that so many of you are so eager to make definitive claims
> without having any real experience.  It's astonishing, really. 

No, not really. If somebody hitting me with a stick has hurt every time
so far, I think I am justified in assuming it will hurt next time
somebody hits me, despite never having experienced that specific stick.
I assume you are familiar with the concept of "null hypothesis"?

> Are any of you interested in improving your current system (beyond
> speakers and room)?

Maybe - but it is unlikely that that would actually be possible.  My
main system is definitely limited primarily by source material, and
secondarily by speakers and room. I don't think (based on my own trials)
that any of the other components can provide any audible improvement.

> I am.  I have done it over and over for many years.  The results are
> amazing and they are very real.  I didn't buy any of the gear that I
> have just for the thrill of swiping a credit card.  None of it.

If you say so. That is called "anecdotes". Dare I ask if you have
actually verified your perceived improvements using properly controlled,
double-blind ABX listening tests?



"To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this
fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt
edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953
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