On Aug 31, 2010, at 11:22 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Then show me a double blind test that actually showed anyone could actually > do it. To date, I've never seen anyone that can do it under controlled > conditions.
When you make a blanket statement like "no one can tell the difference," you have the burden of proof in the double blind study rather than the infinitely more realistic assertion that "some people can absolutely tell the difference." Joe Schmo can't tell the difference between cheap and expensive vodka, but with 5 minutes of appreciation training, that situation changes. By the same token, most people don't listen to enough live music, or pay enough attention to what they are hearing to understand the difference between a decent recording, and an excellent one. > > Also, if your grandmother is deaf, then how could she possibly hear it? It was my grandfather... he's not only deaf, but dead. If you don't get it I can't help you.. > > When people say that they can tell the difference, they are not listening to > the actual recording. They are either listening to the whir of the motor in > the CD player, a pop or hiss on the record, or the contact between the needle > and the record. When you remove those from the experiment nobody can tell the > difference. On decent equipment, these variables are eliminated. The differences manifest in soundstage presentation, smoothness of high frequency delivery, and many other variables that many people can detect without knowing the technical names for them. Aleks Ozolins _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
