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Me:
You actually give no reason why anyone should believe reviewers and audiophiles who claim to hear differences in equipment that appear to be below commonly recognized audio thresholds.

E-stat:
I'll be happy to fill in the obvious answer: we who hear lots of different components do too.

My reply:

So what is the reason? You again play on an equivocation, as "hear" can refer to perception or detection. That's why I often talk about detecting differences.

I am only mildly in your perceptions about small differences in electronics, but I believe you have them.

But I simply see no reason to accept that you actually can detect small differences unless backed up by scientific data. This could be:

A. Measured differences above recognized thresholds. (Stereophile once did a poorly designed DBT between tube and a SS amp, which unsurprisingly got a positive result whereas they could have just noted that the two amps had audible differences in their measured FR into the speaker load).

B. Results of controlled blind tests.

As I said, I can listen to equipment to form preferences. I don't need you or some reviewer to do it for me.




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