|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
208.47.202.254
In Reply to: RE: Here's what's REALLY funny: 1 Lb of Chrysoprase rocks is $8.75 on eBay, with free shipping. posted by SETguy on July 13, 2015 at 14:05:19
Namely, when sighted listening reveals that differences can NOT be heard reliably.
Last time I engaged in blind testing was when evaluating effects of linear vs. switching power supplies for a CD ripper, used to produce WAV files. The experiment was inspired by a lengthy thread at another forum - you can find this in PC Audio forum archives here, if curious.
Such uncertainty is not the case here, with crystals. If you're concerned with removing various expectation biases, then again - these rocks cost nothing, and if anything, tubes look better WITHOUT those greenish-gray ugly pieces on top of them.
Follow Ups:
have you tried using non-crystalline "rocks" of similar size and density, as a comparator to determine whether what you are hearing is due to an effect dependent upon crystal structure vs the dampening effect that any objects of similar size and mass might have on tube microphonics?
... is good enough for me, as far as the proof that it's not dampening effect that's at play here.
Post a Followup:
FAQ |
Post a Message! |
Forgot Password? |
|
||||||||||||||
|
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors: