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In Reply to: But audiophiles rarely do that. . They read positive reviews first ...and then are biased when they audition a component posted by Richard BassNut Greene on February 13, 2007 at 07:38:36:
Except for components borrowed for a trial at home, which may be for only a day or two, audio components are often judged in different rooms and used with different components than they would be in their final destination: The audio system in YOUR home.And there would different AC lines in different locations.
The usual audition methodology, which usually includes comparing components playing at different volumes, along with the possibility of imagining differences because the listener expects to hear certain things with the brand/model in use ... leads to a high probability of a listener claiming to hear 'differences'.
In fact, the typical methodology for auditioning components almost guarantees "hearing differences" even if the same component is used!
Component A heard at a store, or heard at a friend's home, is VERY likely to sound different than the same Component A heard in your own room ... simply because the rooms and associated components are different. The SPL's are likely to be different too, not to mention the AC lines.
If an audiophile wants to audition ONLY the sound quality of a component without "expectations bias', then the component must be auditioned long-term, at home, with the brand name hidden.
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Richard BassNut Greene
Subjective Audiophile 2007
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Follow Ups
- I guess I could add that auditions .... are often in a different room with different components than you have at home - Richard BassNut Greene 08:18:18 02/14/07 (5)
- WOW! Tough standard! - bjh 10:35:09 02/14/07 (4)
- Better than your no standards - Richard BassNut Greene 13:21:20 02/14/07 (3)
- blah blah blah BS nt - bjh 15:02:58 02/14/07 (2)
- That's bah bah bah (from bjh, the 'I know what I hear and could never be wrong' audiophile sheep) - Richard BassNut Greene 07:19:30 02/15/07 (1)
- blah blah blah BS nt - bjh 10:16:32 02/15/07 (0)
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