Raptus;462468 Wrote: > Do you at least acknowledge the necessity of a means to filter out bias > when making comparisons or assessing quality? > > > > > > So, what is "the best method" in your opinion? > > > > > > > a) what is a "good hi-resolution sound reproduction" in your opinion? > b) why do you think you can assume people have never heard "good > hi-resolution sound reproduction"? > >
Filter out bias - sure, I'm in favor. But as most of the supposed "scientific double blind tests" are done, that is all they do. They don't actually test what people (at least some people) can hear on a quality setup. Best method - I'm not sure. But again, most of the tests commonly referred to as "proving" what people can't hear have obvious problems with the methodology - either in listeners chosen or in equipment. Beyond that, there is the obvious problem of setting up a test that actually mirrors how people perceive music. And I'm not at all sure that quick A/B tests of two files are the way to do it. In fact, I could make an argument that that's the worst way to do it. A from above)something with enough quality to reproduce the supposed differences between the files being tested. Mid-fi systems won't do it. B from above)I made no comment about "people" in general . I was referring specifically to one poster, and from his posts it could be inferred that he'd never actually spent much time listening to hi-res files, yet "knew" that they couldn't sound better than 16/44.1 to human ears. -- firedog Tranquil PC fanless server running SqueezeCenter; SB Duet through Empirical Audio Pace Car; TACT 2.2XP; MF X-150,Sonus Faber Concerto; Mirage MS-12 sub; Dual 506 + Ortofon 20 (occasional use); sometimes use PC with M-Audio 192 as digital source. SB Boom in bedroom. Arcam CD82 which I don't use anymore, even though it's a very good player. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ firedog's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11550 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67679 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
