In Reply to: Re: When you claim to hear a difference between wires... posted by thetubeguy1954 on March 21, 2007 at 13:12:12:
>> I'm curious what your POV is.<<Of course I have to keep in mind the possibility that they would present the "facts" differently, but as you present them I'm mostly on your side.
As far as I know, it has never been proven to the world that IC's (Interconnects, not Intelligent Chips) DO affect the sound. That is, as far as I know, no one has ever passed a thoroughly documented, witnessed, rigorous double-blind test. I might be wrong about this; I admit I don't know the history of these things as well as I should.
But assuming I'm right about this, what I conclude isn't that this lack of proof is somehow proof of lack (of an effect)...but, rather, that a totally rigorous test would 1. be hugely important, and 2. something to work up to.
So let's start with something less ambitious--a reasonable, if not perfect, blind test. The kind of test you've described seems fine to me--not perfect, not irrefutable proof, but it's damned convincing evidence anyway. A hell of a start. Have you done this test before, on your own? With a friend, or spouse? How did it go?
I'd come help you out, but I'm on the other end of the east coast. I grew up not far from there, for what it's worth, in Ft. Pierce. I never get down there anymore, however, unfortunately.
What's next? After you've passed the non-rigorous (but still convincing) test...There's a very good chance that ABX box IS transparent. Maybe you could get comfortable with it. And then, later, you could do the truly rigorous test.
Best,
Jim
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- My POV - Jim Austin 13:54:18 03/21/07 (29)
- Re: My POV - john curl 16:01:28 03/21/07 (28)
- Re: My POV - May Belt 02:59:06 03/22/07 (16)
- This is obfuscation - Jim Austin 04:03:46 03/22/07 (15)
- Re: This is obfuscation - thetubeguy1954 12:22:24 03/22/07 (14)
- What do you listen for? - Jim Austin 13:00:29 03/22/07 (13)
- Re: What do you listen for? - thetubeguy1954 14:02:48 03/23/07 (12)
- Re: What do you listen for? - Jim Austin 14:20:00 03/23/07 (11)
- Re: What do you listen for? - thetubeguy1954 09:12:47 03/27/07 (0)
- I must be a scientist of sorts... - Wellfed 07:37:34 03/24/07 (9)
- Re: I must be a scientist of sorts... - morricab 04:26:15 03/28/07 (8)
- I don't wish to be a "scientist"... - Wellfed 07:33:05 03/28/07 (7)
- Re: I don't wish to be a "scientist"... - morricab 18:05:35 03/28/07 (6)
- No, I meant merely this kind of scientist... - Wellfed 18:18:37 03/28/07 (5)
- Re: No, I meant merely this kind of scientist... - morricab 04:30:46 03/29/07 (4)
- Okay, okay, I don't want to burn up any more review time from my esteemed peers... - Wellfed 09:11:24 03/29/07 (3)
- Re: Okay, okay, I don't want to burn up any more review time from my esteemed peers... - john curl 16:37:14 03/29/07 (0)
- How do you derive your heading from the content? - clifff 13:36:58 03/29/07 (1)
- Re: How do you derive your heading from the content? - Wellfed 18:11:38 03/29/07 (0)
- Re: My POV - Jim Austin 17:21:40 03/21/07 (10)
- Re: My POV - john curl 19:39:05 03/21/07 (9)
- Re: My POV - Jim Austin 03:59:40 03/22/07 (8)
- Re: My POV - john curl 10:03:56 03/22/07 (7)
- Let's be really clear about something John - Jim Austin 14:37:56 03/22/07 (6)
- Re: Let's be really clear about something John - May Belt 03:22:37 03/23/07 (4)
- Re: Let's be really clear about something May - Jim Austin 05:24:16 03/23/07 (3)
- Re: Let's be really clear about something May - Posy Rorer 13:08:56 03/23/07 (0)
- Re: Let's be really clear about something May - May Belt 12:41:50 03/23/07 (1)
- Re: Let's be really clear about something May - Jim Austin 12:51:56 03/23/07 (0)
- Re: Let's be really clear about something John - john curl 16:06:24 03/22/07 (0)