In Reply to: Confession time: Have you ever "tricked" your own ears? posted by genungo on September 11, 2014 at 08:14:29:
A black box with a power switch off is inserted into a wall outlet in a room where there's a fantastic system. The stereo is powered up and the listener establishes a frame of reference. The black box is turned on and suddenly the systems sounds much better. The box then turned off and the stereo sounds worse.How is this listener being fooled and what can he do to prove it?
This actually happened to me. And BTW you aren't being fooled if you don't know it.
Edits: 09/11/14
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- Yes and a question - Goober58 08:42:08 09/11/14 (7)
- RE: "How is this listener being fooled and what can he do to prove it?" - genungo 08:58:45 09/11/14 (6)
- No you don't need anymore information. - Goober58 09:49:41 09/11/14 (5)
- Red Alert, Red Alert... - genungo 09:57:16 09/11/14 (4)
- Bingo - Goober58 10:10:59 09/11/14 (1)
- Regarding "being fooled"... - genungo 10:34:44 09/11/14 (0)
- RE: Red Alert, Red Alert... - rick_m 10:03:59 09/11/14 (1)
- RE: Red Alert, Red Alert... - genungo 15:53:03 09/11/14 (0)