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In Reply to: RE: And yet. . . posted by David Smith on May 26, 2015 at 18:44:26:
> I don't listen to music as in a double-blind test.
The purpose of a double blind test is to prove that you can hear a difference between two components or two recordings. If you can accurately differentiate one from the other with statistical significance, that is proof that a difference between the two must exist. If your selection between the two comes out in a random fashion, the likelihood is that no difference exists. It doesn't necessarily prove there is no difference, but it certainly suggests that you can't reliably hear any difference.
Anyway, if you can't hear any difference between an LP and its digital copy, then you should be able to derive just as much pleasure from listening to either. On the other hand, if knowing that you're listening to the digital copy gives you less pleasure, then you might find that listening in a double blind situation allows you to derive just as much pleasure either way. Therefore, if you cannot pass a double blind test between analog and digital, you will probably get just as much pleasure out of listening to digital as long as you think you're listening to analog. ;-)
Of course, as you say, you don't listen to music as in a double blind situation.
As for me, I enjoy listening to digital copies of LPs as much as I enjoy listening to the real thing because I can't hear the difference even when I know which is playing.
Best regards,
John Elison
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Follow Ups
- RE: And yet. . . - John Elison 15:05:40 05/27/15 (9)
- DBT - David Smith 18:46:49 05/27/15 (0)
- RE: And yet. . . - David Smith 15:22:37 05/27/15 (7)
- RE: And yet. . . - John Elison 16:20:31 05/27/15 (6)
- What digitizer do you use? - jedrider 20:13:18 05/27/15 (3)
- RE: What digitizer do you use? - flood2 16:25:26 05/30/15 (0)
- I've always used stand-alone digital recorders... - John Elison 12:56:26 05/28/15 (0)
- "the results come out different with each play, for both digital AND analog" - Chris from Lafayette 08:50:54 05/28/15 (0)
- RE: And yet. . . - David Smith 18:34:27 05/27/15 (0)
- Thanks, John - my point exactly! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 17:33:43 05/27/15 (0)