jh901 wrote: > Super! And I'd guess that arnyk will have some advice too. No > timeline, so whenever you have time. Ideally, I can get a couple names > of academics who understand the exact nature of the blind test (and > perhaps EE) and who will be interested enough to meet with me over lunch > to discuss and make plans. I don't see how the actual test could take > more than two hours and I'd expect that there will only be myself and > two others involved. My power amp sits between and a little behind the > speakers, so switching the cables isn't difficult.
Since the business of blind audio testing is now well-covered by textbooks, technical papers, and international standards, if anybody is willing to tutor you, they will probably suggest that you first catch up on your reading. Here is a good starting point: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABX_test ITU BS1116 is not the be-all or end-all but it covers most of the background on running a good subjective tests and is a pretty good more detailed starting place and there are free copies of it online. https://www.itu.int/rec/R-REC-BS.1116/en But it says nothing about ABX testing and that is the gold standard. If you go the textbook route, you'll pay the big bucks, but if you go the professonal paper route, it will probably be the lowest cost even though the piece cost will not be low. The classic JAES paper on ABX is here http://www.aes.org/e-lib/browse.cfm?elib=3839 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ arnyk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64365 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96407 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
