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In Reply to: Problem is, you'd need to keep the blindfold on for one entire month... posted by genungo on March 26, 2015 at 10:33:23:
Reviewers have certain practical limitations with respect to time. With one's own system/recordings; however, we can take our sweet time. Over time (months, or even years), the sonic characteristics of certain recordings (as they are reproduced on one's particular system) become burned into your brain, so that if they are not reproduced as expected (as a result of a system change), it can be readily noticed. Especially in a blind test with 2 unfamiliar components, there can simply be too much new information to process at once in order to make fine judgements. If one can tell a difference in a blind test, then the difference is a large one. IMO, smaller differences can be ferreted out with long term listening.
The discussion seems to be centered a lot on the effect of expectation and non-sonic cues. What if one has no idea of what to expect? I think in that case, any definite differences detected are real. For me, a definite difference is one that is noted on practically any recording.
Of course, I have no data to back up any of this, but I know what I like when I hear it.
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- Agree, but I would take "long term" even farther - YRY 17:12:37 03/26/15 (0)
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